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Volume IconUpdates: A new study, comparison, precautions and more about coronavirus

According to a new study, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, may linger on human skin for nine hours, much longer than the flu viruses can

ImageKanishka Gupta New Delhi
Coronavirus

Members of the medical staff treat a patient who is wearing helmet-based ventilator in Houston.

For the first time after a month, the total number of active Covid-19 cases in India dipped below the 9,00,000-mark with 8,93,000 active cases reported.
 
On the vaccine front, China has officially joined the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX alliance to equitably distribute coronavirus vaccines around the globe.

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First Published: Oct 10 2020 | 1:09 PM IST