COVID-19

Mumbai: A 33-year-old man who returned from South Africa to Mumbai, via Dubai and Delhi, has tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus. This is the fourth case of the...

New York: A path-breaking study has found that a chewing gum, laced with a plant-grown protein, could be used as a ‘trap’ for coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 virus) thereby reducing viral load...

Bengaluru: At least 10 South African nationals who had arrived in Bengaluru between November 12 and 22 are untraceable, IANS reported on Friday quoting sources. Karnataka is on high alert...

New Delhi: The Omicron variant of coronavirus is possibly five times more infectious and has higher transmissibility, the Union Health ministry said on Thursday. The first two cases of Omicron...

Bengaluru: The first two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were on Thursday confirmed to have been detected in Karnataka. One of these persons, with a South Africa travel...

New Delhi: India is yet to report a COVID-positive case infected by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. But the country is living in trepidation, fearing the worst. In the latest...

Mumbai: The Union Health ministry has written to the Maharashtra government asking it to align with Central guidelines vis-à-vis international and domestic travellers. The directive urges Maharashtra to scrap additional...

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya told the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour on Tuesday that no cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, had been reported in...

New Delhi: A comprehensive policy will be chalked out next week on additional COVID vaccine doses for immunocompromised people, India’s COVID Task Force chairman, NK Arora was quoted as saying...

New Delhi: India offered to send COVID-19 vaccines, life-saving drugs, test kits and medical equipment to African countries on Monday to fight the COVID-19’s new Omicron variant. The World Health...