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India registers 1,829 new Covid-19 cases, 33 more deaths
[ad_1] India Covid-19 cases, May 18, 2022: Thirty-three Covid-related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours and 2,549 people were reported as having recovered. Written by Harshit Sabarwal | […]
Gap between 2nd and booster dose reduced for some. Check details
[ad_1] Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi The government has reduced the gap between the second and precautionary (or booster) doses of Covid-19 vaccine for […]
One million dead: Five things to know about America’s pandemic
[ad_1] One million dead from Covid-19: two years ago it would have been unimaginable, but now the United States is on the verge of surpassing this terrible milestone. It will […]
Analysis-Test, test, test? Scientists question costly mass covid checks
[ad_1] For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for covid-19 has become a routine and familiar annoyance. But two years […]
Long Covid risk worse after Delta than Omicron, shows data
[ad_1] More than two-thirds of those with self-reported long Covid, or 1.2 million people, said their symptoms adversely affected their day-to-day activities, and almost a fifth said their symptoms limited […]
Covid spread 1,000 times more likely from air than surfaces: Study
[ad_1] People are 1,000 times more likely to get COVID-19 from the airborne viral particles they breathe than from the surfaces they touch, according to a study. The researchers from […]
Covid: Omicron variants are ‘escaping previous immunity’
[ad_1] A small-scale study in South Africa has seen a significant drop in people’s immunity to two new subvariants of omicron — even after they had been infected with the […]
Covid-19: Some outbound flyers may be able to get boosters early
[ad_1] India may reconsider the nine-month gap between the second Covid-19 shot and the booster dose for those travelling overseas, especially to countries mandating that arriving travellers have been administered […]
COVID digest: New Zealand reopens its doors for tourists
[ad_1] New Zealand on Monday welcomed tourists from the United States, Canada, Japan, and over 50 other countries for the first time since the country went into a strict COVID-induced […]
India Covid tally stays above 3,000-mark for 4th day. Details here
[ad_1] India’s daily Covid-19 tally saw a slight reduction on Sunday after 3,324 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall caseload to 4,30,79,188, according to […]
What is Paxlovid and how will it help fight against coronavirus?
[ad_1] The Biden administration announced plans on April 26, 2022, to increase the availability of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, vowing to get more of the treatment pills into the hands […]
Very few recombinant variants found in India, says INSACOG
[ad_1] Very few recombinant variants of the coronavirus have been found in India and none of those have shown increased transmission, nor were they associated with severe disease or hospitalisation, […]
Nepal tourism eyes new start as Covid-19 departs
[ad_1] Tourists are returning to Nepal as the Himalayan country lifted pandemic travel restrictions after a steady drop in coronavirus cases. Visitors can again take advantage of a visa-on-arrival program […]
Tips on diagnostics and precautions to keep your baby healthy amidst pandemic
[ad_1] Being a first-time parent or a parent who is expecting a baby amidst the ongoing uncertain times of the Covid-19 pandemic, you are bound to make some mistakes, everyone […]
More than just parties: Exploring Miami Beach’s cultural side
[ad_1] At the start of March each year, the neighbourhood of Miami Beach known as South Beach is packed with bathing suit-clad college kids. Music blasts from speakers in seemingly […]
Study shows women with ‘Long COVID’ have more symptoms than men
[ad_1] Women with Long COVID, a set of symptoms that persist for months beyond the initial phase of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, exhibit more symptoms than males with the syndrome, according […]
Delhi: Doctors allay fears, say kids below 12 at low Covid risk
[ad_1] Amid concerns that more children may be catching the Sars-CoV-2 virus, health experts in the Capital said there is no need to panic since the infection among minors was […]
Elderly Shanghai woman’s quarantine ordeal sparks outrage
[ad_1] The treatment of a 92-year-old Shanghai woman who was sent to quarantine late at night has caused anger in China, underscoring the frustration that many are feeling under the […]
‘Don’t think this is the fourth wave’, says expert as Covid cases spike
[ad_1] The recent increase in Covid cases is unlikely to be the fourth wave, a doctor who served as the head scientist for Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian […]
