A team of American researchers has identified a new variant of coronavirus in Russian bats that is capable of infecting people. They have voiced concern that the virus called "Khosta-2" may be "completely resistant" to all coronavirus vaccinations now on the market and is just waiting to jump from bats to humans.

What is Khosta-2, the 'vaccine-resistant' severe Covid-like virus scientific community is panicking about?

Inside high-security Swiss lab tasked to stop next pandemic

A study conducted on animals has shown that a covid vaccine developed to be administered orally not only protects fighting against the coronavirus, but also reduces the airborne dissemination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to the others in close contact, reported by PTI.

New oral vaccine protects against Covid and reduces its transmission, says Study

Even a tiny virus-laden droplet can infect someone with coronavirus, a new study found. Volunteers were deliberately infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in this Human Challenge study. The findings published in the journal ‘Nature Medicine’.

How exactly does Covid affect body? World's first 'human challenge study' offers clues

The researchers from the University of Kent in the UK and Goethe-University in Germany have identified a potential new drug treatment that suppresses the reproduction of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

'This is a breakthrough': Researchers identify potential new drug treatment for COVID-19

Researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biophysical Chemistry have developed antibodies that they claim to be “highly potent and stable” and can effectively block SARS CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease.

Researchers develop antibodies for neutralising SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid

After US President Joe Biden ordered an investigation into the origin of the deadly coronavirus, fearing a connection with China, UK scientists, too, have lent support to the ‘lab leak’ theory.

UK scientists support covid 'lab leak' theory: Reports

A group of researchers from Malaysia have found traces of canine coronavirus in local patients and revealed that the virus has been understudied for many years and was being passed along as a common cold.

Canine coronavirus detected in Malaysian children admitted in 2017-2018: Study

According to researchers in Israel, majority of the people can produce neutralising antibodies against the novel coronavirus in severe COVID-19 cases. Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that neutralising antibodies that specifically targets the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein are essential for controlling it.

Most people can produce antibodies against COVID-19 in severe cases: Study

After the United Kingdom, South Africa has also found a new strain of the novel coronavirus which has resulted in a surge of cases, prompting a second wave. The health minister took to Twitter to announce the news.

After UK, South Africa identifies new strain of coronavirus amid second wave

China has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao. The country's health authority described this as the first detection of its kind on the cold food chain in the world.

Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging for the first time in China

A pan-India study by the Department of Biotechnology suggests that A2a strain of SARS-CoV-2 -- the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 -- has not undergone any major mutation since June and there is no indication that the vaccine or diagnostics strategy would be hindered.

No major mutation observed in SARS-COV 2 since June, study says

According to a study, an emerging coronavirus strain in swine has the potential to jump species and infect humans. Also Read: Coronavirus cases cross 8 million in United States The study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS) found that swine acute diarrhoea syndrome(SADS-CoV) caused diarrhoea and vomiting and it had a devastating effect on baby pigs as it killed 90 per cent of the piglets under five days.

SADS-CoV: Swine coronavirus could jump to humans, finds study

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday took down its guidance warning on possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus, saying that the draft recommendation was posted in error.

US CDC withdraws coronavirus airborne transmission guidance

Patients involved in early tests of a Russian coronavirus vaccine developed antibodies with "no serious adverse events", according to research published in The Lancet Friday, but experts said the trials were too small to prove safety and effectiveness.

Russia vaccine 'passes early trial test'

The coronavirus pandemic, which first appeared in a seafood market in the Hubei province of Wuhan city in China, late December 2019, has now claimed over 800,000 lives.

'Chinese government has access to information of lab origin': Famous virologist claims

There are new indications that China manufactured the novel coronavirus. The unique structural features of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, produce an extremely high infection rate and multi-organ secondary infections making this virus more dangerous and challenging for therapeutic interventions.

A naturally-occurring COVID-19 is the real conspiracy theory

Bus travel in Myanmar has gone from cramped seats to first-class, private pod seating, thanks to the coronavirus outbreak. As a social-distancing measure, local bus operator JJ Express has introduced cubicles in dozens of its buses where long-distance travellers sit with minimized contagion risk behind closed aluminum doors.

Myanmar bus launches private pod seats to discourage virus spread

Chinese authorities have discovered traces of the SARS-Cov-2 in the seafood and the meat sections of the massive Xinfadi wholesale food market in Beijing. Watch report.

China: COVID-19 traces found in Xinfadi seafood stalls

Madrid-based Colombian actress and puppeteer Yohana Yara has been using her time in lockdown filming puppet shows on her balcony and creating an online fan base for her characters. She created a YouTube channel for her show "Leo the Lion and his Friends".

Locked-down puppeteer brings her characters to life in Madrid flat

As Chile reels from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, at least one business there is booming - the production of coffins. Coffin manufacturers are boosting production twice or three times over in a bid to keep pace with demand.

Coffin makers struggle to meet demand in Chile

One gym owner in Southern California found a unique solution to reopening during the pandemic: "workout pods" made from pipes and shower curtains.

California gym reopens with 'workout pods'

Traces of SARS-Cov-2 in meat, seafood section: 183 COVID-19 cases in 8 days

Inspired by the ghouls and monsters he usually encounters in his line of work, Filipino prosthetic makeup artist Rene Abelardo is warding off the coronavirus with style.

Philippine SFX makeup artist wards off virus with horror-inspired masks

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