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- World
Israel warns of ’emergency’ after detecting new virus strain
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday that Israel is “on the threshold of an emergency situation after authorities detected the country’s first case of a new coronavirus variant and barred…
- World
‘Smallpox’ vials found in US lab point to virus leak risks
Washington: Several vials that were labelled “smallpox” and accidentally found at a laboratory in the US state of Pennsylvania raised the alarm for threats of a virus leak to public health, local…
- India
Kerala on high alert after norovirus reported in state
Thiruvananthapuram: State health minister Veena George has called upon the people of Kerala to be on high alert after norovirus was reported in the state. The rare norovirus was reported among 13…
- India
First Zika virus case reported in UP’s Kanpur
Kanpur: A Zika virus case has been reported in this district of Uttar Pradesh, a health official said on Sunday. He said a warrant officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) was diagnosed…
- Technology
AI may predict next high-risk virus to jump from animals to humans
London: Machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence (AI), may predict the likelihood that any animal-infecting virus will jump to humans, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Glasgow in the…
- World
Tokyo sets another virus record days after Olympics begin
Tokyo: Tokyo has reported 3,177 new coronavirus cases, setting an all-time high and exceeding 3,000 for the first time days after the start of the Olympics. The new cases Wednesday exceeded the earlier…
- Health
Covid virus may reach its endemic stage after a while: ICMR official
New Delhi: The Covid-19 virus may reach its endemic stage after a while, just like influenza, and the vulnerable population may have to take the vaccine shot annually, said Samiran Panda, Head, Division…
- India
Kerala reports Zika virus cases
Thiruvananthapuram: Even as the Covid pandemic continue to rage in Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said Zika virus cases have been detected in the state. “This is the first time…
- India
Pune firm develops 3D face mask coated with virucides
Pune (Maharshtra), June 14 (IANS) A Pune-based startup has developed a three dimensional face mask, coated with anti-viral agents that attack the Covid-19 virus when it comes in contact with them, an official…
- Top Stories
Global ‘hot spots’ where new COVID may emerge identified
New Delhi: Global land-use changes through human settlement, agricultural expansion and livestock production are creating hot spots favourable for coronavirus-carrying bats, and where conditions are ripe for diseases to jump from the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Coronavirus found in Hussain Sagar
Hyderabad: A study conducted by scientists of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR),…
- World
Pak to open vaccination registration for people aged 30-39
Islamabad: Chairman of Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Asad Umar said on Wednesday that the registration of Covid-19 vaccination for citizens aged 30 to 39 will be open from May 16.…
- Delhi
Delhi makes institutional quarantine compulsory for those arriving from AP, Telangana
New Delhi: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the county, all persons arriving in the national capital from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will have to undergo mandatory government institutional quarantine. This…
- India
Third wave of COVID-19 inevitable: Govt’s Scientific Advisor
New Delhi: The third wave of COVID-19 is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating in India, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, K. VijayRaghavan warned on Wednesday. Addressing the Union Health Ministry…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra reports marginal dip in COVID-19 numbers
Amaravati: A day after registering its highest single day COVID-19 tally, Andhra Pradesh reported a marginal dip in the numbers on Monday. State health authorities said that 18,972 COVID-19 cases were detected in…
