Coronavirus

Washington: Chinese researchers at the World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the coronavirus pandemic pushed against the lab-leak theory, said a WHO scientist, who led the group, in a Danish documentary. In the documentary, titled "The Virus Mystery", Peter Ben Embarek said the...

Mumbai: Maharashtra has reported its third death of a patient infected with the Delta Plus Covid-19 virus variant, as the total number of patients with the variant stood at over 65 till date, officials said. A 69-year-old man diagnosed with Delta Plus has succumbed in...

Geneva: A top vaccines official at the World Health Organisation says the agency expects to make a decision next month on an emergency authorisation for India-made Covaxin vaccine made by Bharat Biotech, a shot that has yet to be authorized by any Western regulatory authorities....

Cuttack: A 55-year-old Coronavirus patient has escaped from the Covid ward of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, police said Wednesday. Both Cuttack city, as well as Cuttack rural police, have launched a massive manhunt to trace the male patient, a native of the...

New York: Covid-19 cases among US children are climbing at an alarming rate, with nearly 94,000 diagnosed with the virus last week and trends showing a "continuing substantial increase". Children now account for 15 per cent of Covid-19 cases in the US, according to a...

Toronto: Depression and anxiety symptoms have doubled in children and adolescents when compared to pre-pandemic times, according to an alarming study. Researchers at the University of Calgary conducted a meta-analysis, pooling together data from 29 separate studies from around the world, including 80,879 youth globally....

Chandigarh: With the re-opening of schools in Punjab, 20 students from two government schools in Ludhiana city on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19. While 12 students are from Kailash Nagar, eight are from Basti Jodhewal. District Magistrate Varinder Kumar Sharma has ordered closure of both...

Washington: infections are rising in the US, even requiring hospitalisation, amid soaring infections from the Delta variant of Covid-19 and lagging vaccination rates, media reports said. The American Academy of Pediatrics, in its latest update, said there were nearly 94,000 cases of Covid among kids...

New Delhi: In a setback to Amazon and Flipkart, the Supreme Court refused Monday to stop the preliminary anti-trust probe by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against the e-commerce giants. The Supreme Court said that it expects such big organisations as Amazon and Flipkart...

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 20.2 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 42.8 lakh and vaccinations soared to over 4.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and...