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New Delhi: A lot more lung cell types can be infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic, and the number is higher than what was previously speculated, according to a study. Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys…

People of religious faith may have experienced lower levels of unhappiness and stress than others during the Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, claims new research. Economists at the University of Cambridge, UK, argue…

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said that India reported 756 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. The five new fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir, according to the…

Karnataka: Amid the surge in number of Covid-19 cases, the Karnataka Government has mandated a 7-day home isolation for people who test Covid positive. The decision was taken in a cabinet subcommittee meeting on Tuesday. Under the…

Kerala: In a recent update, Kerala has reported three Covid deaths and 292 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The same was confirmed by the data from Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. Reportedly, India has recorded a total…

New Delhi: On Sunday December 17, 2023, India recorded as many as 335 fresh cases of Covid-19, as per reports from the Union Health Ministry. This has taken the number of active cases in the country to 1701. Further, five deaths have also…

United Kingdom: A new COVID variant, code named Eris or EG.5.1, is causing concern among health experts as it rapidly spreads across the United Kingdom. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed that Eris is now responsible for one…

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that COVID-19 is now an established and ongoing health issue which no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The WHO said that…

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s COVID-19 National Task Force issued revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients on Sunday. According to the ICMR, antibiotics should not be used unless…