Coronavirus

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against a new mutant 'XE' variant of Omicron that may be more transmissible than any strain of Covid-19 seen before. This new variant is a recombinant strain, meaning it is a mutant hybrid of the...

New Delhi: The pandemic kept most kids restricted to virtual classrooms for close to two years. Lack of physical activity, increased screen time and unhealthy dietary habits have had an immense impact on the physical, mental and social development of children. Additionally, kids are prone...

Geneva: Even as some high-income countries have rolled out fourth and fifth Covid vaccine doses, one-third of the world's population is yet to receive a single dose, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. This includes about 83 per cent of...

Shanghai: More than 20,000 bankers, traders and other workers are bedding down in office towers in this city’s Lujiazui district as they bid to keep China’s giant financial hub ticking over through a Covid-19 lockdown, according to local administration officials. Brokerages, asset managers and financial...

London: Scotland Yard confirmed Tuesday that it will fine 20 people who organised or attended parties at Downing Street and within UK government offices in Whitehall here in breach of Covid-19 lockdown rules at the time. The Metropolitan Police had launched Operation Hillman following an...

New York: Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday -- and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids by summer. Moderna said in the coming weeks it would ask regulators in...

Bhubaneswar: The daily coronavirus cases in Odisha Tuesday were the lowest in nearly two years for the third consecutive day as 32 more people contracted the pathogen, the Health Department said. The state registered no new fatality for the fifth straight day. There are 559...

New Delhi: The government is considering a Covid-19 vaccine booster for all those above 18 years in view of a surge in coronavirus infections in several parts of the world. The booster dose will ease difficulties faced during international travel, sources said Monday.    Currently, healthcare...

New Delhi: India recorded 1,761 fresh Covid infections and 127 deaths in a span of 24 hours, said the Union Health ministry Sunday morning. With the number of new deaths, the total count has reached 5,16,479. Meanwhile, following a continuous downward trend, India's active caseload...

Geneva: Thirty-five companies, from 12 countries including India, have signed an agreement to manufacture the generic version of Pfizer's oral Covid-19 pill, the UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) has said. Pfizer's Covid pill Paxlovid consists of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use. Nirmatrelvir,...