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Phase 3 Clinical trial of Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Starts in Brazil

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Researchers from the Oxford University have began the phase 3 clinical trial of their COVID 19 vaccine in Brazil, the University announced yesterday(29th June 2020). On June 2nd the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) granted their permission to carry out Vaccine trials in Brazil, which is one of the hardest hit countries by the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic.

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“Time for Nature” – World Environment Day 2020

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Million years ago, planet Earth and its countless dwellers coexisted in perfect peace. During favourable times organisms multiplied and flourished. When the times turned to become critical and challenging, they diversified. Obeying the laws in the natural world, fittest were selectively handpicked from the existing cluster leaving behind the weak, to survive the next era. From Precambrian onwards as the eras unfolded the inhabitants on the planet earth were renewed.

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LKA Microbiologists Express Concern Over the Use of Decontamination Chambers and Disinfectants

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Amidst the COVID-19 fears spreading all around the island many individuals and organizations took many safety measures to control the spread of this deadly virus within the society. Among those measures one of the most popular was the use of decontamination chambers, many factories, offices and institutes installed these chambers at their entrances and all those who enter the premises are asked to go through these chambers in order to get themselves disinfected.

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Sri Lankan Scientists Read the Full Genome of SARS-Cov-2 and Identify Four Different Strains of The Virus

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A group of scientists from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura has been able to fully decode the genome of the SARS-Cov2 virus. According to a news report by the University the research team headed by Prof. Neelika Malawige from the Centre for Dengue Research at the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit has also been able to identify four different strains of the SARS-Cov-2 virus from Covid 19 patients in Sri Lanka. According to the university website this is the first time in which a full genome of a virus has been sequenced in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Seeks Public Support to Contain COVID19 as the First Locally Transmitted COVID19 Patient Found

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Sri Lankan authorities today request general public to help the government officials to contain a possible COVID19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan government health officials early today announced the …

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