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New York : US researchers have identified four factors that are linked to a person's risk of developing long lasting symptoms post a Covid infection.People with the debilitating condition called long Covid continue to experience symptoms,…

Geneva : Chinese researchers have detected a new type of coronavirus among bats in South Africa. While research claims it has latent ability to mutate, the World Health Organisation has said its potential needs further clarity.According to…

New York : US drug maker Moderna has started trial of a Covid booster vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant, the company has announced.This is after Pfizer began an Omicron-specific trial early this week. The company expect…

New Delhi : India on Friday reported a marginal decline with 2,51,209 new Covid cases registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.In the same time span, 627 additional fatalities were also reported which…

Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 365.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.63 million and vaccinations to over 9.89 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…

Brussels : The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has conditionally approved the use of US multinational biotechnology firm Pfizer's Covid-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness.The endorsement allows the member states of the…

Sao Paulo: A team of international researchers have found that the novel coronavirus can continue to be present in some human bodies upto 232 days.Researchers from France's Pasteur Institute, the University of Sao Paulo (USP) and Oswaldo…

Oslo : Covid-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe, and around the world, before a first official diagnosis was made, claimed a study.The virus was officially announced from an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019,…

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Thursday granted regular market approval for Covid vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin - for use in adult population with certain conditions.Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Serum…

New York : A booster dose of any Covid vaccine is safe and prompts an immune response among people who had previously received a full regimen of any authorised Covid-19 vaccines, according to a preliminary clinical trial conducted by the US…