COVID-19 infections

Mystery surrounds death of Chinese doctor who warned of Covid-19 pandemic

''Date” of the Chinese doctor who warned of COVID-19 remains a mystery. Dr Li was a China-based ophthalmologist who had warned his colleagues about initial COVID-19 infections in early 2020

Oct 07, 2022, 08:13 AM IST

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for copying its technology to develop Covid-19 vaccine

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a prepared statement that the vaccine developer pioneered that technology and invested billions of dollars in creating it.

Aug 26, 2022, 19:09 PM IST

Covid has not forgotten us, deaths up by 35%: WHO warns about high risk of transmission in coming days

"Learning to live with COVID19 does not mean we pretend it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves, and protect others," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Aug 18, 2022, 08:34 AM IST

Sleepless night, sweating and THIS: Expert warns of new symptoms of Omicron sub-variant BA.5 - Details here

According to new study, an immunologist has warned the Omicron sub-variant BA.5 could be causing different symptoms, including one that emerges during the night.

Aug 01, 2022, 11:01 AM IST

China reports 338 new COVID cases for July 12 vs 424 a day; outbreak hits Shanghai economy

As of Tuesday, mainland China had confirmed 226,909 cases with symptoms. China`s capital Beijing reported no new local symptomatic cases, compared with none a day earlier, and no local asymptomatic cases versus zero the previous day, the local government said.

Jul 13, 2022, 14:21 PM IST

Covid-19: South Korea reports 10,463 new cases, death toll reaches 24,537

The total Covid cases tally of the country reached to 18,349,756. The death toll reached 24,537.

Jun 29, 2022, 17:18 PM IST

Covid-19 in North Korea 'getting worse, not better': WHO

"We assume the situation is getting worse, not better," WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan said during a video briefing Wednesday.

Jun 02, 2022, 07:01 AM IST

Covid-19 LIVE Updates: Now Haryana government offers free booster doses for all adults

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced free booster doses for adult citizens in the age group of 18 to 59 years.

Apr 25, 2022, 07:44 AM IST

Omicron subvariant makes up nearly three-quarters of new Covid-19 cases in US

The BA.2 variant represented 74.4 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country for the week ending April 16, slightly down from 75.5 per cent a week prior, the IANS report said.

Apr 20, 2022, 06:26 AM IST

Booster doses of current Covid-19 vaccines need to be updated: WHO's Technical Advisory Group

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron.

Jan 12, 2022, 09:39 AM IST

Omicron now accounts for 95% of new COVID-19 infections in US

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates Tuesday. The CDC uses genomic surveillance data to make projections about which versions of the COVID-19 viruses are causing the most of the new infections.

Jan 05, 2022, 06:25 AM IST

UK suspends flights to 6 African countries as new COVID variant emerges with over 30 mutations

The new COID-19 Variant B.1.1.529 is declared a Variant under Investigation (VuI) by the UK Health Security Agency.

Nov 26, 2021, 12:18 PM IST

France expected to announce COVID-19 booster shots for all adults to curb new wave of infections

France reported 32,591 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while the number of COVID patients in intensive care approached the 1,500 thresholds.

Nov 25, 2021, 07:04 AM IST

India records 8,865 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 287 days, 197 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 39 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 142 consecutive days now.

Nov 16, 2021, 10:41 AM IST