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Centre approves 165 bio-safety labs, 42 virus research and diagnostic labs
New Delhi, March 21: In a bid to boost research, diagnostics, and preparedness for disease outbreaks, the Central government has approved 165 bio-safety laboratories in the country, said Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav in the Parliament on Friday.
HKU1 not a new virus, less likely to cause any widespread infection: Experts
New Delhi, March 17: Even as the news of a woman in Kolkata being infected with Human Coronavirus HKU1 has raised fresh concerns, health experts on Monday said that the virus has been known for at least two decades and is less likely to cause any widespread infection.
WHO welcomes Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda
Kampala, Feb 4: The ongoing Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda is an achievement in the fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.