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Corona virus: corona test results will come in twelve minutes

Scotland Health Services has tied up with a company called Lumiradex, after which it will now be able to use special testing kits in which the corona virus test results will be out in minutes.

For this, the government will spend £ 67 million on 300 rapid testing machines and five lakh tests.

Under this agreement, Lumiradex, a health equipment manufacturer, will make a special testing strip at its factory in Sterling.

The machines used in this corona test can be easily transported from one place to another and can be used in small clinics and mobile hospitals.

The US Federal Drug Administration recognizes the testing of Covid-19 disease-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus and is currently in the final stages for Scotland and Europe.

"Under the agreement with Lumiradex, the company will provide a 12-minute corona testing device for our healthcare agency," says Evan McKee, minister in the Scottish Government. This is important in the war against the virus.

"In this test, the testing device will use a special type of strip which will be made in Scotland itself." This will create employment opportunities for the people here and at the same time our industry will also be strengthened.''

In this test, a swab taken from the nose will be tested for the Kovid-19 antigen protein. The result of the test will come in twelve minutes.

It is believed that the result will be quicker than other rapid antigens. These testing devices will be connected to the cloud system so that health officials can get information about the virus expansion quickly.

Ron Zwenziger, chief executive of Lumiradex, stated that "not only will the results of this test come quickly but the results will be accurate and on the basis of this, doctors can start treating the patient early." Corona vaccine may be less effective on obese people: research

Corona vaccine may be less effective on obese people: research

According to a study, the risk of getting hospitalized for treatment in case of corona infection is higher for those who are obese. They have this risk twice as much as normal people.

A team from the University of North Carolina has studied data on 75 research conducted on nearly four million people worldwide.

American researchers say obesity increases the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure. If the immune system is weak, an infected person can become seriously ill.

It is also feared that the potential vaccine may also be less effective on obese people. This is because even the flu vaccine does not work properly on people with BMI greater than 30.

Ozone is effective in killing the corona virus: research

Japanese researchers say that with the help of ozone, the corona virus can be eradicated and hospitals can be made safe in this way.

According to the news agency Reuters, Japan's Fujita Health University has reported that they have proved that the virus can be destroyed by low-density ozone gas (0.05 to 0.1 ppm).

Researchers say this level of low-density ozone is safe for humans.

A case of a person who has been re-infected with the corona virus has been revealed to Hong Kong scientists.

This person over 30 years of age was first infected with the corona virus four and a half months ago.

Scientists say that two things are 'completely different' in the virus's genome, this is the world's first case of re-infection.

However, the World Health Organization states that a patient's case should not come to a direct conclusion.

At the same time, experts say that re-infection is very rare and it is not even more serious.

The report by Hong Kong University stated that the man had been in the hospital for 14 days before recovering from the infection, but during screening at the airport he was again found to be corona virus infected. However, he did not have any symptoms.

Professor Brendan Rayne of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Science says this is a very rare case of recurrence.

They say that because of this the vaccine of Covid-19 becomes very important and there is a possibility that the virus will change itself over time.

People who are infected with the corona virus have developed an immune system in their body to fight the virus which prevents the virus from returning again.

The strongest immunity is found in those who have been seriously ill with Covid-19. However, it is still unclear how long this protection is and how long the immunity can last?

A senior Chinese health official has said that the Chinese government has been providing the Corona vaccine to those working in select areas since July, which have not yet been fully approved.

Cheng Chongyi, head of the National Health Commission's Center for Science and Technology, told the CCTV, a government media body, that the government had approved the vaccination of SARS-COVID-2 (ie COVID-19) to health workers and officials on the border for 'emergency use' Was allowed to give

Cheng is leading the task force developing the vaccine.

He said that no new cases of localized infection have been reported in China since seven days.

Those who work at the border are believed to be at greater risk.

This is the first case of vaccine use outside clinical trials in China that has been confirmed.

There is no complete information about which vaccines were given to these people and how many were given to them, but Cheng says that this was done completely by following the law under which the non- Limited use of certified vaccines is permitted.

