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Worlds daily Covid cases hit new record with Omicron spread

World's daily Covid cases hit new record with Omicron spread

The surge and its fear have led to the cancellation of over 11,500 international flights across the globe.
The seven-day average of Covid cases was nearly 841,000 on Monday, a 49 per cent rise from November 24 when Omicron was first identified in Africa.

28 Dec 2021 4:02 PM IST

Kerala tops NITI Aayog overall health ranking; UP at the bottom in the index

Kerala tops NITI Aayog overall health ranking; UP at the bottom in...

28 Dec 2021 12:30 PM IST

Scientists predict more deaths from increased alcohol consumption during pandemic

Scientists predict more deaths from increased alcohol consumption during pandemic

A team of scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital have published a study which hypothesises an increase in...

27 Dec 2021 11:49 AM IST

Covaxin gets DGCI approval for use in children above 12 years

Covaxin gets DGCI approval for use in children above 12 years

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation to ...

25 Dec 2021 10:32 PM IST

COVID: Daily recoveries outnumber fresh cases in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 25 (PTI) Kerala on Saturday clocked 2,407 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total...

25 Dec 2021 7:45 PM IST

Study says Omicron evades vaccine, antibodies therapies

Study says Omicron evades vaccine, antibodies therapies

New York: A new study says that the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 has the potential to evade the...

24 Dec 2021 5:25 PM IST

Study confirms nutrients key role in lymphoblastic leukaemia

Study confirms nutrient's key role in lymphoblastic leukaemia

Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, making up about a third of all pediatric cancers. And scientists all...

24 Dec 2021 12:53 PM IST

UN General Assembly president tests COVID positive

United Nations: Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, said Wednesday that he has...

23 Dec 2021 9:28 PM IST

Death of 26 year old linked to vaccine side-effect: New Zealand

Death of 26 year old linked to vaccine side-effect: New Zealand

New Zealand's first vaccine-related death was reported in August. A woman, who also suffered from myocarditis, passed...

20 Dec 2021 5:05 PM IST

Babri Masjid ki Amar Kahani

Babri Masjid ki Amar Kahani

31 Jan 2024 8:01 PM IST

Israeli liberals protest against PM Netanyahu’s move to amend the constitution

Israeli liberals protest against PM Netanyahu’s move to amend the...

15 March 2023 1:36 PM IST

Queens funeral: Thousands gather to witness last rites

Queen's funeral: Thousands gather to witness last rites

19 Sept 2022 4:41 PM IST

Putins advisor says a completely disarmed Ukraine is the only solution

Putin's advisor says a completely disarmed Ukraine is the only...

10 May 2022 1:12 PM IST

Pro-Imran Khan Pakistanis protest outside Nawaz Sharifs house in London

Pro-Imran Khan Pakistanis protest outside Nawaz Sharif's house in...

19 April 2022 12:32 PM IST

KSU woman activist injured in SFI attacks in Thiruvananthapuram

KSU woman activist injured in SFI attacks in Thiruvananthapuram

16 March 2022 3:38 PM IST

Russia accused of war crimes in Europe

Russia accused of war crimes in Europe

9 March 2022 4:00 PM IST

Russian brutality in Ukraine: Russia claims it is to de-nazify Ukraine

Russian brutality in Ukraine: Russia claims it is to de-nazify Ukraine

3 March 2022 1:13 PM IST

New drug gives hope of treating COVID-19 pneumonia: Lancet

New drug gives hope of treating COVID-19 pneumonia: Lancet

London: A newly identified drug, which is under the later stage of trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in...

18 Dec 2021 4:26 PM IST

Serums Covovax bags WHOs emergency use approval

Serum's Covovax bags WHO's emergency use approval

Geneva: The Covovax Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India gets World Health Organisation's (WHO)...

18 Dec 2021 12:58 PM IST

Union Govt advises avoiding non-essential travel as 101 Omicron cases reported in India

Union Govt advises avoiding non-essential travel as 101 Omicron cases reported in India

New Delhi: As many as 101 positive cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected across 11 states...

17 Dec 2021 6:25 PM IST

Bharat Biotech to donate 2 lakh doses of Covaxin to Vietnam

Bharat Biotech to donate 2 lakh doses of Covaxin to Vietnam

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech announced on Thursday that it will donate two lakh doses of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to...

16 Dec 2021 10:54 PM IST

Telangana, West Bengal report first Omicron cases

Telangana, West Bengal report first Omicron cases

Mumbai/ Hyderabad: Telangana and West Bengal reported their first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on...

15 Dec 2021 9:56 PM IST

J&J vaccine not capable of providing antibody against Omicron: Report

J&J vaccine not capable of providing antibody against Omicron: Report

Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine has been proved to provide virtually no antibody protection against...

15 Dec 2021 1:25 PM IST

Omicron will not likely affect India the way Delta did: Top virologist

New Delhi: The new hyper-mutated Omicron variant of Covid-19 will not affect India as badly as Delta did early this...

14 Dec 2021 7:03 PM IST

7 more arrested, minor held in Uttam Nagar Holi clash killing

7 more arrested, minor held in Uttam Nagar Holi clash killing

9 March 2026 12:47 PM IST

A Glimpse into pictures by Danish Siddiqui

A Glimpse into pictures by Danish Siddiqui

18 July 2021 5:11 PM IST

Light snow, rain likely in Kashmir and Ladakh

Light snow, rain likely in Kashmir and Ladakh

6 Feb 2021 5:46 PM IST

Forceful mass eviction made Dalit lives in Chennais Thangavel street miserable and homeless [In Gallery]

'Forceful' mass eviction made Dalit lives in Chennai's Thangavel...

27 Jan 2021 7:01 AM IST