Coronavirus

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the sixth minister in independent India to present five consecutive budgets, joining a select league of legends likes of Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley and P Chidambaram. Sitharaman's budget for the fiscal year starting April 2023 is her fifth...

Beijing: A third booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine was associated with a 90 per cent reduction in death in people with multiple health conditions compared to two doses, according to a study conducted in Hong Kong. The research, published in Canadian Medical Association Journal,...

Hong Kong: About 71 per cent of people with long Covid required medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more, according to a new study. Some 18 per cent of patients -- most of whom were younger than 60 -- had...

New Delhi: India has recorded a single-day rise of 109 new COVID-19 infections and its count of active cases now stands at 1,842, according to Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The tally of Covid infections in the country has reached 4.46 crore (4,46,82,639), it...

Washington: Immunity from COVID-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection, according to a new study. Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University, US, measured the antibody response in blood samples for a group of people who gained so-called "hybrid immunity"...

New Delhi: India logged 99 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 1,896, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Friday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,82,437). The death toll stands at 5,30,739 with one death reported by...

New Delhi: Amid the growing layoffs, there has been a surge in the number of patients coming from various companies -- both office-goers and those working from home -- with panic anxiety attacks and depression as they fear losing control over their immediate future plans,...

San Francisco: Researchers are working on a Covid-19 vaccine that people may drink instead of receiving with a needle, expanding their focus onto mucosal vaccines, which include nasal vaccines as well as "swish and swallow" oral vaccines. The vaccine, called QYNDR, completed its phase 1...

New Delhi: India recorded 140 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,960, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,921). The death toll stands at 5,30,733, with one fatality reported by...

Los Angeles: New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 49.1 per cent of the Covid-19 cases in the US for the week ending January 21, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The subvariant XBB.1.5 is...