Coronavirus

Seoul: Suga of the South-Korean super K-pop band BTS has tested positive for Covid after returning from the US. The K-Pop idol received his positive test result one day after he returned to South Korea, where he was quarantined as soon as he arrived, reports...

New Delhi: India has reported a total of 415 Omicron cases, the Health Ministry said this morning. At least 115 have recovered, it said. Maharashtra has the highest number of Omicron infection with 108, followed by Delhi with 79. Gujarat has 43 cases and Telangana 38....

New Delhi: The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak by February 3, 2022, claims a modelling study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. However, the forecast is based on the assumption that India will follow the trends of rise...

New York: The highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 has the potential to evade the immune protection conferred by vaccines and natural infection, as well as render most monoclonal antibody therapy ineffective, according to a new study. The study led by researchers from Columbia University...

Chennai: Tamil comedian and character actor Vadivelu was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai after he turned Covid-19 positive. He had returned to Chennai from London Thursday where he had attended some functions. He was tested at the Chennai international airport and Friday, he...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday turned its ire on the Delhi Police and the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) after taking note of reports, including a viral video, of an enormous crowd, virtual treading over each other, in a leading capital market, amid...

Washington: A total of 55 people aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19 after it set sail December 18 from the US state of Florida, the company said. The infections on the Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship included passengers...

AstraZeneca said a lab-study of its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, Evusheld, found that the treatment retained neutralising activity against the Omicron coronavirus variant, showing promise for wider use of the therapy. The study was conducted by independent investigators of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the...

Bhubaneswar: With the detection of four Omicron cases, the Odisha government has imposed restrictions on Christmas and New Year celebrations. Odisha Chief Secretary S.C. Mahapatra Friday issued an order, which will remain in force from December 25, 2021 to January 2, 2022. As per the...

New York: US scientists have detected infection by at least three variants of Covid-19 in white-tailed deer across six locations in Ohio state, which likely transmitted from humans. Researchers from the Ohio State University took nasal swabs from 360 white-tailed deer in nine northeast Ohio...