SARS-CoV-2

Washington : Amid the rapid spread of the new highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the US has reported more than one million Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, breaking previous records for single-day infection spike, according to health…

New Delhi : Amid a surge in Coronavirus cases, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to impose a weekend curfew from January 8.During weekdays, the metros and buses will run at full seating capacity with strict adherence to Covid-19…

Copenhagen : The Omicron variant of Covid-19, rapidly spreading across the world, has the ability to escape immunity much better than the previous Delta strain, according to a study of Danish households.The SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529,…

Paris : French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as 'IHU'.The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have infected 12 people in the country,…

New Delhi : With 192 new cases of highly transmissible Covid variant Omicron detected in the last 24 hours, India's Omicron tally on Tuesday rose to 1,892 cases.With 127 Omicron infected people discharged in the last 24 hours, a total 766…

Chandigarh : Nearly 100 students and resident doctors of the Government Medical College in Patiala in Punjab have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Tuesday.The district administration has asked all students staying at the…

Chandigarh : With the spike in Covid-19 cases, Punjab on Tuesday imposed statewide night curfew daily from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and ordered closure of all educational institutions till January 15.The educational institutions include the…

Washington : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children aged 12 to 15.On Monday, the FDA also shortened the time for booster shots…

Hyderabad : Mix-match of different Covid vaccines is safe and produces higher antibody response, according to a study released by AIG Hospitals here on Monday.The study, led by AIG Hospitals and researchers from the Asian Healthcare…

New Delhi : The sudden spike in the number of Covid cases in India is driven by an increased spread of Omicron variant in the country, which may have already started the third wave, experts said on Monday.Most states and large cities in…