Covid19

Scientists have identified a promising drug candidate for the treatment of a rare but severe, and potentially life-threatening condition in children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes Covid-19. Multi-inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) usually develops weeks to months after ...

The Drugs Controller General of India has granted restricted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 12 to 18 years age group, subject to certain conditions, official sources said on Monday. However, the government ...

There is no clear evidence yet on the transmissibility, immune evasion or severity of Omicron in India, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in its latest bulletin while noting that the variant continues to grow rapidly as a variant of concern ...

India's Omicron Covid count rose to 153 on December 19 and 161 on December 20 after Maharashtra reported six and Gujarat logged four more cases of the new variant of coronavirus, respectively. According to central and state officials, omicron ...

India on Monday added Ghana and Tanzania to the list of "at-risk" countries, passengers from where have to follow additional COVID-19 testing and quarantine measures. The Aviation Ministry said on Tuesday that the list of "at risk" countries was updated on ...

Mask compliance continues to remain at its lowest in India despite concerns over detection of Omicron variant in the country, with only 2 per cent of surveyed citizens saying that people in their area, city or district are complying well with ...

The Union health ministry on Saturday wrote to Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha and Mizoram to take necessary steps under the 'Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate-Covid Appropriate Behaviour' strategy to control the spread of COVID-19 and reduce fatality. The move comes in ...

Researchers around the world are trying to work out whether existing COVID vaccines protect us from the latest variant, Omicron. The worst-case scenario is the virus has mutated so much in the crucial parts of its genome that it can escape COVID ...

The Technical Advisory Group (TAG), an independent advisory committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has recommended Emergency Use Listing (EUL) status for Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, sources in the know of the development said. The WHO is in the ...

For the last few decades, the world has been proudly declaring that it has made big strides in the field of girls' education. Across many countries in the world, particularly those that are underdeveloped, girls' enrolment in school has ...

COVID-19 has caused many post-treatment complications. Many people with acute COVID-19 illness have recovered well while others continue to face a range of long-term complications after recovery leading to severe health problems. According to a press release shared today on Tuesday, ...

As of today, the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given is 29 crores, out of which 5.13 crores people are fully vaccinated. Vaccination is considered to be the biggest weapon in ending the pandemic. The government is urging more people ...