India host to 7,569 coronavirus mutants, shows studyThe novel coronavirus is perhaps the first infectious organism in recent times to form thousands of its variants across the globe. In India...
20 Feb, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Chinese study which claimed Covid originated in India withdrawnGlobal Times said the study was first posted on SSRN.com, the preprint platform of the medical journal The Lancet, on November 17, but the ...
14 Dec, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
India is witnessing 'community transmission', admits Health Minister Harsh Vardhan“It is limited only to certain districts and states,” he said, in the backdrop of West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's admission ...
18 Oct, 2020, 03.28 PM IST
Scientists believe coronavirus will become seasonal like flu, but the time hasn't come yetThe factors governing seasonality of Covid cannot halt the spread in the summer months.
16 Sep, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Second wave? Britain imposes a tougher lockdown in swathes of northern EnglandBritain reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in more than a month on Thursday, as ministers fretted about a second wave o...
31 Jul, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
WHO says airborne transmission of coronavirus can occur during medical proceduresThe agency said some outbreak reports related to indoor crowded spaces have suggested the possibility of aerosol transmission, combined wit...
09 Jul, 2020, 09.23 PM IST
Pakistan coronavirus cases rise to 11,155; 79% cases locally transmittedAccording to the Ministry of National Health Services, 13 more patients died due to the novel coronavirus, taking the toll to 237 and anoth...
24 Apr, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
The process of identifying a covid 'hotspot' is not uniform: Lav AgarwalThe ministry has also framed essential features for ventilators to be used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The features have been d...
31 Mar, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
Community spread of coronavirus hasn't begun, says Maharashtra Deputy CM"We are still not in the third stage, also known as community transmission phase. People should make a resolution that they would not ventu...
29 Mar, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
Warm, humid climate linked to slower COVID-19 transmission: MIT StudyWarm and humid weather is linked to slower spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a study which suggests that Asian countries experi...
26 Mar, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Local transmission of coronavirus rising, admits Maharashtra health minister5 of the ten people who tested positive in Maharashtra on Sunday got were infected through local transmission.
22 Mar, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
With Covid-19 count at 32, Maharashtra expands healthcare facilitiesMaharashtra has reported 32 positive cases of novel coronavirus so far. Health Minister Rajesh Tope assured people that new laboratories wi...
15 Mar, 2020, 05.47 PM IST
Children are less severely affected by coronavirus compared to adults: StudyThe review, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, noted that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, seems to cause fewer sympt...
14 Mar, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
Coronavirus spreads quickly, before people show symptoms: StudyAccording to the researchers, including those from the University of Texas at Austin, the average serial interval for the novel coronavirus...
14 Mar, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
Doctors' body warns of possible spread of coronavirus to Kashmir ValleyPresident of the Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) Suhail Naik said China is located near India and there were chances of coronavirus re...
30 Jan, 2020, 05.37 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
India issues travel advisory in wake of coronavirus spread in ChinaAll travellers to China, in particular to Wuhan city, have been advised to monitor their health closely.
17 Jan, 2020, 03.48 PM IST