China's 'batwoman' warns of another coronavirus-like outbreakVirologist Shi Zhengli, known as China's "batwoman," and her team have warned that a new pandemic similar to Covid-19 is highly likely and ...
25 Sep, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
Novel antibody reduces severity of COVID-19 infection: StudyThe researchers identified over 1,700 antibodies, which the immune system produces to bind at specific sites on specific viruses to block t...
03 Nov, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
No evidence to suggest AY.4 variant of coronavirus has higher infectivity rate than Delta: ScientistSix persons in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh were found infected with AY.4, Chief medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of the state B S Sa...
25 Oct, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
Global coronavirus cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spikeThe pandemic's recent acceleration has been ferocious. It took 32 days for the number of cases to rise from 30 million to 40 million. It to...
08 Nov, 2020, 07.24 PM IST
New kind of coronavirus that affects pigs has the potential of jumping from swines to humansThe virus causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, and has been especially deadly to young piglets.
14 Oct, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
US FDA-approved ointment found to treat, kill viral infections including Covid-19Scientists associated with the project said the FDA-registered non-prescription over the counter (OTC) ointment has been proven to prevent,...
22 Aug, 2020, 09.41 AM IST
Global coronavirus cases rise above 13 millionGlobal coronavirus infections passed 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the dis...
13 Jul, 2020, 06.26 PM IST
India will have to play key role in mass production of coronavirus vaccine: FranceDozens of researchers across the globe are racing against time to come out with a vaccine for coronavirus that has infected nearly five mil...
24 May, 2020, 02.52 PM IST
As coronavirus cases surge, India looks at resources from S Korea, China, GermanyIndian missions in these three countries have been tasked to immediately identifying possible areas of cooperation and engage with relevant...
01 Apr, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
Indian Army dismisses as fake social media messages about likely imposition of Emergency"Fake and malicious messages are circulating on social media about likely declaration of emergency in mid April and employment of #IndianAr...
30 Mar, 2020, 06.11 PM IST
US has most confirmed coronavirus cases in worldAmerica leads with 85,653 COVID-19 cases, followed by China with 81,782 and Italy with 80,589 infections, the data showed.
27 Mar, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
WHO: Coronavirus mortality rate more than flu'sThe new virus, to which no one has immunity, causes more severe diseases than the seasonal flu, WHO said indicating that more people are su...
10 Mar, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Elon Musk thinks coronavirus panic is dumb, feels fatality rate overstatedThe Tesla CEO has made an attempt to explain why he thinks so.
09 Mar, 2020, 03.29 PM IST
Death toll in China's coronavirus jumps to 2,236; confirmed cases cross 75,400The number of deaths is higher than the previous day when 114 people died of the disease, but the country reported the lowest number of new...
21 Feb, 2020, 08.59 PM IST
Death toll from new coronavirus set to surpass SARS, as China's fatalities above 700The death toll in mainland China jumped by 86 to 722, and is poised to pass the 774 deaths recorded globally during the 2002-2003 pandemic ...
08 Feb, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Battling the epidemic: India readies treatment protocol for CoronavirusThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to allow a combination of lopin...
05 Feb, 2020, 07.53 AM 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