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The research addresses a crucial question whether people who have Covid-19, especially milder forms, develop antibodies capable of protecting them against reinfection. Paris:  Almost all doctors and nurses who got mild forms of Covid-19 produced antibodies that could prevent reinfection, according to a  study conducted  on hospital staff in northeastern France. The study of 160 volunteers shows all but one developed antibodies within 15 days after the start of infection,  Institut Pasteur  and university hospitals in Strasbourg said in an early version of their findings released before peer review. Almost all of the staff tested had antibodies that were capable of neutralizing the virus within 41 days of developing symptoms. The research addresses a crucial question regarding the new coronavirus: whether people who had Covid-19, and especially those who didn’t get severely ill, develop antibodies capable of protecting them against reinfection. The World Health Organization said on Apri

From Kerala's smart testing and community care, to hospitals putting off elective surgeries, and the progress with solidarity trials so far - read these and more in today's India dispatch Here is a round-up of important articles from across Indian publications on Covid-19. From Kerala’s smart testing and community care, to hospitals putting off elective surgeries, and the progress with solidarity trials so far — read these and more in today’s India dispatch. Interview ‘Testing smartly, community care part of Kerala’s Covid-19 strategy’:  Hard-learnt lessons from the 2018 Nipah outbreak and quick, decisive moves by the chief minister are what helped Kerala get a handle on the  coronavirus  outbreak in the state early on, according to KK Shailaja, minister for health, social justice & women and child development, Government of Kerala.  Read an interview with her here Expert Speak Deaths per million key indicator of Covid containment and case management: While indicators such

Doubts over Moderna vaccine emerge after volunteer says he started getting chills within hours of getting home from his second dose. Track latest coronavirus vaccine updates Less than six months after the world first learnt about the novel  coronavirus  (SARS-CoV 2) in Wuhan, China, there currently are more than 110 teams in contention, speeding up efforts to produce a ready vaccine. A lot of vaccines are in the development phase in India as well, and medicinal trials are also going on for treatment. The reason behind the rush is a staggering number of Covid-19 cases (past 6 million) and death toll (more than 350,000 globally). In India alone, there are 151,876 corona cases as of May 27. Large pharmaceutical companies such as Gilead Sciences, Pfizer, Moderna, among others, are racing to find a successful vaccine. In India, Ramdev's Patanjali has also joined the race to develop  coronavirus  vaccine. How soon can the world expect a Covid-19 vaccine? A vaccine would normally take yea

The payments and digital wallet app was removed by Google over violation of its ads policy  UPI payment and digital wallet app MobiKwik was restored after a few hours of being taken down by Google from  Play Store  on Thursday. The payments and digital wallet app was removed by Google over violation of its ads policy. The app failed to comply with the developer programme policies that disallow apps with deceptive or disruptive ads, Google had earlier said in an email to developers of MobiKwik. Reacting to the development, Bipin Preet Singh, MobiKwik, CEO, claimed that the ad in question was related to  Aarogya Setu . The wallet app was removed from Play Store by Google because it carried a link to it, he added. "Hey @GoogleIndia @GooglePlay you removed @MobiKwik app from play store because we had a link to Aarogya Setu app. We were asked to do this by regulators (@RBI ) and understand it's in public health interest. You have too much power!," Singh tweeted. In 2018, Googl

From a disappointing 1.2, the ratings of TikTok have moved up to 4.4 after Google removed over 8 million negative reviews from the Play Store. Looks like TikTok has resumed its throne on  Google Play Store . From a disappointing 1.2, the ratings of TikTok have moved up to 4.4 after Google removed over 8 million negative reviews from the  Play Store . TikTok's ratings fell drastically after a post glorifying acid attack on woman went viral on the app. Not just the ratings on Play Store, Hashtags pressing TikTok to be banned and India against TikTok also started trending on Twitter. As per comment posting guidelines, Google can remove negative comments and ratings. A Google spokesperson told the  Gadgets 360  without specifically mentioning TikTok that actions are taken against inappropriate ratings when it is a case of spam abuse. "Play Store ratings enable users to provide helpful feedback about their experience with apps and content, for the benefit of others to make informed

Social media giant Facebook had announced a newgroup-calling app called the CatchUp. The CatchUp would allow users to set up group calls with up to 8 people. Social media giant Facebook had announced a new group-calling app called the CatchUp. The CatchUp would allow users to set up group calls with up to 8 people. However, there is a catch, it is not a video calling app but an audio-only app. The app is being developed by Facebook NPE. For video-calling services, Facebook had earlier released a  Messenger Rooms  app that can allow up to 50 people to connect in a single call. However, this is Facebook's first audio-only application. Talking about the CatchUp app Facebook had said in a blog post, "Keeping in touch with friends and family is important, especially during this time of physical distancing. Messaging and video calls are great ways to send a quick update or connect with someone face-to-face, but speaking to someone over the phone offers a unique balance of both conve