SARS-CoV-2

London : The emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant could be "first ray of light" that in the future there may be a less severe coronavirus variant that is similar to the common cold, according to a UK scientist.According to…

London : An algorithm that can accurately predict the risk of developing severe complications due to Covid-19, including hospitalisation and death, has been developed by Dutch researchers.The algorithm can be applied to identify persons…

New Delhi : Cyprus has detected a new variant dubbed as "Deltacron", that has a similar genetic background to the Delta variant, coupled with 10 mutations from Omicron.The variant has already affected 25 people in Cyprus.According to Dr…

New York : Women vaccinated against Covid-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus, according to a new research that encourages lactating women to…

Paris : The Omicron Covid-19 variant may be 105 per cent more transmissible than Delta, according to a research by French scientists.The study, published on the medRxiv site and yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed 131,478 tests in France from…

New Delhi : With 552 fresh new Omicron cases detected in last 24 hrs, India's tally of this highly transmissible Covid-19 varaint has climbed to 3,623, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.Of the total, 1,409 people have recovered so…

London : Three doses of Covid vaccine can give high levels of protection against hospitalisation with the Omicron variant, according to a new study.Early evidence has shown that two-doses of Covid vaccines are less effective against the…

New Delhi : With India witnessing a super-surge in Omicron-triggered Covid cases, people across age groups are now rushing to hospitals and healthcare providers asking for a dose of the monoclonal antibody cocktail therapy popularised by…

Patna : Police in Bihar's Madhepura district have registered an FIR against an elderly person for taking 12 Covid-19 vaccine doses.The FIR was registered on the written complaint given by the in-charge of a orimary health centre in Puraini…

New Delhi : Amid the rise of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, health experts on Saturday warned that this variant may lead children to witness more problems as compared to the Delta variant.According to experts, the Omicron variant…