Coronavirus

Sao Paulo: Brazilian researchers have found that Omicron has mutations detected in previous variants and that is the reason why it is less severe among the vaccinated. Omicron emerged as a variant of concern only in November 2021, but all the mutations it contains, except one,...

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 400 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.76 million and vaccinations to over 10.09 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport authority, as a part of the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has funded the procurement of medical equipment including six mechanical ventilators, two portable ventilators and two defibrillators to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar....

Bhubaneswar: With the opening of schools, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to parents and guardians Monday to send their children to schools by following Covid-19 protocols. Schools for Class VIII and above students have reopened in the state Monday. Schools for students studying in KG...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Monday a no-holds-barred attack on the Congress. He said the Britishers have gone but the party has made the ‘divide and rule’ policy its character. Narendra Modi said Congress has become the ‘leader of the tukde-tukde gang’. Modi...

London: Doubts cast by several scientists and politicians alike over the efficacy of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, developed in collaboration with the Oxford University "probably killed hundreds of thousands of people", according to a scientist. The vaccine was developed and rolled out in less than 12 months...

New York: A team of US researchers has detected at least four "cryptic" variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in samples of wastewater from New York City's public sewer system. Marc Johnson, Professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the University of Missouri...

New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said Monday the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to the single-shot ‘Sputnik Light’ vaccine for restricted use in emergency situation in India. Sputnik Light is a one-dose vaccine and the same as the first component –recombinant...

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 39.29 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 57.3 lakh and vaccinations to over 10.04 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering...

New Delhi: India added 1,07,474 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally of COVID-19 infections to 4,21,88,138, while the active cases further declined to 12,25,011, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,01,979 with 865 fresh fatalities, the data...