SARS-CoV-2

New York : Vaccination of 5 to 11-year-olds reduced hospitalisations with Covid-19 by more than two thirds during the Omicron surge and also protected against severe illness, according to a new study.The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for…

Geneva : Even as some high-income countries have rolled out fourth and fifth Covid vaccine doses, one-third of the world's population is yet to receive a single dose, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom…

New Delhi : India on Thursday reported 1,225 fresh Covid-19 infections, a marginal fall from previous day's count of 1,233 cases, as per the Union Health Ministry's data.A total of 28 Covid-related deaths were also reported in the last 24…

Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 486.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.13 million and vaccinations to over 10.94 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Thursday…

Helsinki : Finnish medical experts believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, may never become a common seasonal flu, Helsinki's Ilta-Sanomat newspaper has reported.Ilkka Julkunen, professor of virology at the University of…

Toronto : The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, claims a research.Researchers at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, Canada, killed both viruses using UV-LED lights, which can alternate…

London : Some people recovering from Covid-19 pneumonia have CT evidence of damage to their lungs that persists a full year after the onset of symptoms, according to a study.Covid's short-term effects on the lungs, such as pneumonia, are…

Stockholm : A new Covid prophylactic from AstraZeneca has been authorised for use in Sweden.Evusheld has been licensed recently for prescription to individuals who, due to underlying medical conditions, have not developed satisfying…

New Delhi : In a significant development, India's active Covid-19 caseload has declined to 14,704 after 707 days, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.The active cases now constitute 0.03 per cent of the country's…

Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 484.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.13 million and vaccinations to over 10.90 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on…