Delta variant drives virus spread to three China provinces
China Thursday reported small coronavirus outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in three provinces as a cluster linked to an
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New tracker aims to identify, collect data on COVID-19 cases across Europe
According to the World Health Organization, a third wave of COVID infections is now all but inevitable in Europe. A
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Zika virus cases detected in Indias Kerala state
Authorities in India’s southern Kerala region have issued a statewide alert after 14 cases of the Zika virus were detected,
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Russia’s daily virus cases, deaths hit January highs
Russia on Thursday reported more than 20,000 new coronavirus infections and 568 deaths, reaching January highs, as the country battles
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UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since Feb
The U.K.’s latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace Thursday with new confirmed cases rising above 10,000 for the first
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Japan to lift virus emergency one month before Olympics
Japan plans to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the government announced Thursday as
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France, Belgium ease virus curbs as US decision boosts travel hopes
France and Belgium further relaxed their COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday, allowing restaurants and cafes to serve indoors, while the United States
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What is Gain-of-Function Research?
Gain-of-function research refers to the serial passaging of microorganisms to increase their transmissibility, virulence, immunogenicity, and host tropism by applying
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UK sees just 15 virus cases from events attended by 60,000
Only 15 people out of almost 60,000 who attended nine pilot events for mass gatherings have since tested positive for
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AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48
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