RBI's MPC did see Ukraine-Russia tension as a bigger risk than omicron“As we meet, geopolitical tensions have become a bigger risk to the global economy than the virus “ said external member JR Varma and a cav...
25 Feb, 2022, 06.36 AM IST
California first state in the United States to adopt 'endemic' virus policy for Covid pandemicThe World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020, and with omicron fading in many parts of the wor...
18 Feb, 2022, 07.52 AM IST
Here’s what the pandemic has in store for the world nextThe crisis isn’t over until it’s over everywhere. The effects will continue to reverberate through wealthier nations — disrupting supply ch...
14 Feb, 2022, 07.37 AM IST
COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO saysPublic health officials have warned it is highly unlikely COVID-19 will be eliminated and say it will continue to kill people, though at mu...
20 Jan, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO saysDr Michael Ryan, speaking during a panel discussion on vaccine equity hosted by the World Economic Forum, said "we may never end the virus"...
18 Jan, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
From pandemic to endemic: Can 2022 succeed where 2021 failed?The appetite for economically damaging lockdowns is long gone. Vaccines are protecting swathes of the population, and there is even hope th...
15 Jan, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
For some emerging economies, new Covid wave spawns new thinkingOne of the emerging economies includes India where the immunization rate is about 45%, antibody surveys suggest that most of the population...
13 Jan, 2022, 03.04 PM IST
Beijing clamps new curbs amid rise in COVID-19 cases in China, puts Zero case policy under pressureThe Beijing Health Commission announced that residents who are on trips outside of the city should postpone their return if they have visit...
01 Nov, 2021, 07.33 PM IST
Why China is the world’s last ‘zero COVID’ holdoutThe no-holds-barred response is emblematic of China’s “zero COVID” policy, which has served the country remarkably well: China has reported...
28 Oct, 2021, 07.10 PM IST
The big question: Can India find a way out of its Covid nightmare?"To bring things under control, you want to vaccinate more people on a daily basis than the number of new infections. Remember that a perso...
03 May, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
India's next phase of virus crisis likely to be localised outbreaksAlthough a handful of states are reporting a spurt in infections, for a country of 1.35 billion people with limited health facilities and w...
02 Mar, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Gold inches higher on US stimulus talks; jobs data awaitedAsian equities were set to slump after Powell warned of a "significantly worse" U.S. recession than any downturn since World War Two becaus...
14 May, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
A Wuhan shrimp seller identified as coronavirus 'patient zero'Identified as Wei Guixian, she was selling shrimps at the Huanan Seafood Market when she developed a cold.
30 Mar, 2020, 12.25 PM IST
Typhoid control key to prevent gallbladder cancer in IndiaThe findings establish for the first time the causal link between bacterial infection and gallbladder cancer.
29 May, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
Dengue vaccine tested on Indian adults, found safeThe study showed that 87% of Indian adults in trial were positive to dengue at enrolment, confirming the significant endemic nature of the ...
03 Nov, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
CIA to stop using vaccination programmes as cover for spyingThe newly CIA policy mandates that it won't use vaccination programmes as part of its spy operations, according to senior Obama administrat...
20 May, 2014, 06.09 PM IST
- Our aim is to bring affordable vaccines to different regions: Harish Iyer, Shantha Biotech
Barely two months into his new job after walking away as Biocon’s research head, Iyer echoes the language of a seasoned vaccine maker.
16 Aug, 2011, 04.06 AM IST