In a grim milestone, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 55 million mark on Tuesday, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.3 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update, the University's Center for Systems Science and ...
With the two mRNA vaccine candidates from pharma giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna showing effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 in an interim analysis, health experts in India on Tuesday said that mRNA vaccine that works on previously unproven technology can be very promising in the fight against the ...
Even as India's first indigenous coronavirus vaccine Covaxin is entering its third phase of human trials, Bharat Biotech on Monday raised the logistical query on "how to vaccinate 1.3 billion (130 crore) people with two injectable doses. Terming the exercise a "challenge" it also...
Following the detection of several Covid-19 cases, the Nagaland Civil Secretariat was sealed on Monday for 48 hours, officials said. Kohima's Additional Deputy Commissioner Lithrongla Tongpi Rutsa said in a notification that the Secretariat complex would remain sealed on Monday...
Andhra Pradesh government has granted permission to the Visakhapatnam Zoo to reopen for public, following the Centre's directives and standard operating procedures amid the Covid pandemic. "The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam will reopen for public ...
Maharashtra and Delhi are leading among 10 states and UTs in India that accounted for 80 per cent of the coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours. Similarly, they were also among the top three states/UTs figures-wise that reported new corona cases or recoveries during the period. ...
The Delhi High Court on Thursday lifted the interim stay order on Delhi Government decision to reserve 80% ICU beds in 33 private hospitals for Covid-19 patients in the national capital. While passing the said order, a division bench of the high court presided ...
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an interview to IANS said we may reach a stage down the line where we may have a good amount of immunity, and the people may feel that there is now good immunity and the utility of the vaccine is not there. He added, if the virus doesn't mutate...
Researchers have found a strong association between employment insecurity and common symptoms of anxiety and depression among young adults due to Covid-19. The study, published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that since the start of the pandemic, nearly 60 per cent of US young adults experienced...
Getting only half a night's sleep hijacks the brain's ability to unlearn fear-related memories, which might put people at greater risk of conditions such as anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive ...