Coronavirus

Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 32.57 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 55.3 lakh and vaccinations to over 9.60 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's...

Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron's whirlwind advance practically ensures it won't be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its...

London: Omicron, which is spreading like a wildfire across the globe, has changed the symptoms of Covid-19 as just 13 per cent of infected people now lose their smell or taste and sore throat is now 80 per cent more common. According to an analysis...

New Delhi: As a new study from South Africa suggests that the Omicron Covid-19 variant is less severe even for the unvaccinated, Indian health experts Saturday warned that it was too soon to come to any conclusion and the highly-transmissible strain should not be taken...

Beijing: China further tightened its anti-pandemic measures in Beijing and across the country on Friday as scattered outbreaks continued ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in a little over two weeks. The actions appear to reflect nervousness about a possible surge in cases...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday interacted with chief ministers over the COVID-19 situation in the country and stressed on local containment of the virus spread as well as ensuring minimum damage to livelihood while making strategies to deal with the surge in cases...

London: Coronavirus' ability to infect people starts decreasing within five minutes of being airborne and the virus loses about 90 per cent of its infectivity within 20 minutes of being in air, according to a new study. The yet to be peer-reviewed study is the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday registered 67 new cases of Omicron, the highest so far, taking the state's tally in the new variant to 170, a health department official said. The Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneswar, informed the state health and family welfare department about detection...

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron. WHO's Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC), a group of 18 experts, on Tuesday...

Chennai: India all-rounder Washington Sundar has tested positive for Covid-19. So he is doubtful for the three-match ODI series against South Africa starting January 19. The 22-year old Washington Sundar tested positive for the virus in Bangalore. He has not yet joined the other white...