SARS-CoV-2

New Delhi : With 620 fresh Omicron infections detected in the last 24 hours, the national tally of this highly transmissible Covid variant has climbed to 5,488. Of these, 2162 people have recovered from the new strain so far, said the Union…

New York : The effectiveness of face masks has been a hotly debated topic since the emergence of Covid-19. However, a new study shows that masks could also help reduce social distancing.Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF)…

Geneva : The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned and urged for preparedness against concurrent outbreaks of Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases during the coming spring.Maria van Kerkhove from the WHO's Health Emergencies…

Srinagar : The Government today informed that 1966 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 889 from Jammu division and 1077 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in…

Seoul : South Korea's drug safety agency on Wednesday authorised the use of US-based biotechnology company Novavax Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine.The protein-based vaccine, Nuvaxovid, marks the fifth Covid vaccine to get approval for use here,…

New Delhi : Amid a massive surge in the Covid-19 cases since the outbreak of the new Omicron variant, the coronavirus related fatalities have also started rising in India. However, the rate of increase in deaths remains much lower than what…

London : Coronavirus' ability to infect people starts decreasing within five minutes of being airborne and the virus loses about 90 per cent of its infectivity within 20 minutes of being in air, according to a new study.The yet to be…

London : People with higher levels of T-cells from common cold coronaviruses are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to a new research.The study, by Imperial College London researchers, provides the first evidence of a…

New York : Masks, social distancing, proper hygiene and ventilation can help reduce the transmission of Covid-19 in public places, but even with these measures, scientists have detected airborne SARS-CoV-2 in indoor settings.Now,…

New Delhi : With 407 fresh Omicron infections detected in the past 24 hours, the national tally of this highly transmissible Covid variant has mounted to 4868, Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Wednesday morning.Of the…