COVID-19

May 24, 2022

Covid shot 80% effective in young kids, says Pfizer

The safety data for the Pfizer vaccine is based on 1,678 children under age 5 who received a third shot at least two months after the second dose when Omicron was the main variant in circulation.

May 21, 2022
No more fare concession for senior citizens on trains

The Railways has generated an additional revenue of over Rs 1,500 crore from senior citizen travellers in two years since March 2020 when the assistance was suspended after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 19, 2022
India reports 2,364 new COVID cases, 10 deaths

The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75 per cent.
May 17, 2022
Explained: How COVID-19 damages lungs, other organs

A study, led by a team from Royal Free London (RFL), showed that immune cells infected by Covid can undergo a "cell explosion" known as pyroptosis - and causes the harmful inflammation in patients who become seriously unwell with the virus.
May 17, 2022
India's daily COVID-19 tally falls below 2,000 after 4 weeks, active cases at 16.4K

A decrease of 917 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
May 16, 2022
Active COVID-19 cases in India dip to 17,317

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,82,243, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent.
May 14, 2022
COVID-19 situation forces China to give up 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights

The event, which is played every four years and features 24 national teams from across the continent, was due to be held in 10 cities from June 16 to July 16 next year.

COVID-19

Covid shot 80% effective in young kids, says Pfizer

They said I'll never get an MBBS seat: Archana Vijayan fights stigma against SMA patients

No more fare concession for senior citizens on trains

India reports 2,364 new COVID cases, 10 deaths

Explained: How COVID-19 damages lungs, other organs

India's daily COVID-19 tally falls below 2,000 after 4 weeks, active cases at 16.4K

Active COVID-19 cases in India dip to 17,317

COVID-19 situation forces China to give up 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights

India reports 2,858 new COVID cases, 11 deaths

Travelling overseas? Now you can take Covid vaccine precaution dose 3 months after second jab

India records 2,841 new COVID cases, 9 deaths