Our finding that smokers are less likely to be seropositive is the first report from the general population and part of growing evidence that despite COVID-19 being a respiratory disease, smoking may be protective, CSIR said

Two separate studies published in the journal Blood Advances on Wednesday, October 14 indicated that people with blood type O are also at lower risk of developing severe symptoms, including organ complications

Russia's medical watchdog Roszdravnadzor will soon assess vaccine for quality check and could get approval by September 13, following which government will authorise vaccine for civilian use

Preliminary data from a 23andMe study indicates that O blood type appears to be protective against the virus when compared to all other blood types

The study compared blood types of 2,173 patients, who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 using the SARS-CoV-2 test, with more than 3,694 healthy inhabitants of Wuhan

Coronavirus news: In a tweet on Tuesday, Prime Minister's Office stated that PM Narendra Modi will talk about issues relating to COVID-19 and the efforts to combat it in his address.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget for the 2015-16 financial year in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Here's the full text of his speech -