"It's a sub-variant of Omicron that gets around pre-existing immunity rather well," said Virologist Shahid Jameel of the University of Oxfo...

They said Covid-19 cases could rise in the coming days due to festivals including Diwali next week. BQ.1 is an offshoot of the Omicron vari...

Virologist Shahid Jameel of the University of Oxford said he would be worried if the hospitalisations go up as well.

Giridhara Babu, senior epidemiologist said it is time to revise and ensure that every eligible person gets a booster shot if not got alread...

"It's important to be sensible and understand the risk factors -- if you're indoors, it's better to wear a mask. If it's crowded, even more...

"With about 60% of the world’s population fully vaccinated and a large fraction also exposed to the virus, severe disease and hospitalizati...

India is gearing up to tackle a possible third wave of the coronavirus pandemic as the Omicron variant of the virus, which is said to be mu...

"It is likely that many other countries, if they start looking for this variant, would probably find it in the coming days," she said. She ...

"The resignation of Dr. Shahid Jameel, one of India's best virologists, is really sad. Modi Sarkar has no place for professionals who can s...

INSACOG, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium, warned government officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the ...

"The curve may have flattened but the other side of the peak is not going to be an easy climb down. It's possibly going to be a more prolon...

"To bring things under control, you want to vaccinate more people on a daily basis than the number of new infections. Remember that a perso...

Last year at the time when the virus broke its loose pan-India, Maharashtra was hit badly with most reported cases of which almost close to...

Just like there were no answers to why there was a slide in number of infections earlier this year, there is no clarity on why the numbers ...

Virologist Shahid Jameel, who has won the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, said the rollout of vaccines has caused a false sense of s...

What should come out in public in clear terms is that both the vaccines are proving to be safe. Even though the efficacy data is not out ye...

While the number of COVID-19 cases races towards the 8,00,000 mark with 7,93,802 cases on Friday and 21,604 fatalities, the incidence of de...