Coronavirus

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 49.72 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 61.7 lakh and vaccinations to over 11.08 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering...

New Delhi: With 1,054 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,30,35,271, while the death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,21,685 with 29 more fatalities, the Union health ministry said Sunday. However, the number of active cases of the...

New Delhi: The genomic analysis of the COVID-19 XE variant sample from Gujarat is still underway and results are expected soon, Union health ministry sources said Saturday. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected...

Bhubaneswar: At least five of the 30 districts of Odisha have turned Covid-free with no active cases, a health department official said. There are no active cases or fresh infections in Puri, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Kalahandi and Koraput districts, he said. Meanwhile, the state Friday registered...

New Delhi: One of India's top virologists, Gagandeep Kang, said Thursday that going by what we know about the 'XE' variant of Covid-19 till now, it doesn't seem there is too much cause to worry. The variant spreads a little faster, but it doesn't seem...

New York: US researchers have identified the reason why Covid-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ damage. The study, led by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital, also finds that antibodies that people develop when they contract Covid-19 can...

Beijing: Shanghai, the global financial hub and China's biggest city, has become the epicentre of COVID-19 cases in the country as it set a record of six-straight days of logging around 20,000 cases, as the city ramped up mass testing to tackle the rapid spread...

New Delhi: India reported Wednesday its first case of coronavirus variant ‘XE’. The positive patient was found in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a media release. One case of the ‘Kappa’ variant has also been detected. The patients with the new variants...

New Delhi: Several states have decided to end the mask mandate amid the declining Covid-19 cases in India. However, 90 per cent Indians believe that most people either do not have a mask or are not wearing it properly, a survey conducted by ‘LocalCircles’ has...

Agra: No new case of Covid-19 has been reported in the Taj city in the first four days of April. The city is breathing free and the marriage season is again back on track. The summer season is also the time for festivals which draw...