SARS-CoV-2

Los Angeles : More than half of all Americans and about 75 per cent of children had been infected by Covid-19 by the end of February this year, according to a new study on antibodies by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Sydney : Health authorities in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) confirmed on Friday that the Omicron sub-lineage BA.4 was detected in the state. NSW Health reported that the state's first case of BA.4 was a traveller who returned from…

New Delhi : India on Friday 3,377 new Covid cases, an increase against the 3,303 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, the country reported 60 Covid fatalities, taking the nationwide…

New Delhi : The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) on Friday approved Serum Institute of India's Covid-19 vaccine Covovax for the 12-17 year age group, sources said.India's drug regulator, the Drugs Controller General…

Patna : The health department of Bihar on Thursday detected a new variant of Omicron in Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS). The new variant BA.12 is 10 times more dangerous than BA.2 which was detected during the third wave…

New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India reported 3,303 new Covid cases, a considerable rise against the 2,937 infections reported the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. In the same period, the country reported 39…

Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 511.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.22 million and vaccinations to over 11.31 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on…

New Delhi : The Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia (INSACOG) on Wednesday said that based on genome sequencing analysis, very few recombinant variants of Covid have been discovered in India."Based on genome sequencing analysis, very few…

New Delhi : India reported 2,483 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, a marginal decline against previous day's 2,541 infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country has reported a…

New York : Patients hospitalised with the Omicron or Delta variants of Covid-19 required similar levels of respiratory support and intensive care, according to a new study. Even though Omicron has generally been touted as mild, the findings…