No case of new 'Omicron' variant of coronavirus detected in India yet: OfficialThe countries designated as 'at-risk' (updated as of November 26, 2021) include European countries, the UK, South Africa, Brazil, Banglades...
29 Nov, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Delta variant is most-contagious coronavirus mutant, but vaccines still offer hopeIt spreads more easily because of mutations that make it better at latching onto cells in our bodies.
04 Aug, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Citing the Delta variant, Pfizer will pursue booster shots and a new vaccineA booster given six months after the second dose of the vaccine increases the potency of antibodies against the original virus and the beta...
09 Jul, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
India's domestic traffic was 71% lower in May 2021 compared to May 2019: IATAPassenger traffic is measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), which is calculated by multiplying the number of seats that were fill...
07 Jul, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Sydney extends Covid-19 lockdown to entire city: State govt"From 6pm today all of Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong will go into lockdown," said Gladys Berejiklian...
26 Jun, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
Spain to enforce quarantine on travellers from IndiaAs there are no direct flights from India to Spain, the measure will apply to those who travelled via third countries, government spokeswom...
27 Apr, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Banks want free vaccine shots for staffIn a letter to the ministry, IBA chairman Sunil Mehta noted that bank employees have been working uninterrupted while braving numerous odds...
06 Apr, 2021, 07.29 AM IST
Highly contagious British coronavirus variant found in Sri Lanka for the first timeIt was the third variant of coronavirus to be detected in the country, he said, mentioning four different locations from where samples have...
12 Feb, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Kuwait limits overseas airport arrivals after COVID variant detectedKuwaiti newspapers earlier reported the decision, citing unnamed sources. Kuwait's civil aviation authority could not be immediately reache...
24 Jan, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccineRegulatory endorsement is a welcome boost for AstraZeneca and the Oxford team, which have been accused of a lack of clarity about the resul...
30 Dec, 2020, 01.21 PM IST
New, more contagious coronavirus strain in UK does not appear to be deadlier: Vivek MurthyMurthy, 43, said that there was no reason to believe that the coronavirus vaccines that have already been developed would not be effective ...
21 Dec, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Man's 'lie' caused virus lockdown: South AustraliaSouth Australia’s drastic six-day coronavirus lockdown was triggered by a 'lie' to contact tracers from a man who tested positive and restr...
21 Nov, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Mildly ill COVID-19 patients might be discharged in nine or more days after symptom onset: StudyScientists have assessed respiratory samples from 35 COVID-19 patients, and found that contagious coronavirus was "rarely detectable" beyon...
06 Aug, 2020, 06.08 PM IST
COVID-19: IIT researchers developing robots to deliver food, medicines to patients in isolation wardsThe team from IIT Guwahati's Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering departments believes the move will reduce human intervention...
01 Apr, 2020, 12.10 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi slams govt response to coronavirus outbreakHe described the contagious disease as a "huge problem" and said ignoring it was a "non-solution". "I will keep repeating this. The coronav...
13 Mar, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
Haryana government declares COVID-19 an epidemic"COVID-19 declared epidemic in Haryana," Health minister Anil Vij said in a tweet.
12 Mar, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
China orders disinfection of banknotes in coronavirus fight: ReportChina has told lenders to disinfect and store banknotes in a dry area for 7 days, as part of the battle to contain the contagious coronavir...
26 Feb, 2020, 11.49 AM IST