Coronavirus

New Delhi: The fresh spike in Covid cases is not an indication of a new wave, and there is no need to panic, health experts said Monday. India on Monday recorded a single-day rise of 918 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours pushing...

New Delhi: Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million deaths globally, may likely end up being as public health emergency of international concern' this year and pose a seasonal flu threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. "I'm confident that...

New Delhi: More than 700 COVID-19 cases were recorded in a day after a gap of over four months, taking the active caseload to 4,623, according to Union Health Ministry data updated Thursday. The country had recorded 734 cases November 12 last year. Continuing with...

New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of 402 coronavirus cases while the active cases have increased to 3,903 in the country, according to the Union Health Ministry Tuesday. Two fresh deaths — one each in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh — due to the virus...

New Delhi: Amid a rise in cases of the seasonal influenza subtype H3N2, the Centre Saturday expressed concern over a gradual increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some states and said it needed to be promptly addressed. The Centre requested all states and Union...

New Delhi: India recorded 456 new coronavirus infections, pushing the tally to 4.46 crore, while the active cases increased to 3,406, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday. The death toll stands at 5,30,780 with one death reported in Gujarat, data updated by the ministry at...

Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lifted mandatory Covid-19 test requirements for travellers from China. The decision took effect for flights departing to the US from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and designated airports at or after 3 pm...

London: The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is much less likely to lead to long Covid than the variant circulating at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows. The study found that healthcare workers infected with the original wild-type virus were up to 67...

New Delhi: India logged 379 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases rose to 3,177, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Thursday. The death toll stands at 5,30,776 with one fatality reported by Maharashtra, the data updated at 8 am stated The Covid...

Toronto: Long COVID is associated with reduced brain oxygen levels, declined cognition and heightened levels of depression and anxiety, according to new research studying the impacts of the disease. Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, combined the results of two new parallel studies -...