No fourth wave of coronavirus will occur in India: Virologist T Jacob JohnThe third wave of COVID-19 had plateaued in India and the number of cases started declining after January 21 when 3,47,254 infections were ...
08 Mar, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
Manipal’s Dr Ballal defends Karnataka’s institutional quarantine mandate for visitors from Kerala“If your neighbour’s house is on fire, it can spread to us too,” he told ET, saying institutional quarantine is a common tool used in forei...
31 Aug, 2021, 09.21 PM IST
Waning immunity, emergence of more transmissible variant can be reasons behind 3rd wave: Randeep GuleriaSpeaking at an event, he said the third wave can be mitigated by following Covid-appropriate behaviour such as maintaining social distancin...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.12 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
As the rich world moves on, Africans face repeated virus wavesAfrica remains woefully under-vaccinated, with only 1.1% of the continent’s 1.2 billion people having gotten a jab compared with about 50% ...
04 Jul, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Covid will be reduced to an endemic in future, zero figure in Delhi unlikely: ExpertsThe Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain had said last year that one will have to learn wi...
03 Jul, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
What to do for economic revival after April-JuneIndia’s economy and its citizens have just endured a harrowing experience with the second Covid wave. But as we look ahead to coming quarte...
29 Jun, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
Economy: Revival After April-JuneIndia’s economy and its citizens have just endured a harrowing experience with the second Covid wave. But as we look ahead to coming quarte...
29 Jun, 2021, 07.36 AM IST
Explained: Will India witness a 'dreaded' third wave after its Covid tsunami?Top scientists and certain ministers have been raising alarm about the "inevitable" third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic for the last few we...
20 May, 2021, 09.37 PM IST
The antidote to 3rd Covid wave is combination of social distancing, health infra and massive vaccination outreachThe key question at this juncture is: will there be a third wave, and if yes, how should the government and citizens gear up to confront th...
16 May, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
COVID-appropriate behaviour, vaccination main shields against all mutants, future waves: ExpertsSeveral experts believe that a casual approach that followed the trough of the first wave could be a possible reason for the pandemic raisi...
09 May, 2021, 12.23 PM IST
Virus wave must be fought without vaccines: WHOThe WHO's Michael Ryan said vaccines should not be seen as a "unicorn" magic solution -- and countries battling a resurgence of the virus w...
19 Nov, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
Gulf nations walk fiscal tightrope as second virus wave makes oil scene more complicatedNew coronavirus cases are surfacing in most of Europe and West Asia in clear signs of a second wave that threatens the nascent recovery and...
16 Oct, 2020, 07.56 PM IST
World Health Organization says COVID-19 pandemic is "one big wave", not seasonalThe World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, s...
28 Jul, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
A 'second wave' of coronavirus cases? Not yet, experts sayMany public health experts, however, suggest it's no time to celebrate. About 120,000 Americans have died from the new virus and there are ...
21 Jun, 2020, 11.20 PM IST
Australian shares pare gains on second virus wave concernsThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended up 0.1 per cent at 5,942.6 points, having gained as much as 1.2 per cent earlier.
19 Jun, 2020, 02.30 PM IST
Wall Street gripped by fears of fresh virus waveThe Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 274.09 points, or 1.07 per cent, at 25,331.45.
15 Jun, 2020, 10.10 PM IST