Coronavirus

San Francisco: The test result of a wastewater sample from California showed that the Omicron Covid-19 strain was present in the US state even before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it the newest 'Variant of Concern', a media report said citing official sources. The...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that 70 per cent of the state's population above 18 years has received both the Covid vaccine doses. "So far 96.87 per cent (2,58,72,847) of Kerala's population above 18 years have by now taken one dose, of which...

London: Two-shots of a Covid vaccine may not be enough against the Omicron variant, and a third dose or a booster shot is necessary to prevent the super mutant variant, according to a UK study. The study, released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA),...

Seoul: New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 7,000 for the third consecutive day Friday, as the worst surge since the start of the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and depleted health care workforce. Critics have blamed the spread on complacency by the government, which dramatically lowered...

New Delhi: The Health Ministry in coordination with the agencies concerned should assess the requirement of vaccine booster shots. Many experts have said that booster shots are necessary to tackle the different variants of the coronavirus. So accordingly the assessment should be done, the Parliamentary...

Beijing: China has granted emergency approval to its first-ever antibody cocktail therapy against Covid-19, which has shown to be effective in reducing the risk of hospitalisation or death among high-risk Covid-19 patients by 80 per cent, the media reported. The company in October submitted an...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Friday announced that the nationwide rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to children aged between five and 11 will start January 10, 2022. The move came after the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunizations (ATAGI) signed off on the Therapeutic Goods...

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has now three Omicron cases after the reports of two relatives of the state’s first Omicron patient came as positive, officials said Friday. The health authorities had detected two of the Zimbabwe-returned man’s relatives as Covid positive Sunday. Their swab samples were sent for...

Netcare Ltd., which operates the largest private healthcare network in South Africa, is seeing milder Covid-19 cases even as omicron is driving up the number of people testing positive for the virus. The symptoms displayed by patients in Netcare's hospitals in the epicenter of the...

London: Britain recorded 131 new cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant Wednesday, taking the total to 568, as it emerged that government ministers are in discussion about plans for tougher rules in an effort to slow the spread of the highly transmissible variant first detected...