TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Coronavirus or Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is a viral disease that turned into a pandemic in early 2020. The first known case was recorded in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Coronavirus has multiple variants such as Delta and Omicron, and its most common symptoms are fever, chills and sore throat.

Study shows Covaxin booster dose neutralises both Omicron, Delta variants: Bharat Biotech

PTI - January 12, 2022

Bharat Biotech said a study at Emory University demonstrated that people who got a Covaxin booster, 6 months after the two doses, witnessed neutralising of the two Covid variants.

115 deaths reported due to Omicron globally, including one in India, health ministry says

ANI - January 12, 2022

New Delhi: A total of 115 people died across the world due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far, out of which, one...

Quick vaccination pace in 15-18 age group shows youth’s sense of responsibility, says PM Modi

PTI - January 12, 2022

Puducherry: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the "sense of responsibility" of the country's youth and said it manifested in the pace of...

Novak Djokovic breaks silence over Covid ‘error of judgment’, says it wasn’t deliberate

Swati Pandey - January 12, 2022

In a statement on Instagram, Djokovic admits to breaching isolation norms after testing positive for Covid last month. He calls it an 'error of judgement'.

Covid cases in Delhi have plateaued, possibility of infections declining soon: Satyendra Jain

PTI - January 12, 2022

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that hospitalisation rate in the city has stabilised and there are still several vacant beds.

Ensure adequate buffer stock of medical oxygen for at least 48 hours, Centre tells states

PTI - January 12, 2022

New Delhi: Noting the "significant surge" in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Centre on Wednesday wrote to all states and UTs urging them...

India records 1.94 lakh new Covid cases in last 24 hours, active cases cross 9.5 lakh

PTI - January 12, 2022

New Delhi: India added 1,94,720 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,60,70,510 which includes 4,868 cases of Omicron variant, according to the Union...

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation, WHO says

Yoshita Singh - January 12, 2022

There is 'increasing evidence' Omicron is able to evade immunity but has less disease severity as compared to other variants, says WHO.

‘Deltacron is non-variant of no concern’: Why experts aren’t worried about Delta-Omicron ‘hybrid’

Sandhya Ramesh - January 12, 2022

Cypriot researchers claimed 'variant' contained mutations that appeared to be a combination of Delta and Omicron, but many virologists globally refute 'deltacron' being a variant.

16-fold rise in online search for Covid vaccination centres from Oct to Dec: Just Dial report

Raghav Bikhchandani - January 11, 2022

Consumer insight by online directory service shows search for testing centres grew by 47% just before current surge in cases, 85% of all queries were for local pharmacies.

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