Articles by Shubhangi Shah

Will the Coronavirus pandemic lead to surge in Poliovirus cases?

Although polio has been largely eradicated, apart from certain pockets of the world, the spread of coronavirus pandemic throughout the world, has raised an alarm

Apr 3, 2020

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Taiwan becomes first Asian country to ban dog and cat meat; offenders face 2-year jail, $65,500 fine

Shenzhen becomes the first Chinese city to ban consumption of dogs and cats

The decision was taken in the backdrop of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the origin of which is attributed to a local sea-food and wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan

Apr 2, 2020

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Pak court commutes death sentence of Daniel Pearl killer; Briton Omar Saeed Sheikh to walk free

Daniel Pearl, 38, who was the South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and beheaded in 2002

Apr 2, 2020

Coronavirus claims its youngest victim; harrowing footage from New York hospitals emerge [VIDEOS]

Close to a million cases have been reported from around the world, as USA's death toll has surpassed 5,000

Apr 2, 2020

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Trump warns of painful 2 weeks as task force braces for up to 240,000 coronavirus deaths [VIDEOS]

On Tuesday, USA reported a record 748 deaths and 24,742 new coronavirus cases.

Apr 1, 2020

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2009 Malaysian congregation of Tablighi Jamaat

This Islamic organization is behind the rise of Coronavirus cases in South and South-East Asia

Tabligh-e-Jamaat held a religious conference in India and Malaysia, earlier this month, leading to a surge in cluster novel coronavirus cases in the region

Mar 31, 2020

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At least eight strains of Coronavirus are spreading across the globe: Study

The study is based on the 2,425 genome samples submitted to the open database NextStrain, from every continent, except Antarctica

Mar 31, 2020

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Coronavirus: As fatalities in US, France exceed 3,000, Spain surpasses China in number of cases

The total number of Covid-19 fatalities reported from around the world has surpassed 37,000; as the number of infection cases has reached 785,709

Mar 31, 2020

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Coronavirus experiment gone wrong: Astrophysicist ends up with four magnets stuck in his nose

Dr Daniel Reardon ended up in a hospital after a coronavirus experiment aimed at preventing people from touching their faces went horribly wrong

Mar 30, 2020

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Trump says coronavirus deaths will peak in 2 weeks; top exec fears up to 2 million could die in America

In the wake of mounting cases, President Donald Trump extended the 'social distancing' guidelines till April 30

Mar 30, 2020

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COVID-19: 33-year-old staff of Louisiana governor's disability department dies of Coronavirus

April Dunn 'succumbed to complications from COVID-19', Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, announced on Sunday, March 29

Mar 29, 2020

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Coronavirus: Italy's death toll surpasses 10,000 as number of cases in US exceeds 120,000

As on Saturday, March 29, a total of 663,741 COVID-19 cases and 30,880 cases have been reported from around the world

Mar 29, 2020

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COVID-19 patients with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy could be denied life-saving care in US

Several US states have rolled out medical rationing that deprioritizes people with cognitive disorders, making them less likely to receive life-saving medical treatment

Mar 28, 2020

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COVID-19: Italy reports 1,000 deaths, as Spain records its deadliest day and US coronavirus infection cases surpass 100,000

As of Saturday morning, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the world reached 597,252 along with 27,360 deaths

Mar 28, 2020

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Why did Spain return the COVID-19 test kits procured from a Chinese company?

The Spanish government has returned all the test kits bought from the company as they continue their fight against the coronavirus

Mar 27, 2020

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COVID-19: 101-year-old Italian national becomes the oldest man to recover from Coronavirus

The 101-year old man, referred to as 'Mr. P', survived the 1918 Spanish flu, the two world wars and now, the novel coronavirus

Mar 27, 2020

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This Chinese study predicted SARS, MERS-like Coronavirus outbreak in China originating from bats

'It's estimated the future SARS or MERS-like coronavirus outbreaks will originate from bats and there is increased probability that this will occur in China,' the research warned.

Mar 27, 2020

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