"We have prepared a whole series of plans, including a medical consent, side effect monitoring plan, rescue plan and compensation plan to ensure that this emergency is fully utilized," Cheng told CCTV. Is organized and monitored.

He informed that it is also planned to test it on other groups before autumn and winter.

The World Health Organization is monitoring the ongoing work on 170 potential vaccines worldwide.

Many vaccines in China have reached the Phase III trial. In this phase, thousands of people will be tested to be safe and effective by giving the vaccine.

In June, the Chinese government asked those working in government companies to become volunteers to test two vaccines. These are the employees who always have to travel to other countries.

State-run China National Biotech Group has received approval to test its vaccine on humans in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Peru, Morocco and Argentina.

The company has reported that 20,000 people are participating in trials in these countries outside.

Other Chinese companies Sinovac and Cancino Biologics are also conducting trials in Russia, Indonesia and Brazil.

According to the World Health Organization, efforts are underway in more than 170 locations worldwide to prepare the corona virus vaccine.

Of these 170 places, 138 attempts are currently in the pre-clinical phase. But many are undergoing clinical trials. Trial of 25 vaccines is going on in Phase I with very small scope. While a trial of 15 vaccines is going on a slightly larger scope.

But the eyes of the world are focused on those efforts where Phase 3 trial is going on. It is currently operating at seven locations.

Amidst all this, the news of the Corona vaccine being available within 73 days came to the headlines in the Indian media on Saturday.

According to the claim of Indian media reports, this claim was made by the Serum Institute, which provides the vaccine being prepared at Oxford University in India, although on Sunday, the Serum Institute issued an explanation for this, saying 73 days was misleading.

Serum Institute has reported that Phase III of this vaccine is undergoing trials and has been approved for production keeping in mind only its future. The Serum Institute, one of the world's top companies for making vaccines, also said that when the vaccine trial is complete, the vaccine will be informed of its availability when it is approved by the standards.

Earlier on August 15, in his address to the Red Fort, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there has been talk of three corona vaccine trials in the country. Apart from the Serum Institute, two vaccines are in operation in India.

The vaccine name of Bharat Biotech International Limited is Covacine. The second vaccine project is by Zydus Cadila Healthcare Limited. Kovaxin's development projects include the government agency Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology.

12 institutions in India have been selected for its human trials, including the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.

Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR, had recently asked the Principal Investigators of these 12 institutions to speed up the pace of covarian human clinical trials. He had said that this is one of the top priority projects, which is being monitored from the top level of the government.

But health experts are questioning whether the time required to prepare the vaccine and the procedures that have to go through, have been followed?

By the way, it is being speculated that even if the vaccine is found quickly, it will be available by the end of this year. India's Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has also hoped to get the corona vaccine by the end of the year.

However, on August 11, 2020, Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced the biggest success of the Corona vaccine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that his scientists have developed a vaccine against the corona virus that works against the corona virus.

Putin said that this vaccine was tested on humans for two months and has met all safety standards. This vaccine has also been approved by the Health Ministry of Russia. But this vaccine has not yet been approved by the World Health Organization standards.

Regarding the vaccine developed at the Gamelaya Institute, he said that his daughter has also received the vaccine. This vaccine has been developed by the Russian Ministry of Defense along with the Gamelaya Institute. It is believed that this vaccine will be introduced to people on a large scale in Russia. According to Russian media, it will be available to other countries before the month of January in 2021.

According to the news agency Reuters, the latest production of this vaccine Sputnik Five will start in Russia in September. The same report claimed that Russia has received requests for more than one billion doses of this vaccine from 20 countries around the world. Russia is preparing to make 500 million doses every year.

However, given the rapid pace that Russia has claimed to develop the corona vaccine, concerns are being raised about it in the scientific world. Scientists from many countries of the world, including the World Health Organization, are now openly saying this. The World Health Organization has said that it does not yet have information about the Corona vaccine being developed through Russia to evaluate it.

Last week, the World Health Organization urged Russia to follow an international guide line to make vaccines against Corona.

Seven vaccines under Phase III of the World Health Organization are undergoing trials, but the Russian vaccine is not mentioned. Other countries of the world are also somewhat apprehensive about Russia's vaccine.

