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US CDC launches wastewater surveillance data to track Covid trend
Washington : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new dashboard to track Covid-19 in wastewater samples across the country.The CDC's Wastewater Surveillance tab will track SARS-CoV-2 levels in sewage at more…
Global Covid caseload tops 390.5 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 390.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.72 million and vaccinations to over 10.02 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Saturday…
Joe Biden announces new actions as gun violence surges across US
Washington : US President Joe Biden has announced a new set of actions aimed at reducing gun violence across the country.The Biden administration will crack down on illegal flow of guns, help prosecutors bring cases against those using…
Global Covid caseload tops 387.5 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 387.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.71 million and vaccinations to over 10 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Friday morning,…
Global Covid caseload tops 381.2 mn
Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 381.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.68 million and vaccinations to over 9.95 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…
Omicron accounts for 99.9% of new weekly Covid cases in US
Washington : The highly contagious Omicron variant accounted for 99.9 per cent of new weekly Covid-19 infections in the US, according to data updated by the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The Delta variant, which spiked…
SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observation satellite
Washington: After four days of delay, SpaceX has finally launched Italy's Earth-observation satellite.A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite lifted off from Florida's Cape…
US FDA grants full approval to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
Washington : Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The vaccine, named Spikevax, is approved for use in people ages 18 and older, Xinhua news agency reported.Spikevax meets the…
Global Covid caseload tops 374.3 mn
Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 374.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.66 million and vaccinations to over 9.96 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…
Global Covid caseload tops 372.1 mn
Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 372.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.65 million and vaccinations to over 9.94 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…