Another Covid-19 wave soon? Global cases will increase in coming months, says new report
The University of Washington's analysis also found that the new Omicron subvariant XBB, which is currently driving a surge in hospitalizations in some countries, is more transmissible.
Oct 26, 2022, 06:53 AM IST
Global COVID-19 caseload tops 129.4 million, US remains worst-hit country
Current global caseload and death toll stood at 129,475,545 and 2,826,018, respectively.
Apr 02, 2021, 09:30 AM IST
Global Covid-19 caseload crosses 128.1 million, India among worst-hit nations
University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 128,152,416 and 2,803,009, respectively.
Mar 31, 2021, 11:03 AM IST
Are we guinea pigs? France seniors wary of COVID-19 vaccine
Scientists say the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines will play a huge role in knocking back the coronavirus.
Dec 16, 2020, 01:49 AM IST
US hit by spike in coronavirus cases; rising infections strain Europe's hospitals
Authorities in countries from Poland to Portugal have expressed mounting alarm at the renewed crisis confronting their health infrastructure.
Oct 22, 2020, 02:03 AM IST
Belgium may need to return to full COVID-19 lockdown, says virologist
Belgium could be returning to full lockdown if there is no reversal of the surge in COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions, a senior Belgian virologist said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday.
Oct 21, 2020, 19:49 PM IST
WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak
Europe reported 96,996 new cases, the highest total for the region ever recorded by the WHO.
Oct 09, 2020, 01:05 AM IST
France's new daily COVID-19 cases at all-time high, hospitalisations up
French health authorities said there were 18,746 extra cases, versus a previous record on Oct. 3 of 16,972 and also sharply up from Tuesday`s tally of 10,489.
Oct 08, 2020, 01:56 AM IST
Poorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests: WHO
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the manufacturers Abbott and SD Biosensor had agreed with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Sep 29, 2020, 01:29 AM IST
Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Finland's Helsinki airport
The dogs` efficiency has not been proven in comparative scientific studies so passengers who volunteer to be tested and are suspected as carrying the virus are instructed to also take a swab to confirm the result.
Sep 24, 2020, 17:57 PM IST
UK to host 'human challenge' trials for COVID-19 vaccines: Reports
Britain said it was working with partners on the potential for human challenge trials without commenting on a specific plan.
Sep 24, 2020, 01:30 AM IST
Russia approves first COVID-19 prescription drug for sale in pharmacies
Coronavir`s approval as a prescription drug follows the green light for another Russian COVID-19 drug, Avifavir, in May.
Sep 18, 2020, 21:49 PM IST
Global coronavirus cases surpass 30 million: Report
India was firmly in focus as the latest epicentre, although North and South America combined still accounted for almost half of the global cases.
Sep 18, 2020, 01:46 AM IST
Brazilian state of Bahia to test Russia's vaccine, plans to buy 50 million doses
The Russian vaccine is being developed by Moscow`s Gamaleya Research Institute and marketed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which last month also entered an agreement with the Brazilian state of Paraná to test and produce the vaccine.
Sep 12, 2020, 02:26 AM IST
Opening up without control of COVID-19 is recipe for disaster, says WHO
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recognised that many people are getting tired of restrictions and want to return to normality eight months into the pandemic
Sep 01, 2020, 00:37 AM IST
Canada wants to be at 'front of line' for coronavirus vaccines, signs deals with Novavax and Johnson & Johnson
Canada is also in "the final stages of negotiations" to secure AstraZeneca`s potential vaccine and is in talks to secure more doses of the Pfizer vaccine candidate, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said.
Sep 01, 2020, 00:19 AM IST
France reports 7,379 new COVID-19 cases, infection rate now exponential
Metropolitan France is now seeing an "exponential progression of the virus transmission", the health ministry said in a weekly review of the coronavirus situation.
Aug 29, 2020, 00:43 AM IST
UK moves to fast-track coronavirus vaccine if safety tests passed
The government said that under its proposals the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) would be able to grant this status to a vaccine while it underwent the full licensing process, with reinforced conditions to ensure safety.
Aug 29, 2020, 00:31 AM IST
First US COVID-19 reinfection case identified in Nevada study
The report, published online, describes a 25-year-old man living in Reno, Nevada, who tested positive for the virus in April after showing mild illness.
Aug 29, 2020, 00:27 AM IST
Two European patients re-infected with coronavirus
The cases, in Belgium and the Netherlands, follow a report this week by researchers in Hong Kong about a man there who had been re-infected with a different strain of the virus four and a half months after being declared recovered - the first such re-infection to be documented.
Aug 25, 2020, 18:48 PM IST