In fact, the first phase trial of the corona vaccine which Russia is claiming to have started in June this year.

Safety data during the trial of this vaccine developed in Russia have not yet been released. Due to this, scientists of other countries have not been able to study how accurate Russia's claim is.

Russia has dismissed international concerns over Corona's vaccine, calling it absolutely baseless. Experts cast doubt on Russia's claim of making the vaccine so fast. Scientists in Germany, France, Spain and America asked to be cautious about this.

After this, Russia's Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told Russian news agency Interfax, "It seems as if our foreign comrades have realized the benefits of being ahead in the Russian medicine competition and they are talking things that are absolutely They are helpless.''

Dr. Anthony Fauchi, the country's largest virus scientist in the US, has also raised doubts over the Russian claim. Dr. Fauchi told National Geographic, "I hope that the Russian people have definitely tested that this vaccine is safe and effective." I doubt they have done this.''

Apart from this vaccine of Russia, about 23 projects of vaccine development are currently underway against the corona epidemic. But only a few of them have reached the third and final phase of the trial and are still waiting for any vaccine to be fully successful. These include vaccine development projects of Oxford University, Moderna Pharmaceuticals, Chinese pharmaceutical company Synovac Biotech.

Oxford University's vaccine project ChAdOx1 also includes Sweden's pharma company AstraZeneca. The trial of Oxford University's Covid vaccine is going on in different countries of the world.

In the month of May, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Viswanathan called Oxford's project the most advanced covid vaccine. The trial of the first and second phases of this vaccine project was completed simultaneously in England in April.

Trials conducted on more than a thousand volunteers between 18 and 55 years of age had reviewed the safety of the vaccine and the immunity of the people. The Oxford University vaccine project is now in the third and final phase of trial and development.

Around 50,000 volunteers are expected to be involved in this phase of the trial of the Oxford Covid vaccine. Countries like South Africa, USA, UK and Brazil are participating in the final phase of the trial.

The Serum Institute of India is also preparing to test the Oxford Covid vaccine on humans in India.

If the final phase results are also positive, the research team at Oxford University will apply by the end of the year for registration with the UK regulatory body Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) by the end of the year.

The Covid-19 vaccine being tested in the US since July 15 has benefited the immunity of people as scientists had expected. However, this vaccine is yet to become an important trial.

The Covid vaccine project that China's private pharma company Sinovac Biotech is working on has reached the third and final stage of the trial. Before a government approval, a vaccine has to pass a test on humans.

This is the third vaccine development project in the world after Moderna and Oxford to reach the final stage of the trial. The vaccine named CoronaVac is currently undergoing trials in Brazil at nine thousand volunteers.

Trials regarding the Corona vaccine have also reached the third round in three other places in China. A trial is going on jointly with the Sinofarm company at the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products.

An effort from the Sinofarm Company is also taking place at the Beijing Institute of Biological Products. Another institute in Beijing, the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, is also pursuing efforts to make the Corona vaccine in Canada Biological Inc. The two-stage trial has been completed here and the third phase trial is about to begin.

How much progress has been made so far in making the vaccine?

In the seven places where the third phase of the trial is going on, there is also an effort being made by private companies. American pharma company 'Fishers' and German company 'Bioentech' are working on a Covid vaccine project BNT162b2. The two companies have issued a joint statement that the vaccine project has reached the final stage of testing on humans. If these tests are successful, by the end of October, they will be able to apply for government approval. The company plans to ensure 100 million vaccine supplies by the end of 2020 and 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021.

In addition, top pharmaceutical companies Sunfei and GSK have also collaborated to develop the vaccine. Two possible vaccines have also begun to be used in Australia in Australia. It is believed that its trial on humans will start by next year.

Japanese medical startup Anges has said that it has begun testing humans for a potential vaccine for the corona virus. This is the first such test in Japan. The company has said that trials will continue at Osaka City University Hospital until July 31 next year.

But no one knows that any of these efforts will work. The head of the World Health Organization has also expressed disappointment about making the vaccine several times.

