A motorcyclist wears a protective mask while sitting at the side of the road at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, India. (Photographer: Sumit Dayal/Bloomberg)
5 years ago
Nov 06, 2020
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Scientists have found a new method to extract tiny but extremely powerful novel coronavirus antibody fragments from llamas, which they say could be fashioned into inhalable therapeutics with the potential to prevent and treat Covid-19.
These special llama antibodies, called nanobodies, are much smaller than human antibodies, according to the researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the U.S.
They are many times more effective at neutralising the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes Covid-19, and are also much more stable, they said.
Overall, active cases fell by over 7.000. At this pace, the country should have less than 5 lakh active Covid-19 infections in the next few days.
Global Update
With daily U.S. cases edging toward 100,000, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan were among states reporting record Covid-19 infections on Thursday. Ohio’s governor called the state’s numbers “shockingly high,” while Coloradans were urged to cancel any plans for big Thanksgiving get-togethers. New York cases are running at the highest level in six months and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said his state’s positivity rate is unacceptable. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city isn’t out of the woods yet.
Globally, cases topped 48.3 million with over 1.22 million dead.
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