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Omicron reinfection doubled long Covid risk for children: Lancet study

(Bloomberg)

Published 311 days ago

Covid-19 cases are rising again in US: How severe is the surge?

Covid-19 cases are rising again across parts of the US.

Updated 389 days ago

Covid-19 is back but these 5 simple habits can still keep you safe

Covid-19 is evolving: Here are 5 tips to outsmart coronavirus in 2025.

Updated 425 days ago

India saw 164 Covid cases since May 12; Centre alert amid fresh wave in Asia

Authorities in Singapore and Hong Kong have advised caution amid the rising Covid-19 cases there.

Published 447 days ago

Covid JN.1 variant: Symptoms and key differences from other Omicron variants

Covid JN.1 variant: Being genetically different, this variant has the ability to spread more rapidly.

Published 953 days ago

Maha Covid-19 task force asks local bodies to watch out for virus spread during New Year celebrations

Health experts have warned against the possible spread of Covid-19 during New Year revelry. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 955 days ago

Covid-19 JN.1 variant reaches Delhi: 10 ways to safeguard your health

Covid-19 JN.1 variant reaches Delhi: 10 ways to safeguard your health

Updated 955 days ago

Covid's JN.1 variant in India: Top signs and symptoms to watch out for

While it's not clear if JN.1 variant is a cause of worry yet, India, has witnessed a spike in infection numbers

Updated 963 days ago

CDC recommends updated Covid-19 vaccine for all, here's how you can get it

FILE -COVID-19 and flu vaccines files are seen at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center .(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Updated 1054 days ago

High exposure to Covid may reduce protection from vaccination, prior infection

The study found that during the Delta and Omicron epidemic waves, immunity acquired after a vaccination, prior infection, and both vaccination and infection (hybrid immunity) was weaker when residents were residing with an infected inmate.

Updated 1082 days ago

New Covid variant BA 2.86 is highly mutated; know symptoms and more

BA 2.86: The new lineage has as many as 36 mutations from the currently-dominant Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5.

Updated 1085 days ago

COVID variant EG.5: What we know about Eris

Come autumn/winter, we may be back to regular COVID tests.

Published 1088 days ago

Covid cases rise in New York, experts say new variant prompting spike in cases

FILE - A sign that reads "Social Distance Maintain 6 ft" is posted on student lockers at a school in Baldwin, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 2020. Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Updated 1092 days ago

Omicron variant Eris sparks concerns, puts UK on Covid alert

New Covid variant Eris is found in UK. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Published 1100 days ago

Union minister Jitendra Singh launches Omicron-specific vaccine for Covid

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, a Pune-based company, has announced that its mRNA Covid-19 booster vaccine, ‘Gemcovac Om’, against the Omicron variant of Covid.

Updated 1142 days ago

Covid-19: Hospitalisation low in Bihar despite rise in active cases

A health worker takes swab samples in Patna. (HT Photo)

Updated 1204 days ago

Serum Institute of India to produce 5mn Covishield doses in two months

Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer of Serum Institute of India (SII). (HT PHOTO)

Updated 1205 days ago

Covid XBB.1.16: Symptoms of Covid variant Arcturus to know

. While the symptoms of XBB.1.16 are not very different from the previous strains and the disease caused by it largely remains mild, in case of vulnerable population like children and elderly, it can cause slightly different symptoms.

Published 1213 days ago

Covid-19 cases may peak in India in next 10 days, and then dip: Report

Health workers participate in a mock drill after the Union Health Ministry decided to conduct a nationwide mock drill on 10 and 11 April to check the preparedness of both public and private health facilities to deal with the spike in Covid-19 virus cases.

Published 1215 days ago

234 cases of Omicron's mutated sub-variant XBB1.16.1 found in India: Report

India recorded 5,676 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 37,093 on Tuesday. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Published 1216 days ago

Covid-19 cases in kids on rise; watch out for these symptoms

Experts say one should not take the current surge in Covid cases lightly especially when it comes to high-risk children who have any kind of health complication.

Published 1217 days ago

Bihar’s unmet demand of vaccine goes up with Covid cases

A health official collects swab samples for Covid-19 testing in Patna on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Updated 1218 days ago

Kerala makes masks mandatory for elderly, pregnant women amid Covid spike

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday said that 1801 new Covid cases have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours. (PTI File Photo)

Published 1219 days ago

XBB 1.16 mild in nature, Pune experts call for elderly to take booster dose

Though the variant is mild in nature, it is highly infectious due to its ability to evade natural and vaccine-induced immunity. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Updated 1219 days ago

Infected by Covid, 70-year-old Bihar woman dies of heart attack

Bihar has ramped up Covid testing again. (HT file)

Updated 1219 days ago

Infected by Covid, 70-year-old Bihar woman dies of heart attack

The patient was referred to the Covid ward at the Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College on Friday. (Representative Image)

Updated 1219 days ago

Woman infected with new Covid variant in Rohtas

As many as 13 cases were reported from Patna, three from Gaya and one from Khagaria are among the new Covid cases reported during the last 24 hours on Wednesday, said health officials. (HT Photo)

Updated 1222 days ago

218 Covid cases in city, highest in 7 months; four deaths in state

HT Image

Updated 1223 days ago

India reports 3,038 fresh Covid cases, active caseload at 21,179

India Covid Cases: Crowded Sarojni Nagar market, in New Delhi.

Published 1224 days ago

XBB.1.16: Know symptoms, risk factors of new Omicron variant

The XBB 1.16 subvariant is a highly transmissible variant with high infectivity rate (Representative Image)

Updated 1227 days ago

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