Coronavirus

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 213 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.45 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.99 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science...

New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), India's National Regulatory Authority, has approved Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Limited's work on the country's first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine for its clinical data of the phase-1 study. "Vaccine Subject Expert Committee (SEC) reviewed the interim phase-1 data and...

Washington: The novel coronavirus disease likely developed naturally -- jumping from an animal to humans, while the possibility of a leak is still not out of doubt, the director of the US National Institutes of Health has said. It is still unknown if the virus leaked...

Manila: The Covid-19 pandemic pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty in 2020, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released Tuesday. The ADB warned that the pandemic is...

Cairo: Premier League club Liverpool have refused to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt’s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of coronavirus restrictions. The information was given Monday by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA). Egypt is on Britain’s red list, so Mohamed Salah would be required...

Beirut: Millions of people in Syria and Iraq are at risk of losing access to water, electricity and food amid rising temperatures. This is because of record low water levels due to lack of rainfall and drought. A warning to this effect was issued by...

Washington: Researchers have identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes Covid-19. The findings, posted as a pre-proof in the journal ‘Immunity’, could help develop new antibody-based therapies that are less...

Mumbai: Actor Emraan Hashmi has said filmmakers should let go of their obsession with box office numbers. He pointed out that having a theatrical release amid the coronavirus pandemic in itself is a step towards revival of the industry. Emraan Hashmi has pointed out that...

Mumbai: Actress Nimrat Kaur says living amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has taught her to feel grateful for every little thing in life. Opening up on her experience of living through the pandemic, Nimrat told IANS: "During the first lockdown, I was at home all...

United Nations: Amid the surging Delta variant of Covid-19, the US has urged world leaders to deliver their statements to the UN General Assembly's annual session next month by video, instead of travelling to New York, to ensure that the high-level week doesn't become a...