THE GREAT VACCINE RUSH

London, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Infection spread with exhaled air is well known, but a new study has shown that a few breaths are sufficient for detecting traces of viruses microscopically small fluid droplets exhaled during…

New Delhi, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India reported 15,102 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a marginal rise over the previous day’s count of 13,405, the Union health ministry said on…

Bengaluru, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka on Tuesday logged 767 new Covid cases against 1,682 discharges, while there were another 29 deaths. The number of total active cases in the state stood at 10,406, and the…

New Delhi, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will hold a meeting on Friday to discuss the further relaxation in Covid restrictions in light of declining cases in the city. The capital…

New Delhi, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) New coronavirus variant BA.2, which is under investigation, can cause mild symptoms but is more transmissible, a member of the India’s Covid task force said on Tuesday. “The Omicron BA.2…

London, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A second booster dose of Covid vaccine will be offered to all adults over-75 and the most vulnerable over-12s in the UK this spring. The UK’s vaccines advisers said an extra…

Tokyo, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The risk of Omicron subvariant BA.2 for global health is potentially higher than that of BA.1, according to a new study. The highly contagious Omicron variant, which spread rapidly worldwide, is…

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) After recording a huge number of Covid cases in the third wave, Kerala seems to be returning to normal, as per figures in the past few days, with the state logging…

London, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking a capsule of probiotics, which are designed to boost the number of beneficial bacteria in the gut, may speed up recovery from the Covid-19 infection, according to a new study….

Geneva, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on health workers and has demonstrated dangerous neglect of their health, safety and wellbeing, warned the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World…

New Delhi, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Tuesday reported a further decline in fresh Covid infections with 13,405 cases and 235 fatalities in the past 24 hours. With 235 Covid-related deaths, the toll has mounted…

Bengaluru, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka logged 679 new Covid cases, 1,932 discharges and 21 deaths on Monday, against 1,101 cases, 1,780 discharges and 18 deaths the previous day. The number of total active cases in…

New Delhi, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi on Monday saw its Covid positivity rate fall below 1 per cent for the first time since beginning of the third wave, to 0.94 per cent – the lowest…

Moscow, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. However, it does…

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) While heart disease has been one of the major health concerns in India, Covid-19 has exacerbated the condition significantly, said experts on Monday. According to the…

Hyderabad, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vaccine manufacturer Biological E. Ltd on Monday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from India’s drug regulator for the 12 to 18-year age group. According…

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) From 50,000 daily Covid-19 cases not long ago in Kerala, the scenario has now changed and on Monday there were just 4,069 new cases registered when 42,700 samples were tested, said…

London, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce the scrapping of all Covid restrictions on Monday in Parliament, scientists have urged caution. According to Johnson, lifting curbs is…