COVID-19
- Telangana
Covid put economy 2 years behind, BRS schemes continue: KTR
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao, while addressing a party meeting in Sanath Nagar, on Monday, said that despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which left the economy two…
- India
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine faces legal challenge in UK: Report
London: The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, known as Vaxzevria in Europe and licensed as Covishield in India, is facing a legal challenge in the High Court in London, a UK media report said…
- India
Process refunds related to air tickets booked during Covid lockdown: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process pending refunds related to air ticket bookings during the coronavirus lockdown period by the third week of November. In the…
- India
COVID-19 lockdown delayed to oust Cong govt in MP: Jairam Ramesh
Bhopal: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday claimed the decision to enforce lockdown in view of COVID-19 was delayed so that the Kamal Nath government could be brought down in Madhya Pradesh.…
- India
Are COVID antibodies amplifying dengue severity? Know what study says
A study conducted by scientists at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, mentioned that COVID antibodies have…
- India
Zoonotic diseases area of concern: Union health secretary
New Delhi: Zoonotic diseases are an area of concern, Union Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant said on Tuesday, stressing that 75 percent of the newly-emerging infectious diseases that have affected people over the…
- India
COVID-19: India records 72 fresh infections, active caseload at 348
New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of 72 new COVID-19 infections while the active caseload has been recorded at 348, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll has been…
- India
India records 56 fresh COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 56 new COVID-19 infections while the active cases have been recorded at 440, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death…
- India
Cough sounds analysed for assessing Covid severity in patients in a new study
New Delhi: A cough analysis could soon reveal disease severity in COVID-19 patients, researchers said. Differences in cough sounds depending on the severity of the respiratory condition were observed, the research team…
- World
Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for coughing at colleagues while he was Covid-infected
Singapore: A 64-year-old Singaporean of Indian origin was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Monday on pleading guilty to one count of breaching a COVID-19 regulation by failing to wear a mask…
- India
59 pc growth in TOEFL test takers in India post-pandemic: ETS
New Delhi: TOEFL test takers in India have grown by 59 percent since international travel resumed following suspension during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Educational Testing Service (ETS). Corresponding with the trend,…
- Top Stories
Masks, limited lockdowns to return if COVID cases shoot up this winter
New Delhi: More than three years after the pandemic, as the northern hemisphere moves towards winter and new variants of COVID continue to rise, talks about the return of masks, maintaining personal…
- Business
As Covid raises its head around the world, race begins for new vaccines
New Delhi: New Covid variants XBB.1.5, EG.5 and BA.2.86 have led to a resurgence in cases of Covid-19, particularly in the US, Europe and Asia. In late August, the European Centre for…
- India
Is Nipah virus deadlier than COVID-19? Know mortality rate
Amid the global rise in COVID-19 cases, India’s Kerala is facing fresh cases of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode district. The Nipah virus has a higher mortality rate than COVID-19. Recently, at…
- Bollywood
Trailer of Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Vaccine War’ released
Mumbai: On Tuesday, filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri released the trailer of his new film ‘The Vaccine War’. The trailer narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore Indian citizens…