New Delhi, July 14 (PTI): A person who returned to Kerala from abroad and was hospitalised after showing signs of monkeypox tested positive for the disease, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday.
Geneva, July 14 (AP) The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide rose for the fifth week in a row while the number of deaths remained relatively stable, the World Health Organisation reported Thursda
Washington, July 11 (PTI) Most adults with blood cancer mount immune responses after receiving a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study.
People with hematologic malignancies -- or blood c
New Delhi, July 11 (PTI): With 16,678 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,39,329, while the active cases increased to 1,30,713, according t
New delhi, July 10 (PTI): With 18,257 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,22,651, while the active cases increased to 1,28,690, according t
New Delhi, July 9 (PTI): India's COVID-19 case tally rose by 18,840 in a day to reach 4,36,04,394 while the number of active cases increased to 1,25,028, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on S
Toronto, July 6 (360info/PTI) We may not be able to stop food being contaminated, but computer models could help us predict where the next big risk might be.
Contaminated food kills more than 420,000 people
New Delhi, July 4 (PTI): Researchers have developed a new N95 face mask that can not only reduce COVID-19 spread but also kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus upon contact with it.
The mask can potentially be worn long
New Delhi, July 2 (PTI): India logged 17,092 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4,34,86,326, while the active cases have increased to 1,09,568, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
The d
New Delhi, July 1 (PTI): India added 17,070 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,34,69,234, while the active cases increased to 1,07,189, according to the Union health minist
Geneva, June 30 (AP) The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18 per cent in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organisation.
The UN health ag
United Nations/Geneva, June 29 (PTI): The COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over, head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, cautioning that the cases are on the rise in 110 countries an
London, June 29 (PTI): The effects of COVID-19 infection on the thyroid gland can remain even after one year, according to a recent study.
Researchers at the University of Milan in Italy found that severe CO
New Delhi, June 28 (PTI): India recorded 11,793 new coronavirus infections, pushing the country's tally to 4,34,18,839, while the active cases rose to 96,700, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.
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New Delhi, June 25 (PTI): India's tally of COVID infections rose by 15,940 in a day to reach 4,33,78,234 while the active caseload increased to 91,779, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on
Jerusalem, June 24 (PTI): The newer Omicron sub variants of SARS-CoV-2 substantially escape neutralising antibodies induced by both vaccination and previous infection, according to a study published in the New
London, June 23 (AP) As the World Health Organisation convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WH
London, June 21 (PTI) The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta strain, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.
Long COVID is defined as havi
New Delhi, June 20 (PTI): The SARS-CoV-2 virus may increase the likelihood of the brain degeneration found in Parkinson's disease, according to a study in mice.
COVID-19 patients commonly report symptoms
New Delhi, June 18 (PTI): India's COVID-19 tally increased to 4,32,83,793 on Saturday as 13,216 more people tested positive for the viral disease and the active caseload climbed to 68,108, according to Unio