HKU5-CoV-2, the new bat coronavirus in China sparks global concern: Know its symptoms and how does it spreadThe new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, found in China has sparked concerns among health officials and has triggered panic. HKU5-CoV-2 has sim...
24 Feb, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
Another pandemic? China scientists discover new bat coronavirus that poses risk of animal-to-human transmissionA team of Chinese researchers have discovered a new bat coronavirus with the potential for animal-to-human transmission. The virus, named H...
21 Feb, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
Were raccoon dogs the source of Covid-19?Despite their name, raccoon dogs are not close relatives of raccoons.
26 Mar, 2023, 09.39 AM IST
NeoCov's potential danger to humans requires further study: WHOAccording to scientists from the Wuhan University in China, NeoCov can penetrate human cells in the same way as SARS-CoV-2.
28 Jan, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
Information as Weapon: Understanding the false news of the Nipah outbreak in IndiaOn June 4, 2019, one person had tested positive for Nipah in Kerala. No cases have been reported in 2021. Yet, a post went viral on social ...
12 Jul, 2021, 11.20 PM IST
Covid origins mirror SARS’s genesis in animals, study findsThe paper was released Wednesday ahead of peer review, and is being prepared for submission to a journal for publication, one of the author...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
What the world wants China to disclose in Wuhan lab leak probeThe Group of Seven leaders this weekend are set to call for a fresh, transparent, World Health Organization-convened study into the origins...
11 Jun, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
British intelligence believes COVID-19 lab leak theory 'feasible': ReportThe origins of the COVID-19 remain a widely debated topic, with some scientists and politicians maintaining that the possibility of a lab l...
30 May, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
China silent on independent probe on charges of COVID-19 leak from Wuhan bio labCalls for an independent investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which devastated the world after emerging from Wuhan have become...
26 May, 2021, 08.14 PM IST
China is making it harder to solve the mystery of how Covid beganChina has effectively snuffed out Covid-19, thanks to stringent border curbs, mass testing and a surveillance network that allows infected ...
31 Dec, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation: WHO"All available evidence suggests the virus has an animal origin and is not manipulated or constructed in a lab or somewhere else," WHO spok...
21 Apr, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
Looking into reports that coronavirus 'escaped' from China's Wuhan lab: Donald TrumpThe US has been conducting a full-scale investigation into whether the deadly virus "escaped" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Fox New...
18 Apr, 2020, 09.51 AM IST
The only silver lining: Cleaner hands, bluer skies - what coronavirus has done for usOther environmental benefits include crystal-clear waters in Venice canals usually choked with tourist-laden boats.
25 Mar, 2020, 08.45 AM IST
Kumar Sangakkara in self-quarantine after returning from London, says has no symptomsThe cricketer said he is following Sri Lankan government's guidelines.
23 Mar, 2020, 11.50 AM IST
India Inc feels coronavirus jitters; Mahindra pushes for work from home culture, Mariwala wants people to stop spreading fake newsHarsh Goenka also shared his thoughts.
04 Mar, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
Why India is also susceptible to coronavirus-like diseasesHuman and wildlife interactions are increasing as Indian settlements press up against remaining wild spaces.
16 Feb, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
Travellers from China to be screened for novel coronavirus at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata airportsThe government has also issued a travel advisory asking citizens travelling to and from China to follow certain precautionary measures. It ...
17 Jan, 2020, 04.46 PM IST