SARS-CoV-2

New Delhi : The scientist who warned the world about the Omicron Covid-19 variant has told China its 'Zero Covid' police won't work against the super-transmissible mutant strain, the Daily Mail reported.The Chinese city of Xian's 13 million…

Hong Kong : Contradicting the vaccine maker's pronouncement, a new study has found that a third dose of Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine does not provide sufficient protection against the Omicron variant.According to Nikkei Asia, the University…

New Delhi : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday said that the Centre should ensure the large-scale availability of Covaxin if a mixed match policy is adopted for booster doses for healthcare workers, as majority of the people…

London : Amid rising Omicron cases, a team of UK researchers have warned that if you have a sore throat, runny nose and a headache, there is a good chance it will be Covid, a media report says.According to the BBC, the Zoe Covid study team…

New Delhi : The Delhi government has collected a fine of Rs 1.54 crore against 7,778 cases of violation of Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in the last two days.In addition to the fine, 163 FIRs have been registered too with 1,245 violations…

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…