Over the past six months, people's habits about certain things have changed. The corona virus epidemic exposed people to the importance of masks, self-isolation, and social distancing, but the most important thing is still being underestimated and that is hand washing.

When the corona virus epidemic spread throughout the world in February, health agencies advised people how they can protect themselves from the new virus.

Every day, a suggestion by experts was considered important for everyone and that was to wash hands with warm water for at least 20 seconds.

Thomas Gilbert, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at North-Eastern University of Boston, Massachusetts, says the corona virus can be removed with just a cheap soap and hot water.

He says, "Around this virus is a membrane of genetic particles called lipid members because it is oily and smooth. Such a structure can be neutralized with soap and water. ''

The genetic material of the virus is broken as soon as the outer 'shell' of the virus is erased. Due to this, RNA is also destroyed, which makes many copies of this virus through the cell in the human body.

Gilbert says that hands should be thoroughly rubbed with soap and taken to every corner that gives time and there is contact between the lipid member and the soap.

They say that this helps soap to erase the virus. Gilbert says on hot water that it accelerates fighting the virus.

Professor Martin Michalis of Molecular Science at the University of Kent, UK, says that the virus cannot be neutralized by water alone.

He says, "When you are cooking and you have olive oil in your hand, it is very difficult to remove it from the water. You need soap. Similarly, in case of corona virus, soap is needed.

A leading expert on infectious diseases says that mutations (changes in the virus's genes) being seen in the corona virus in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more contagious, but they seem less deadly. Huh.

Paul Tambia, a senior physician at the National University of Singapore and newly-elected president of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, said, "The evidence suggests that the corona's D614G mutation (alteration in the gene of the virus) in some regions of the world," news agency Reuters After the spread, there was a decrease in the death rate, which shows that they are less fatal. ''

Doctor Tambia told Reuters that it is good for the virus to be more contagious but less deadly. He said that as most viruses mutate, that is, their genes change, they become less lethal.

He said, "It is in the interest of the virus to infect as many people as possible but do not kill them because the virus depends on people for food and shelter."

The World Health Organization has said that in February itself, scientists discovered that the corona virus is causing mutations and is spreading in Europe and America. The World Health Organization also said that there is no evidence that after the change in the virus, it has become more deadly.

On Sunday, Malaysia's Health Department DG Noor Hisham Abdullah urged people to be more vigilant after D614G mutations of the corona virus were found in two recent hot-spots.

Sebastian Morr-Stroh of the Singapore Institute of Science, Technology and Research said that this form of corona virus has been found in Singapore but has failed to spread on a large scale due to steps taken to prevent the virus.

Noor Hisham of Malaysia said that the D614G version of Corona that was found there was 10 times more contagious and the vaccine that is being developed right now. They may not be as effective for this version of the corona virus (D614G).

But Tambia and Maurer-Stroh said that the mutation would not change the corona virus so much that its vaccine would be reduced.

"The changes in the virus are almost the same and have not changed the way that our immune system usually recognizes, so the corona vaccine being developed won't make any difference," said Morr-Stroh."

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday raised doubts about Russia's vaccine. Russia is going to start production of Corona virus vaccine from October.

The World Health Organization stated that a number of guidelines have been developed for vaccine production. World Health Organization spokesman Christian Lindmire was asked during a UN press briefing that if a license is issued to produce a vaccine without its Phase III trial, would the organization consider it dangerous?

Russia's Health Minister said on Saturday that his country is preparing to start a large-scale vaccine campaign against Covid-19 from October.

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters that no vaccine fee would be charged and that it would be given to doctors and teachers first.

The Russian Health Minister said that along with the production, the clinical trial of the vaccine will continue and efforts will be made to improve it.

World Health Organization spokesman Christian Lindmire said, "Whenever such news comes or such steps are taken, we have to be careful." The facts of such reports should be examined with caution.''

Christian Lindmire said, "Sometimes it happens that some researchers claim that they have made a discovery that is actually very good news. But there is a huge difference between finding something or getting an indication that the vaccine is effective and going through all stages of a clinical trial. We have never seen anything like this officially. If something officially happens, our office colleagues in Europe would have paid attention to it.

