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Indian-origin health advisor brags about drug-fueled sex parties in viral video
Dr Jay Varma was filmed talking about attending drug-fueled sex parties during the Covid-induced lockdown.
Published on Sep 25, 2024 02:21 PM IST
Maharashtra sees 177 new Covid cases, one death; active tally now 3,932
A Covid patient died in Solapur district, taking the state death toll so far to 1,48,515.
Published on May 01, 2023 10:43 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
India records 7,830 new Covid cases, active infections breach 40,000-mark
India Covid cases: According to the health ministry data, the active infections stand at 40,215 .
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:51 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Shobhit Gupta
Covid's XBB1.16 strain found in 349 cases: Symptoms, severity
As many as 349 samples of Covid-19's XBB.1.16 variant, which might have been behind the recent rise of coronavirus cases in the country, have been detected.
Published on Mar 23, 2023 04:42 PM IST
India records 1,300 new Covid cases, highest in 140 days
India covid cases: The death toll has increased to 5,30,816 with three deaths.
Published on Mar 23, 2023 11:04 AM IST
China approves its first mRNA vaccine for Covid-19
China Covid vaccine: The vaccine, developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, has been approved for "emergency use" by Beijing's health regulator.
Published on Mar 22, 2023 01:23 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
India records 1,134 new Covid cases, active tally crosses 7,000 mark
India Covid cases: The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,98,118).
Published on Mar 22, 2023 10:13 AM IST
Covid ‘most-likely’ jumped from animals to humans, claims new report
The samples found evidence of the presence of the novel coronavirus along with genetic material from multiple animals — including raccoon dogs.
Published on Mar 21, 2023 07:37 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
India records 796 new Covid cases, active tally crosses 5,000 after 109 days
Covid cases in India: The number recoveries has surged to 4,41,57,685 with the national recovery rate standing at 98.80%.
Published on Mar 17, 2023 12:07 PM IST
India logs 754 new Covid cases in a day, highest in 4 months
India Covid cases: The total tally of Covid cases reported so far has reached 4.46 crore (4,46,92,710).
Published on Mar 16, 2023 11:05 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80% since 2023
China covid: A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-Covid policy last month.
Published on Jan 26, 2023 11:17 AM IST
AFP |
Early detection of Covid variants remains in focus of Centre’s plan
Last month, the Union health ministry sounded an alert, tightened Covid guidelines and asked states and Union Territories to prepare for any eventuality amid a surge in infections in several nations, especially China.
Updated on Jan 02, 2023 04:47 AM IST
Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
Two Covid facilities in Delhi to be ready by February 2023: Govt
According to a senior official of the Delhi government’s health department, over 90% work for two under-construction Covid hospitals—a 610-bed facility in Chacha Nehru Children’s Hospital in east Delhi’s Geeta Colony and a new 336-bed facility in south Delhi’s Sarita Vihar—is complete
Updated on Dec 30, 2022 02:13 AM IST
Analysis: 'No transparency...', so can we trust China's Covid death toll?
A study published by the Lancet in April, which looked at COVID-related mortality in 74 countries and territories over 2020-2021, estimated there were 17,900 excess deaths in China over the period, compared to an official death toll of 4,820.
Published on Dec 22, 2022 11:50 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Primary cause of smell loss in long Covid-19: Research
While focusing on the loss smell, the finding also sheds light on the possible underlying causes of other long Covid-19 symptoms -- including generalized fatigue, shortness of breath, and brain fog - that might be triggered by similar biological mechanisms.
Published on Dec 22, 2022 10:55 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Durham
How antibody therapy impacts COVID vaccines: Study
We now know that viruses have multiple epitopes-stand-out bits of antigen that antibodies use to identify the virus and latch on to it.
Published on Dec 13, 2022 11:11 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, New York
Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection: Study
Reinfected patients had a more than doubled risk of death and a more than tripled risk of hospitalisation compared with those who were infected with COVID just once.
Published on Nov 11, 2022 09:06 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das
Morning brief: Study finds immunisation coverage lower in children post-Covid
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Published on Oct 23, 2022 09:00 AM IST
China's zero-Covid policies save lives, but not livelihoods; many distressed
In January-March, China's economy barely grew as authorities battled with the highly transmissible Omicron variant. In April, the urban jobless rate hit 6.1%, its highest since February 2020. In July, unemployment among those aged between 16 and 24 reached a record 19.9%.
Published on Oct 14, 2022 09:18 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
India Covid cases: At 2,786 new infections, country's daily tally sees 30% jump
India's active Covid-19 tally reached 26,509 on Thursday, accounting for 0.06 per cent of the total number of cases. The death toll rose to 528,847 after 12 fatalities were logged, of which six were reconciled by Kerala.
Published on Oct 13, 2022 09:51 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
New app may quickly detect severe COVID, Parkinson's disease from people's voice
Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that can accurately and rapidly detect Parkinson's disease and severe COVID-19 using just people's voice recordings.
Published on Oct 06, 2022 05:36 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Melbourne
India's daily Covid tally below 4K-mark, active caseload at 42,358
The death toll climbed to 5,28,562 with 32 fatalities which includes 22 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Published on Sep 27, 2022 10:08 AM IST
PTI |
India reports slight dip in Covid cases with 4,129 fresh infections
India's active caseload currently stands at 43,415 which accounts for 0.10 per cent of the total cases.
Published on Sep 26, 2022 02:12 PM IST
ANI |
Excess weight is linked to a higher risk of COVID-19 infection: Research
Previous research showed that people with diabetes and obesity are more likely to become severely ill and die if they catch COVID-19, but are no more likely to contract it. However, the underlying mechanisms, and their role in prolonged post-COVID-19 symptoms (long COVID), remains unclear.
Published on Sep 18, 2022 09:57 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Washington
17 million in EU may have suffered long COVID-19: WHO report
The modeling also suggests that women are twice as likely as men to experience long COVID-19, and the risk increases dramatically among severe infections needing hospitalization, the report said. One-in-three women and one-in-five men are likely to develop long COVID-19, according to the report.
Published on Sep 14, 2022 02:48 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Jerusalem
Long covid's link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis
Long COVID is a complex medical condition that can be hard to diagnose as it has a range of more than 200 symptoms - some of which can resemble other illnesses - from exhaustion and cognitive impairment to pain, fever and heart palpitations, according to the World Health Organization.
Published on Sep 08, 2022 10:55 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Chicago
Striking drop in stress hormone predicts long covid: Study
One avenue for research is the endocrine system, which produces hormones like cortisol that affect every part of the body, including inflammation and metabolism. Cortisol helps control mood, motivation, and fear.
Updated on Aug 11, 2022 04:16 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das
Covid-19: Delhi records 1,797 new cases, one death; positivity rate up at 8.18%
This is the third consecutive day that Delhi recorded over 1,300 cases in a day. The capital logged more than 1,000 daily cases for the fourth day on the trot.
Published on Jun 17, 2022 10:46 PM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Sohini Goswami
Covid-19: Delhi reports 564 new cases; 114 more than previous day's tally
Delhi Covid-19: With Wednesday's tally, the total infection tally now stands at 1,90,99,991 while the active cases stand at 1,691. On Tuesday, the capital had recorded 450 fresh Covid cases and one more death, while the positivity rate declined to 1.92 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.
Published on Jun 08, 2022 08:48 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Covid: At 1,765, Mumbai sees 42% jump in new cases in 24 hours; no death
There has been no Covid-related death in Mumbai for the third straight day.
Updated on Jun 08, 2022 07:40 PM IST