According to Covid weekly epidemiological update by WHO, Delta variant has been found in 135 countries, Beta variant in 132 and Gamma variant in 81 countries.
While China has consistently rejected lab leak theory, officials Thursday signaled Beijing won’t engage on the origin hunt if the theory remained in play.
Increased transmissibility of Delta variant means that it is likely to emerge as the dominant variant globally in coming months, as per WHO's Covid weekly epidemiological update.
Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at WHO, says there is no scientific basis to claim that children and teens will be affected more in the third wave.
Harvard-MIT study says earlier research indicating alarming dip in sperm counts may not have been comprehensive since they didn't factor in women, environment, nutrition.
The Union Health Minister Monday led the pledge to keep away from tobacco on 'World No Tobacco Day' 2021. PM Modi led the countrywide movement against e-cigarettes, he said.
Cleaner indoor air won’t just fight Covid, it will minimise the risk of catching flu and other respiratory infections, researchers said in a study in the journal Science Friday.
Early analysis suggests B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 have a substantially higher growth rate than other circulating variants in India, suggesting potential increased transmissibility.
From coastal Andhra Pradesh to Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab, from bonfires in UP to midnight pledges in Chennai and Lahore, Vande Mataram was a war cry to galvanise people toward azaadi.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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