CoVarScan is here! New Covid test can identify all variants in hoursThe test detects the signatures of 8 hotspots on the Covid virus.
05 Jul, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
COVID cases, deaths continue to fall globally, WHO reportsThe Western Pacific was the only region where COVID-19 increased, with about a third more infections than the previous week. Deaths rose by...
02 Mar, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
Explainer: Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspringDelta is more than two times as contagious as previous SARS-CoV-2 variants, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
16 Nov, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
What next for Covid after five million deaths?The face of the pandemic is expected to change with the wave after wave so far witnessed fading in industrial countries where most people a...
01 Nov, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
WHO reports global decline in new COVID-19 casesLast week's drop marked the first substantial decline for more than two months, with falling COVID-19 cases in every world region.
22 Sep, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
Exclusive: Scaler is in talks to bag $70-100 million fundingScaler, which helps working professionals upgrade their skills and grow in their respective careers, has so far raised $21.5 million from m...
16 Sep, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
What's the Mu variant? And will we keep seeing more concerning variants?If Mu was truly a really bad variant, we would have expected to have started to see indications of this, and we haven't yet.
03 Sep, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
Easing of lockdown, non-adherence to Covid norms behind surge in infections: Govt"Easing of lockdown combined with pandemic fatigue, lack of community adherence to COVID appropriate behavior and evolution and circulation...
30 Jul, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
Delta variant continues to be dominant lineage in new Covid cases across India: INSACOGThe Delta variant was behind the deadly second wave of the coronavirus in India that killed thousands and infected lakhs during March to Ma...
22 Jul, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
National third wave unlikely as majority Indians already exposed, says veteran virologist Jacob John“The extent of population that is unexposed to the virus during the last two waves and vaccination coverage will determine the next wave,” ...
14 Jul, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
COVID: Lambda variant is now in 29 countries, but what evidence do we have that it's more dangerous?Lambda has seven mutations on the spike protein. These mutations may make it easier for lambda to bind to our cells and make it harder for ...
13 Jul, 2021, 02.29 PM IST
Maharashtra, Kerala reported 53 per cent of India's total Covid cases last week: CentreThe government said visuals from tourist spots and the way people are mingling without following Covid protocols is "a serious cause of con...
09 Jul, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
DDMA nod for colour-coded action plan to deal with possible 3rd Covid waveAt a DDMA meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, experts stressed on having 12,000 ICU beds, sufficient oxygen, drugs and ambu...
09 Jul, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
Lambda variant of COVID-19 not reported in India so far: SourcesA new COVID-19 strain called 'Lambda' is much more dangerous than the Delta variant, said the UK Health Ministry adding that it has been de...
07 Jul, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
COVID-19: Detected across 30 countries, Lambda variant 'deadlier' than DeltaLambda accounts for nearly 82 percent of the coronavirus case samples reported during May and June in Peru, Euro News reported citing the P...
07 Jul, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
UK reports 35,204 more Delta variant cases, investigates new Lambda variantPublic Health England (PHE) said of the total Delta variant of concern (VOC) - first identified in India - 42 belong to the Delta AY.1 sub ...
26 Jun, 2021, 08.55 AM IST
Experimental drug can speed up COVID-19 recovery, says new studyAccording to the researchers, people who were treated with the drug cleared the virus quickly with the effect being most pronounced in thos...
08 Feb, 2021, 03.54 PM IST