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London : A new form of Omicron named BA.2 has been designated a "variant under investigation", with 426 cases of the Covid-19 strain's sub-lineage confirmed in Britain, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said."Overall, the original…

Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 345.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.58 million and vaccinations to over 9.76 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…

New York : Those who have received the Moderna Covid-19 mRNA vaccine are less likely to experience "breakthrough" Covid-19 cases, compared to recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, finds a new study.The research, published in the…

Geneva : Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has issued a warning to world leaders that the Covid-19 pandemic "is nowhere near over".The WHO chief cautioned against the assumption that the…

Copenhagen : A fact sheet addressing "speculation, assumptions and misinformation being communicated about the Omicron Covid-19 variant" was released by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe in…

Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 340.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.57 million and vaccinations to over 9.73 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…

New Delhi : Beginning with Mizoram, the Centre on Thursday launched a Mobile Covid testing facility a first of its kind Mobile Diagnostic Laboratory (I-LAB) capable of performing both RT-PCR and ELISA tests for Northeast India.The mobile…

New York : Apart from crowded places and family gatherings, researchers in the US have stumbled upon an unlikely source of Omicron surge - sewage as Covid infections surge in the country.According to a report in The New York Times, people…

London : Scottish researchers have developed new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology based X-rays that can likely replace currently used PCR tests for detecting Covid-19 infections.The technology developed by experts at the University…

Washington : Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 337.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.56 million and vaccinations to over 9.71 billion, according to Johns Hopkins…