A spokesman for the World Health Organization said, "There have been a number of rules for making a safe vaccine and there are guidelines regarding this. It is important to follow them so that we know what effect the vaccine or any treatment has and which can help in the fight against the disease.''

He said, "By following the guidelines, we also get to know whether any treatment or vaccine has side effects or whether it is causing more harm than benefits."

The World Health Organization has listed 25 vaccines undergoing clinical trials on its website, while 139 vaccines are currently in the pre-clinical stage.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adenom Gabrieus, said it is expected that the Covid-19 vaccine is available, but it is not yet a good medicine and may not ever be.

Tedros has said many times before that the corona may never end and have to live with it. Earlier, Tedros had said that the corona is completely different from other viruses because it keeps on changing itself. The WHO chief said that changing the weather would not affect the corona as the corona is not seasonal.

Dr. Tedros said that people around the world are taking social distancing, handwashing, and wearing masks as a rule to avoid corona infection and this needs to continue.

So far, over one crore, 81 lakh people have been infected worldwide. The death toll has also reached six lakh, 89 thousand.

Dr. Tedros said, "Many vaccines are in Phase III trials and we all hope that one vaccine will be effective in protecting people from infection." However, it is not a surefire medicine right now and it is likely that it may never be found. In such a situation, let us continue the work of stopping the corona through tests, isolation and masks.''

Dr. Tedros also said that mothers who are suspected corona or have been confirmed to be infected with corona should not stop breastfeeding.

Doctor Tedros had also said earlier in June, "We know that there is a lower risk of Covid-19 in children than older ones, but there are many other diseases that can put children at greater risk and breast feeding." Such diseases can be prevented. Based on current evidence, the organization suggests that the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh the risks of virus infection.''

He had said, "Mothers who are suspected of being corona infected or who have been confirmed to be infected should be encouraged to feed the baby." If the health of the mother is not really bad, then the newborn should not be taken away from the mother.

It is likely that the corona virus that infects humans has been present in bats' bodies for decades, but has not been detected.

A recent research has shown that the corona virus, responsible for Kovid-19 disease, was found in bats 40 and 70 years before the known virus. Scientists believe that this virus may have reached humans now.

They have said that along with this, the concept theory running on the origin of this virus has also come under suspicion that the virus was prepared in the lab or started spreading from there.

Professor David Robertson of the University of Glasgow, who worked on a research published in the journal Nature Microbiology, says the Sars-CoV2 virus responsible for the pandemic is genetically close to the virus found in bats, but both have decades of time. Is the difference.

"It means that the virus that infects humans was present for some time," he says. But we still do not know when and how it came to humans? If we believe that this is a common virus found in bats, then in this case we need a more sharp look, we have to monitor it further. ''

Professor David says that in order to not spread further epidemics in future, we will not only have to monitor the infection in humans but also have to sample wild bats. They say that if these viruses were present for decades, they must have found other animals to spread their legs, that is, to infect.

For this research, the researchers matched the genetic code of the Kovid-19 disease-causing Sars-CoV2 virus to RaTG13 found in similar bats.

Researchers found that their two ancestors are the same, but in the process of evolution, the two had separated from each other decades ago.

Professor Mark Pejal of the University of Reading is not part of this research. He says the point of this research is that the corona virus that infects humans was already present in bats 40 to 70 years ago but could not be detected.

He says, "This research shows how large the scope of infection from animals to humans is." It is possible that many viruses causing disease in humans are present in the body of the animal but we do not know about them.

These viruses may have spread from one animal to another, and they have infected people associated with the business of wild animals.

Earlier research showed that pangolin may have a major role in the origin of Sars-CoV2, but according to recent research it is not.

It may be that Pangolin also got the virus from contact with other animals during the occupation of wild animals.

American biotech company Moderna has said that the results obtained during the experiment on one of their corona virus vaccines.

Moderna said that the vaccine protects against lung and nasal infections and prevents lung disease.

On Monday, the company also started a test on humans, with 30,000 volunteers attending.

The company has been funded by the US government under a special program of one billion dollars.

Under this program named Operation Warp Speed, many efforts are being made to make the vaccine for corona virus.