Delta Covid-19 variant

New Delhi : India reported 15,102 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a marginal rise over the previous day's count of 13,405, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday morning.In the last 24 hours, a total 278 new Covid…

Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 427.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.90 million and vaccinations to over 10.40 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Wednesday…

Dublin : Ireland will remove the rules of mandatory mask wearing in indoor public facilities and on public transport starting from February 28, said the Irish government.Meanwhile, the specific protective measures currently in place in…

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…