Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up about 35% of COVID variants in US: CDCCOVID-19 infections in the United States have receded sharply since hitting record levels in January, although a coronavirus resurgence in ...
22 Mar, 2022, 08.59 PM IST
Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID casesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week.
21 Dec, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
Vaccination offers more protection against Covid than prior infection, CDC study suggestsUnvaccinated people who had previously recovered from a coronavirus infection were five times as likely to get COVID as people who had rece...
30 Oct, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Delta variant may be as infectious as chickenpox, cause more severe infection, shows studyDelta is more transmissible than the virus that cause the common cold.
30 Jul, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
Why the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors, even if you've been fully vaccinatedThe reason public health officials are calling for more mask-wearing is that there is clear and mounting evidence that - though rare - brea...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
As infections rise, C.D.C. urges some vaccinated Americans to wear masks againCDC officials also called for universal masking for teachers, staff, students and visitors in schools, regardless of vaccination status and...
28 Jul, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Virus in fully vaccinated remains rare, says America's Centers for Disease ControlThe report is based on voluntary reporting by 46 states and territories and isn't considered a complete tally of all breakthrough infection...
25 May, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
US CDC issues level 4 travel health notice for India due to COVID-19"US citizens who must travel to India are strongly urged to get fully vaccinated before travel and continue to take personal health safety ...
22 Apr, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
US advises its citizens to avoid travelling to India due to COVID spikeThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) on Monday released travel recommendations by destination. It uses science-based Trav...
20 Apr, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
COVID-19: US advises its citizens to avoid travelling to IndiaThe CDC also issued travel recommendations for fully vaccinated travellers which stated: "If you are fully vaccinated, then do not have to ...
20 Apr, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in NigeriaThe discovery could add to new alarm in the pandemic after similar variants were announced in Britain and South Africa, leading to the swif...
24 Dec, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
Can Covid-19 spread through food? Living coronavirus found on frozen food packagingThe CDC said it detected and isolated the living virus on the outer packaging.
19 Oct, 2020, 08.51 AM IST
Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging in ChinaIt is for the first time in the world that living novel coronavirus has been isolated from the outer packaging of cold-chain food, the Chin...
18 Oct, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
US public health agency makes a U-turn, says coronavirus can spread indoors in updated guidanceFor months, the CDC has said that the virus spreads mainly through small airborne droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Most ...
06 Oct, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
Two New York cats become first US pets to test positive for COVID-19The cats, from separate areas of New York state, had mild respiratory illness and are expected to make a full recovery. It is believed that...
23 Apr, 2020, 09.28 AM IST
India and US collaborating on combating COVID-19: Ambassador Sandhu"In the present context of COVID-19 pandemic, close collaboration in the areas of diagnostics and therapeutics of the disease is underway,"...
26 Mar, 2020, 11.10 AM IST
Coronavirus contamination: Indian handset companies call up govt for clarityThe association has issued a limited advisory to its members based on one from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Th...
31 Jan, 2020, 08.48 AM IST