Browsing Category
Corona Virus
Covid caused collateral damage to global cardiac services: Study
London : Disruption to cardiac services during the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a "global collateral damage" that may have lasting ramifications, according to a study published on Tuesday. In the paper published in the European Heart…
India sees dip in Covid cases; reports 2,706 infections in past 24 hrs
New Delhi : India witnessed a decline in Covid cases with 2,706 fresh infections being reported in last 24 hours against previous day's 2,828 count, as per the Union Health Ministry's Monday morning data. Also, 25 fatalities took the…
India reports 2,828 Covid cases, 14 deaths
New Delhi : India reported 2,828 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a rise from the previous day's count of 2,685, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday morning.In the same period, the country has reported 14 Covid deaths,…
Asymptomatic people not responsible for spreading Covid as thought: Study
London : Turns out that fears about asymptomatic Covid spread were overblown. A novel study has claimed that people infected with SARS-CoV-2 but had no symptoms are two-thirds less likely to pass virus to others.Asymptomatic people were…
India sees slight dip in Covid-19 cases; reports 2,685 infections in past 24 hrs
New Delhi : India recorded a mild dip in Covid-19 cases with 2,685 fresh infections being reported in last 24 hours, against 2,710 count of the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning.In the same period, 33…
WHO to begin Covid vax drive in Afghanistan in June
Kabul : The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it will begin its Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Afghanistan from June.According to the global health body, the campaign will cover 34 provinces and target more than 5 million…
Global Covid caseload tops 528.3 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 528.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million and vaccinations to over 11.38 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Saturday…
First cases of Omicron’s B.A. 4, B.A.5 sub-variants detected in Maharashtra
New Delhi : Maharashtra on Saturday reported its first Covid case of the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Covid's Omicron strain.The subvariants have been detected in at least 7 people from Pune.A total of four infections caused by the BA.4…
India sees marginal rise in Covid cases
New Delhi : India witnessed a marginal increase in Covid cases with 2,710 infections being recorded in the past 24 hours, against previous day's 2,628, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. Also, 14 deaths were registered taking the…
Global Covid caseload tops 527.8 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 527.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million and vaccinations to over 11.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday…