COVID 19

Geneva : The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on health workers and has demonstrated dangerous neglect of their health, safety and wellbeing, warned the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

London : An international team of researchers has found that a Covid-19 risk variant inherited from Neanderthals can reduce a person's risk of contracting HIV by 27 per cent.Some people become seriously ill when infected with SARS-CoV-2…

Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 425.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.89 million and vaccinations to over 10.38 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Tuesday…

Bangkok : Thailand on Monday raised its Covid-19 alert level to the second-highest tier following a rising number of new infections linked to the spread of the Omicron variant.The Ministry of Public Health raised the Covid-19 alert level…

Moscow : If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said.However, it does not mean that the virus will vanish completely,…

Hyderabad : Vaccine manufacturer Biological E. Ltd on Monday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from India's drug regulator for the 12 to 18-year age group.According to the…

Chennai : The Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine which had arrived in Tamil Nadu with much fanfare after the World Health Organization's (WHO) approval, has very less takers now leading to private hospitals and pharmacies putting it…

New York : Scientists have discovered that "rogue" antibodies found circulating in the blood of Covid-19 patients have the potential to cause cells to lose their resistance to clotting.A team from the University of Michigan found…

New Delhi : India reported a further decline in the new Covid-19 cases on Monday. In a span of 24 hours, 16,051 new infections and 206 deaths were registered, the Union health ministry said.India had logged 19,968 new Covid cases and 673…

Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 424.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.88 million and vaccinations to over 10.35 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Monday…