Coronavirus

New York: While Covid vaccinations are known to reduce risk of death and hospitalisation from the infectious disease, a new study points out that they can also reduce anxiety and boost mental health. A team of researchers at the University of Southern California has found...

Manchester: A ‘gutted’ England Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison said Friday it was the Indian players’ anxiety over ‘what might happen’ and not the Covid-19 outbreak itself that caused the cancellation of the fifth and final Test here. Tom Harrison also asserted that all...

New Delhi: The cancellation of the fifth and final Test between India and England in Manchester due to fears of more Covid-19 cases has saddened many. The Covid-19 cases were reported from the Indian camp. Many former cricketers Friday described as ‘absolute shame’ and anticlimax...

Manchester: The fifth Test between India and England was cancelled Friday just a few hours before its scheduled start. The cancellation came amid a chaotic turn of events. First the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement regarding the visitors are ‘unable...

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 221.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.58 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.52 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science...

Mumbai: India has done a tremendous job on the vaccination drive but it will take at least nine more months to fully vaccinate all adults, Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said Tuesday. The sector veteran also warned that the country is on the cusp of...

Hyderabad: Dr Reddy's Laboratories said Tuesday it has initiated supply of the first dose component of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V to partner hospitals all over India. The development came following the announcement that Panacea Biotec supplied the first shipment of the second component of...

Dhenkanal: The Kanapura High School in Kamakhyanagar locality in this district has been shut down for a week after 20 persons tested positive Covid-19. Among those hit by the Covid-19 virus are 14 students, officials said Tuesday. Officials stated that 334 random samples were collected...

Kochi: In a crucial intervention, the Kerala High Court Monday ruled that the second dose of Covishield can be taken 28 days of taking the first dose in the private sector, but this time frame will not be applicable to the free supply of vaccines....

London: The US has cash funded the infamous Wuhan lab in China that is known to deal in deadly viruses and is also the place from where the SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19 pandemic, allegedly leaked, claimed a new book. The book titled "What Really...