Coronavirus

New Delhi: India recorded a single-day jump of 3,641 fresh COVID-19 cases as the active caseload rose to 20,219, according to Union Health Ministry data updated Monday. The toll has risen to 5,30,892 with 11 deaths -- three from Maharashtra and one each in Delhi,...

New Delhi: The latest subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16 is one to watch, even as it is fuelling a steady rise in cases in India, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO added XBB.1.16 as the sixth variant under monitoring March 22, the global...

New Delhi: In the wake of another rise in Covid-19 cases in several countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended booster vaccination for the elderly and other vulnerable groups. The updated recommendation, issued this week, came after a meeting of WHO's Strategic Advisory Group...

New Delhi: India logged 1,890 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 149 days, while the active cases increased to 9,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The country recorded 2,208 cases in a single day October 28 last year. The death toll...

New Delhi: Amid rising cases of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza, the government is planning a nationwide mock drill April 10 and 11 to take stock of hospital preparedness. According to a joint advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry and the Indian Council of Medical...

New York: People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, may experience genome structure changes that not only may explain immunological symptoms after infection, but also potentially link to long Covid, according to a new study. The genetic materials in the cells of the...

London: Being vaccinated against Covid halves people's risk of developing long Covid, according to new research conducted on more than 860,000 patients. The findings showed that overweight people, women, smokers and those over the age of 40 are also more likely to suffer from long...

New Delhi: India recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,30,813 with five deaths one each reported by Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, and Maharashtra and one reconciled...

Washington: President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic. The legislation, which passed both the House and Senate...

Bhubaneswar: After a gap of more than four months, the state has reported hospitalisation of a Covid-19-infected patient, officials said Monday. According to sources, the Covid positive patient from western Odisha has been admitted to the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research...