Gen ex gets the gadgets, even if it means sometimes getting things tangled upBeneath the comedy of keeping up with the iJoneses lies the determination with which a generation is trying to keep up and stay tech-releva...
09 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identifiedA rare hantavirus outbreak sickened passengers and crew on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina. Three people have died, and one is in inte...
06 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industryKaktovik, Alaska, a village near the Arctic Circle, is planning to restart polar bear tourism. The village, which hosted thousands of touri...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Covid surge: Masks now compulsory in all Himachal Pradesh hospitalsFollowing the first reported COVID-19 case in Himachal Pradesh, authorities have mandated masks for patients and attendants in hospitals. T...
04 Jun, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Caring with Covid: Infected doctors battle China virus surgeMany Chinese were jubilant after Beijing announced the end of mandatory quarantines this week, effectively drawing the curtain on years of ...
28 Dec, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
About 24 mn people over age 60 yet to receive 1st Covid jab in ChinaNearly 23.8 million people over the age of 60 in China are yet to receive their first shot of Covid-19 vaccine as the country goes through ...
26 Dec, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
China says only Covid-19 deaths from 'respiratory failures' will be counted in official tollBeijing, which is hit by the BF.7 variant of the Omicron strain, has announced five more deaths in addition to the two on Monday, the first...
20 Dec, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
China eases covid restrictions after protests: Moves closer to scrapping zero-Covid policyThe sudden relaxation of the rules also sparked concerns that the daily virus cases which were averaging around 30,000 a day could increase...
07 Dec, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
EXPLAINER-Shanghai death numbers raise questions over its COVID accountingShanghai had reported no COVID-19 deaths for more than a month after the current outbreak began in early March. But deaths suddenly started...
28 Apr, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
Beijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in schoolCity officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results on Friday. The Chinese capital also reported ...
24 Apr, 2022, 12.08 AM IST
China continues 'severe and complex' fight against COVID-19The country has counted more than 56,000 cases since March 1.
26 Mar, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
Maharashtra: Couple, 13-year-old daughter found to have Omicron infection on return from UgandaMaharashtra had reported 40 Omicron cases as of Friday evening.
18 Dec, 2021, 06.51 PM IST
Healthcare and frontline workers, elderly will need 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccineThese numbers are being computed by the health authorities as they gear up for a massive immunisation programme to begin as soon as a coron...
25 Nov, 2020, 08.31 AM IST
TN to launch trial to study efficacy of BCG vaccine to reduce COVID-19 mortality for eldersThis is significant as the study will see whether the vaccine’s potential to combat Covid-19 and prevent hospitalisation among the aged as ...
15 Jul, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
How vulnerable are India's states to Covid-19 infections?This pandemic could act as a starting point for the re-orientation of the primary and district health care systems of Indian states to keep...
07 May, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Frame policies to safeguard elderly officials during COVID: AIIMS doctor to PM"There is a direct correlation between mortality and age. These people are more likely to get acute respiratory distress syndrome, the acut...
21 Apr, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
Kerala elderly couple surviving COVID-19 brings ray of hope: ExpertsThomas and his wife Mariyamma, hailing from Ranni locality in Pathanamthitta municipality in Central Travancore region, tested positive and...
31 Mar, 2020, 07.16 PM IST