Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, said that countries should chart their own paths in lifting the measures instead of following blindly what the other countries is doing. GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has called...
The yet to be peer-reviewed study revealed fully vaccinated people are more likely to catch 'Omciron Cousin' BA.2 than the previous strain London: The BA.2 Omicron subvariant, also called as "Omicron Cousin", is inherently more contagious than the original BA.1 strain...
On Tuesday, Kerala had recorded its highest ever single-day cases after 55,475 Covid positive cases were reported Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala continued witnessing a surge in the Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as the state reported 49,771 fresh infections while the daily...
“We must work together to bring the acute phase of this pandemic to an end. We cannot let it continue to drag on, lurching between panic and neglect.” GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to bring the acute...
“Omicron may be less severe, on average, but the narrative that it is a mild disease is misleading, hurts the overall response and costs more lives” NEW DELHI — In a fresh warning, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Omicron variant of the coronavirus...
“This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA and flights under Air Bubble agreement will not be affected.” NEW DELHI — India’s civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, on Wednesday extended the ban on...
Earlier, high alert was sounded in Mandya district when 84 devotees returning from Tamil Nadu after pilgrimage to Om Shakthi temple were tested positive for Covid-19 in the first week of January MANDYA, Karnataka — As many as 140 engineering students have tested...
NEW DELHI – Against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court on Monday directed all District Magistrates to engage with District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), and voluntary organisations to rehabilitate children in street situations. A bench...
The "Innovators Under 35 Award" seeks to honor technical experts, researchers and scientists below 35 years of age Jeddah: A Saudi Engineer, Dana Al-Sulaiman, who works as an Assistant Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), has won...
The plea had contended that persons with disabilities are at a greater risk of contracting Covid-19 due to difficulties faced by them New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it has not issued any Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for persons with...