Coronavirus

Explained | Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant XEC

XEC is what’s known as a 'recombinant variant'. Recombinants can occur naturally when a person is simultaneously infected with two different Covid variants.

19 hours ago

Explained | Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant XEC

19 hours ago

Covid-19 exhibition traces trajectory of disease that had world in its grip

Backed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) and Science Music Group, London, the exhibition highlights the efforts that go into producing a vaccine at pandemic speed.

13 September 2024, 03:10 IST

Covid-19 exhibition traces trajectory of disease that had world in its grip

13 September 2024, 03:10 IST

China's Wuhan lab accused of Covid leak develops intranasal vaccine to protect against all forms of coronavirus

A team of researchers at the Wuhan lab has claimed that combining Covid epitopes (antigens that trigger the human immune system) along with ferritin (blood protein) could develop an intranasal nanoparticle vaccine that can shield against multiple Sars-CoV-2 variants.

12 September 2024, 07:28 IST

China's Wuhan lab accused of Covid leak develops intranasal vaccine to protect against all forms of coronavirus

12 September 2024, 07:28 IST

Scientists identify antibody to counter all Covid-19 variants

SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing Covid-19, uses its spike protein to invade and infect another individual, or the host. Antibodies, produced by the host in response, bind to the spike protein to block its action and prevent infection.

09 September 2024, 08:57 IST

Scientists identify antibody to counter all Covid-19 variants

09 September 2024, 08:57 IST

Karnataka Covid-19 'scam': Panel recommends criminal cases?

The Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice Cunha was formed in August last year to examine allegations of irregularities in the procurement of Covid-19 drugs, equipment and other aspects.

31 August 2024, 18:15 IST

Karnataka Covid-19 'scam': Panel recommends criminal cases?

31 August 2024, 18:15 IST

Over 40% Covid-19 survivors in India face mental health decline: Study

Depression, anxiety and poor sleep quality have emerged as three major mental health effects of the dreaded viral infection.

26 August 2024, 15:10 IST

Over 40% Covid-19 survivors in India face mental health decline: Study

26 August 2024, 15:10 IST

Excess deaths in Australia reveal Covid’s long, lethal tail

The report said that over 6,100 Australians died of Covid in 2023, making it the nation’s ninth leading cause of death.

29 July 2024, 09:50 IST

Excess deaths in Australia reveal Covid’s long, lethal tail

29 July 2024, 09:50 IST

Harvey Weinstein hospitalised again with Covid, other ailments

Weinstein, who has been hospitalised at Bellevue multiple times, has denied wrongdoing and has denied having non-consensual sexual encounters with anyone.

26 July 2024, 04:14 IST

Harvey Weinstein hospitalised again with Covid, other ailments

26 July 2024, 04:14 IST

India's 2020 Covid deaths 8 times official claim: Study

Reacting to the study, NITI Ayog Member (Health) Vinod Paul told DH, 'There are serious methodological flaws in the study because of which the researchers arrive at wrong conclusions.'

19 July 2024, 18:03 IST

India recorded 11.9 lakh excess mortality in 2020, the first pandemic year: Study

India's 2020 Covid deaths 8 times official claim: Study

19 July 2024, 18:03 IST

China accuses US of "malign intention" to discredit its Covid vaccines

The remarks made by the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday were in response to a 'Reuters' investigative report that said the US military launched a clandestine programme during the Covid pandemic to discredit China's Sinovac inoculation in the Philippines.

18 June 2024, 10:07 IST

China accuses US of "malign intention" to discredit its Covid vaccines

18 June 2024, 10:07 IST