New Delhi, March 23 The government on Thursday said eight states were contributing to the recent Covid surge, with the maximum case positivity detected in Himachal Pradesh in the week ending March 23 adding that a mock drill across...
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New Delhi, March 23 The Covid vaccines in use in India are providing cover for the original Wuhan strain but if the need for another booster dose is felt as new variants emerge, it should be able to provide protection...
New Delhi, March 19 Antibiotics should not be used in Covid cases unless there is clinical suspicion of bacterial infection, according to a revised guideline for the treatment of adult coronavirus patients issued by the Centre. The revised guidelines, issued...
United Nations/Geneva, March 18 The WHO has criticised China for withholding data related to samples taken at a market in Wuhan in 2020 that could have provided vital information about the Covid-19 pandemic’s origins, calling on Beijing to be transparent...
Beijing, March 18 Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of covid-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory that the virus originated from animals, not...
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Shimla, March 15 The count of active Covid-19 cases has touched the three-digit mark in the state after over five months. The number rose to 126 after 28 cases were reported today. “We had 102 active cases on October...
New Delhi, March 11 Amid a rise in cases of the seasonal influenza subtype H3N2, the Centre on Saturday expressed concern over a gradual increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some states and said it needed to be promptly...
Washington, March 1 FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic. “The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins...
Hong Kong said it was set to lift its mask mandate on Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the pandemic. City’s Chief Executive John Lee said the requirement would end outdoors and indoors but some high-risk premises...
IANS San Francisco, February 17 A team of researchers found that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can be detected in tears sampled by ocular swabs, a new study has shown. The researchers analysed samples from patients diagnosed with the disease...
IANS Beijing, February 9 No new Covid-19 variants have emerged in China during the recent surge in infections since the country ended its zero-Covid policy, according to an analysis of cases in Beijing published in The Lancet. The study suggests...
New Delhi, February 8 The actual Covid-19 infections in India may be around 17 times higher than the official figure, a study led by researchers at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) suggests. According to government data, nearly 4.5 crore people in...
New Delhi, February 3 Scientists have found new evidence that may explain why men are more susceptible to severe infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with increased death rates. The research, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, indicates males...
Beijing, January 30 A third booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine was associated with a 90 per cent reduction in death in people with multiple health conditions compared to two doses, according to a study conducted in Hong Kong. The...
Washington, January 28 Immunity from COVID-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection, according to a new study. Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University, US, measured the antibody response in blood samples for a group...
New Delhi, January 26 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday unveiled the world’s first intranasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC and said it marks a “glorious tribute to the call for Atmanirbhar Bharat”. He launched the vaccine in the presence of...
Washington, January 26 The number of people dying of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US escalated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic by 6.2 per cent, according to a study. The rise in the number of CVD deaths...
New Delhi, January 22 India recorded 140 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,960, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,921). The death toll...
Bhopal, January 21 Homegrown vaccine maker Bharat Biotech will launch its intranasal Covid-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, the first of its kind in India, on January 26, the company’s chairman and managing director Krishna Ella said here on Saturday. Interacting with students...
Shimla, January 19 The state government will resume administering the precautionary dose for Covid-19 from tomorrow. The government has directed all hospitals in Shimla to start administering the precautionary dose. The Central government had sent 60,000 doses of Covishield vaccine...
Chandigarh, January 19 A significant decline in abilities to read and solve arithmetic problems among government primary school children in Punjab has been noticed during the Covid period. The fact came to fore in the Annual Status of Education...
New Delhi, January 17 India recorded 89 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since March 27, 2020, while the active cases declined to 2,035, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The covid case tally stood at 4.46...
Thiruvananthapuram, January 16 The Kerala government has issued orders making face masks mandatory for people in all public places, workplaces and gatherings. In its order, dated January 12, the state government has also directed to take effective measures for ensuring...
New Delhi, January 15 The World Health Organisation in revised guidelines on Covid 19 has said a Covid-19 patient can be discharged from isolation early if they test negative on an antigen-based rapid test. “Without testing, for patients with...
Beijing, January 14 China on Saturday reported 59,938 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals across the country over the last 30 days, amid criticism from the WHO that Beijing was “heavily under-reporting” the magnitude of the pandemic. The death toll included...
Beijing, January 14 China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had Covid-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. The death toll included 5,503 deaths due...
Beijing, January 13 The peak of China’s COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Infections are expected...
New Delhi, January 11 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said the Omicron sub-variant, BF.7, has been found in several of the 200 Covid-positive samples of international air passengers that have so far been genome-sequenced. More than 15 lakh...
New Delhi, January 11 India saw a single-day rise of 171 fresh COVID-19 cases, while the active cases have increased to 2,342, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The country’s infection tally has reached 4,46,80,386, while...
Pune, January 9 Serum Institute of India’s Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla has said their Covovax vaccine will get approval as a booster against COVID-19 in the next 10 to 15 days. The vaccine works very well against the Omicron...
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