Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
22 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Singapore reports nearly 60% surge in weekly new COVID-19 casesSingapore recorded a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. New infections jumped by over 58 percent in a week. Hospital admissions also saw a...
21 May, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
People will give fitting reply to deception: Assam CM Biswa Sarma hits back at CongressCongress leader Pawan Khera faces legal action from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's family. Khera made allegations regarding for...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.30 PM IST
New COVID Variant “Cicada” (BA.3.2) may be affecting children the most, experts sayThe COVID-19 subvariant BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada,” spread internationally, reaching 23 countries and appearing in wastewater across 25 U.S...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
What types of blood proteins get activated in the most severe cases of Covid in children?By understanding the role each of those proteins plays, we can start to understand the biology underneath the disease.
04 May, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
Covid cases rising in Delhi but people not developing severe disease: Satyendar Jain"Though Covid cases have increased in Delhi, people are not developing severe disease and the hospitalisation rate is low. This is because ...
28 Apr, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
Covid-19: Over 20 kids test positive this week in Noida, health advisory issued to schoolsAll schools across Noida and Greater Noida have been advised to immediately inform the health department about any child with cough, cold, ...
13 Apr, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
Kolkata: Severe Covid in children more common in 3rd wave, doctors advise cautionSeveral hospitals in the city have seen a significant rise in the number of severe Covid cases among children over the last two weeks, with...
28 Jan, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Karnataka reports sharp spike in Covid-19 cases in children U-10So far, cases in January are already more than the total cases reported in the six months between July and December 2021. During that time,...
24 Jan, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision, here's what can happen when parents disagreeWhen parents disagree over whether to vaccinate their child, the child may be delayed in getting vaccinated.
10 Jan, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Andhra tops list with 39.8% of 15-17 years administered first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: GovtThe southern state is followed by Himachal Pradesh, which has jabbed 37 per cent of the target beneficiaries in this category with first do...
05 Jan, 2022, 12.06 PM IST
How often do COVID vaccines cause heart problems in kids?Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, has worried advisers to federal agencies in deliberations regarding use of the Pfizer-Bio...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
India risks 600,000 coronavirus cases daily without more shots, claims a new studyExperts have predicted a new wave in coming weeks, though most see it as weaker than the previous surge. The study, while acknowledging lac...
24 Aug, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Over 150 children found COVID-positive as Mizoram reports highest daily casesOn the fresh infections, 234 cases were confirmed at the RT-PCR laboratory in Zoram Medical College (ZMC), while 510 cases were detected th...
20 Jul, 2021, 12.31 PM IST
34, 606 people within the age group of 0 to 18 years found infected by COVID-19 in AssamNational health mission (NHM) stated that he total number of COVID Infected persons in Assam has been 2, 80,504. Out of this, 34,606 within...
28 Jun, 2021, 10.19 PM IST
Impact on kids almost the same: Those above 50 fare better in the second waveOlder citizens, who are more vulnerable to Covid-19, seem to have coped better in the second wave. While 15.06% cases in the first wave wer...
06 Jun, 2021, 10.18 AM IST
As more children infected with Covid, experts say no need for panic but stress on need to vaccinateChildren account for about 3-4 per cent of hospital admissions, in both India and the rest of the world
26 May, 2021, 05.41 PM IST