Coronavirus

Jerusalem: Israel's Health Ministry has announced two cases of a previously unknown coronavirus variant that are thought to be a combination of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants. According to the Ministry, the cases were discovered during routine PCR testing performed at the Ben-Gurion International Airport...

London: People bedridden for seven days or more with Covid-19 showed a higher rate of depression and anxiety, compared to those who were infected but never bedridden, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. The findings suggest that, on the whole,...

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) has urged the Union government to include Covovax in the National Covid-19 vaccination programme for inoculating those aged 12 years and above, official sources said Tuesday. The Pune-based SII said it wants to provide Covovax to private hospitals...

Beijing: China Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the highly contagious omicron variant. Residents are required to remain at home, with one family member...

London/New Delhi: India’s estimated cumulative excess deaths due to Covid-19 between January 2020 and December 2021 were the highest in the world at 4.07 million, around eight times higher than reported, according to a new analysis in the Lancet. However, responding to the findings, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 104 new coronavirus cases Friday, the lowest single-day spike in nearly a year, while two patients, including a teenager, succumbed to the pathogen, the Health Department said. The daily positivity rate was 0.22 per cent and 24 children were among the newly...

Hyderabad: There has been an increase in weight-gain linked kidney ailments since the start of Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, observed doctors. Obesity is potent factor for the development of major risks for chronic kidney disease, like diabetes and hypertension, and it has a direct impact...

New Delhi: Women achievers in various fields – from farmers to vaccinators – were honoured, struggles of many trailblazers who challenged gender stereotypes highlighted and renewed calls for greater inclusivity made as India celebrated International Women’s Day across the country Tuesday. The themes of ‘Break...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are likely to start functioning simultaneously from 11.00am during the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament from March 14, sources said Tuesday. However, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will use their respective...

  New Delhi: The Centre has decided to resume scheduled international flight services in India from March 27. It comes after a two-year hiatus following a decline in coronavirus cases in India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said Tuesday. Scheduled international flights have been...