SARS-CoV-2

London : One year after having Covid-19, only around one in four patients, who were hospitalised, felt fully well again, says a new study.The study, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found that being female versus being male (32…

New Delhi : The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV), Pune, has reported a case of three-time Covid infection in an individual who was vaccinated with the Covishield jab against the virus.The…

New York : The SARS-CoV-2 virus can directly infect a specialised type of kidney cell, explaining why acute kidney injury is one of the main complications observed in patients with severe Covid-19, finds a study. Primarily known to infect…

New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India reported 2,451 new Covid-19 cases, a marginal increase against the 2,380 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. Also in the same period, an additional 54…

London : An immunocompromised UK patient suffered the longest known days, 505, with Covid infections, claim researchers. Previously the longest known PCR confirmed case is thought to be 335 days. Researchers at the King's College London and…

Geneva : The World Health Organisation (IANS) on Friday made a strong recommendation for Pfizer's antiviral for mild and moderate Covid-19 patients at highest risk of hospital admission.The oral antiviral drug, which is a combination of…

Washington : Novavax has developed a new vaccine that targets both Covid-19 and the flu and triggers an immune response similar to its stand-alone shots against each virus, the company said.According to Chief Medical Officer Filip Dubovsky,…

London : Australian scientists have developed a novel app that can detect Covid-19 infection by just the sound of a cough.The app, called ResApp, which uses machine learning to analyse the sounds of cough, could detect Covid with 92 per…

New Delhi : A new Omicron sub variant may be the reason behind the sudden surge of Covid cases in Delhi, which witnessed over 60 per cent rise in fresh Covid cases on Wednesday at 1,009 cases.According to a source from Indian SARS-CoV-2…

New Delhi : The expert panel of India's apex drug regulator on Thursday recommended grant of emergency use authorisation to Covid vaccine Corbevax for those in the 5-12 years age bracket.According to a source familiar with the development,…