New Delhi, January 15 (IANS) As a new study from South Africa suggests that the Omicron Covid-19 variant is less severe even for the unvaccinated, Indian health experts on Saturday warned that it was too soon t
New Delhi, January 14 (IANS) India on Friday reported 2,64,202 fresh Covid-19 infections, a rise of around 17,000 cases from the previous day, said the Union ministry of health and family welfare.
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New Delhi, January 13 (IANS): Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, finds a novel study led by UCL scientists.
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Washington, January 13 (IANS) The Omicron variant is significantly less severe than other strains of Covid-19, according to a report from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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London, January13 (IANS): People who experienced increased stress, anxiety and depression at the start of the pandemic were at greater risk of getting Covid-19, finds a study.
The research, published in the
London, January 13 (IANS) A third dose of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine, named Covishield in India, increases antibody response to the new vaccine-evading Omicron variant, according to a new trial published b
London, January 12 (IANS): 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 i
Kochi, January 12 (PTI): Attempts by developed nations to monopolise the production of coronavirus vaccines and hoard them, a phenomenon described as 'vaccine nationalism', could weaken the fight agains
New Delhi, January 11 (IANS) Although Covid primarily targets lungs and is majorly a respiratory disease, the virus affects nearly all organs in the human body, including the liver.
A recent study led by sci
New Delhi, January 11 (IANS) India registered a slight decline in daily Covid-19 cases, with 1,68,063 people testing positive for the virus while 277 succumbed to the infection in the past 24 hours, Union Minis
London, January 10 (PTI): People with higher levels of T cells from common cold coronaviruses are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the strain which causes COVID-19, according to a new UK study le
New Delhi, January 10 (IANSlife) There are many ways to give a healthy start to the new year. Follow these tips:
Eat more whole foods: Making a conscious effort to fill your plate with more whole foods (such
New Delhi, January 10 (PTI): India saw a single-day rise of 1,79,723 coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and unio
Paris, January 9 (IANS) The Omicron Covid-19 variant may be 105 per cent more transmissible than Delta, according to a research by French scientists.
The study, published on the medRxiv site and yet to be pe
Bengaluru, January 8 (IANS) As many as 2,628 cases of Covid among children were reported in Bengaluru in the past one week, as per the statistics released by the Karnataka health department.
On an average 37
New Delhi, January 8 (PTI): India saw a single-day rise of 1,41,986 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which included 3,071 cases of Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union ter
New Delhi, January 7 (PTI): About 3.2 million people could have died from Covid in India by September last year, six-seven times higher than reported officially, according to a study based on one independent an
Washington, January 7 (IANS) The efficacy of boosters against Covid-19 will likely decline over time, and people may need a ourth shot to increase their protection, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has said.
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New Delhi, January 6 (IANS): India registered a single-day rise of 90,928 cases, a significant rise from the previous day's 58,097 Covid cases in a span of 24 hours. A total of 325 deaths have also been rep
New Delhi, January 6 (IANS) In a display of somewhat depressing respondents, Indians seem to feel that most of them don't seem to have learnt proper lessons from the deadly and devastating second wave of th