Delta Covid-19 variant

Toronto : One dose of Ad5-nCoV (Convidecia), a Covid-19 vaccine developed in China, is 57.5 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid-19 and 91.7 per cent effective against severe Covid-19 disease beginning 28 days post-vaccination,…

New Delhi : In the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases, the Centre has deployed multi-disciplinary teams to ten identified states which are reporting an increase in the number of positive cases or slow vaccination pace to aid the efforts of…

New Delhi: As the debate rises in India over a new Coronavirus strain being called 'Delmicron', leading health experts on Saturday advised people not to pay heed to rumours and wait for the global health agencies like the World Health…

London : People getting infected with Omicron are 50 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to need hospital care compared with previous Covid-19 variants, says an analysis.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said its early findings are…

Addis Ababa : The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that the new Omicron Covid-19 variant has spread to at least 22 nations across the continent."As of today, 22 African countries are reporting the presence of…

New York : US scientists have detected infection by at least three variants of Covid-19 in white-tailed deer across six locations in Ohio state, which likely transmitted from humans.Researchers from the Ohio State University took nasal…

San Francisco : Google and Intel have joined the growing list of tech companies who have decided not to attend the 'CES 2022' in-person in Las Vegas, as Omicron cases have continued to surge.While Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the…

Kanpur : Researchers at IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) have predicted that a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which may be triggered by the new Omicron variant, may peak in India by February 3, 2022.A report, published in the online preprint health…

Mumbai : 'Bade Acch Lagte Hain 2' actor Nakuul Mehta has tested positive for Covid-19. He shared a series of pictures on his social media account to inform about his health status.He has posted photos of medicines, eating homemade meals,…

Mumbai: Omicron, the latest Coronavirus variant, is probably the fastest-spreading infectious disease known to man, medical expert and Maharashtra government's Covid Task Force member, Shashank Joshi, said here on Thursday.It has an…