The health ministry has asked the states to start random tests and genome sequencing to ascertain the kind of virus and its typical changes.

The re-election of Xi Jinping and the ensuing celebrations among his followers and lobby have hit two roadblocks: a fresh bout of Covid-19 infections, and leaked videos of state crackdown on workers protesting harsh restrictions. In early November, China reported a spike in Covid-19 cases – the reported number was 5496 – highest since May […]

As soon as reports about the Boston University study on "chimeric recombinant SARS-CoV-2 encoding the S 46 gene of Omicron" hit social media, it sent waves of fear. It reminded people of often-ridiculed conspiracy theories around “Wuhan virus” being a mode of biological warfare by China. But what is the truth about this study? 

NEW DELHI: India’s Bharat Biotech, Switzerland’s ExcellGene SA and University of Sydney have come together to manufacture a “variant-proof” Covid-19 vaccine. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate will be developed under the recently-approved consortium funding through the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Under this initiative, CEPI will provide funding up to USD 19.3 million for phase […]

  NEW DELHI: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday granted a restricted emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children aged 6-12 years. Covaxin is one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in the world to generate data in the 2-18 year age group. The authorisation is given to Bharat Biotech after […]

The hopes of US President Biden’s supporters when he took office have been dashed. The fears of those who thought the then 78-year old was already too advanced in years to provide a dynamic presidency have begun to seem well-founded. His first priority—correctly—was to combat the pandemic. His administration rolled out vaccinations for US citizens […]

NEW DELHI: A one month old COVID positive baby, admitted to Moolchand hospital in Delhi, has been discharged after recovering from the infection. The infant was brought with an ear infection and tested positive on admission. The hospital tweeted  on January 14 that “Covis-19 Update: One month old baby, came with ear infection and tested […]

NEW DELHI: As the third wave moves towards the peak, India reported 2.47 lakh new coronavirus cases today — the highest single-day rise in the current wave. The country’s total now stands at 3.63 crore, which includes 5,488 cases of Omicron Covid variant, across 28 states and union territories. The current active cases stand at […]

NEW DELHI: In the wake of rising COVID cases in the state the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to shut down restaurants and Pubs in Delhi. DDMA has also decided that all the private offices should work from home. DDMA said that, ”DDMA is satisfied that the NCT of Delhi has taken effective […]

NEW DELHI: There is good news in the offing, and a matter of pride for India, as the trials for homegrown vaccine COVAXIN booster dose have shown ‘promising’ results. Six months after receipt of the second COVAXIN dose, participants received a third booster dose of COVAXIN which resulted in the following findings: The phase 2, […]