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3 children locked in 'house of horrors' by parent with 'COVID syndrome' rescued

German siblings aged 8 and 10 were freed from a house in Spain where their parents kept them under extreme COVID lockdown for years.

Authorities were alerted after neighbours reported the children hadn’t been seen at school.(Representational Image/Pexel)

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Published on May 03, 2025 12:54 PM IST

BySimran Singh

Is a COVID test required for domestic air travel in the US?

No COVID test or vax proof needed for US domestic flights since May 2023 – International travel also eased.

Before flying domestically within the US, US citizens are no longer required to take the COVID-19 test. Travellers have not been required to show their authorised COVID-19 immunisation certificate before boarding a domestic flight since May 12, 2023.(HT Photo/Praful Gangurde)

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Published on May 02, 2025 03:42 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

How Covid reset the rules of drug development

This article is authored by Aditya Sharma, head, Process Solutions, India Region, Merck Life Science, New Delhi.

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Published on Apr 30, 2025 01:01 PM IST

ByAditya Sharma

Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms

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Published on Apr 29, 2025 10:37 PM IST

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Japan's Baba Vanga makes chilling 2025 disaster prediction; here's what she said

Baba Vanga, known for her past predictions, forecasts a major economic crisis in 2025 and natural disasters, as global tensions rise.

Baba Vanga predicted devastating natural calamities for 2025.(Pixabay)

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Published on Apr 20, 2025 05:27 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

White House pushes Covid ‘lab leak’ theory, blames Biden and Fauci

The White House has revamped its entire COVID-19 page, pushing the Wuhan lab-leak theory

White House has revamped its COVID website to push the lab leak theory(White House)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2025 06:20 AM IST

ByYash Nitish Bajaj

WHO finalises landmark agreement on dealing with future pandemics

The landmark accord was finally sealed after more than three years of talks and one last marathon session at the WHO headquarters on Wednesday.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the sealing of the accord marks a significant milestone in our shared journey towards a safer world.(AFP)

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Published on Apr 16, 2025 12:43 PM IST

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Records show Gene Hackman's wife researched symptoms of illness in days before her death

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Updated on Apr 15, 2025 11:13 PM IST

AP |

Tharoor praises Modi govt's Covid vaccine diplomacy: ‘Powerful example’

The veteran Congress leader lauded the Vaccine Maitri initiative launched by the BJP government in the Centre in the year 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. (PTI)

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Published on Mar 31, 2025 06:37 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Can India have its Adolescence? Deepanjana Pal writes on films that fill a void

How Loves Moves, an exquisite documentary set in Delhi, is showing at an art gallery. Where else must we seek out our best and brightest?

A still from Pallavi Paul’s How Love Moves. The film is showing at Mumbai’s Project 88 gallery, until April 26.

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Updated on Mar 28, 2025 03:59 PM IST

ByDeepanjana Pal

Five years after Covid-19: Lessons in agile health care innovation

This article is authored by Dr Balram Bhargava.

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Published on Mar 27, 2025 05:10 PM IST

ByBalram Bhargava

UK unveils watch list of 24 pathogen families for public health preparedness

The UK Health Security Agency aims to direct research efforts and expedite vaccine development for viruses like Covid-19, bird flu, and Ebola

Pathogen families on the list include coronaviridae, which includes Covid-19.(Unsplash/representative )

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Published on Mar 25, 2025 06:26 PM IST

AFP |

Scientifically Speaking: Five years after Covid-19, mRNA vaccines still matter

Once hailed as a pandemic miracle, mRNA technology might revolutionise healthcare if we keep investing in it.

Vials of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines. (Reuters File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 25, 2025 04:06 PM IST

ht_print | ByAnirban Mahapatra

Eliminating TB in India: A journey of progress and challenges

While political will and resources are in place, more consistent grassroots execution is needed to eliminate TB.

A patient suffering from tuberculosis takes her medicine. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2025 05:05 PM IST

ht_print | ByManoj Jain, Pranay Sinha, Kenneth G. Castro

CBI files closure report in SSR death case: What does this mean?

Just ahead the 5-year death anniversary of Sushant Singh Rajput, the CBI has finally closed his death case which had been seething for years on end

CBI files closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput death case; gives a clean chit to former girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty

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Published on Mar 24, 2025 01:00 AM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

‘Flesh-eating’ fungus: Fatal infection on rise; new antibody treatment can help

Deadly ‘Black Fungus’ infection just met its match: Scientists develop antibody to combat lethal Mucormycosis!

An eye doctor does a routine check-up of the eyes of Covid-recovered patients for any symptoms of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus as a precautionary measure.(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 23, 2025 05:54 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, California [us]

Boxing legend George Foreman dies at 76: What was the cause of death?

Boxing legend George Foreman died on Friday, his family revealed in a statement on Instagram

Boxing legend George Foreman died on Friday(TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2025 09:43 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Tom Cruise, Superman and 'Avatar' hold keys to 2025 box office

FILM-BOX-OFFICE:Tom Cruise, Superman and 'Avatar' hold keys to 2025 box office

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Updated on Mar 21, 2025 03:36 PM IST

Reuters |

How unclear job expectations are leaving employees stranded

The pandemic has left many workers unclear about job expectations, leading to disengagement. Clear communication, feedback, and trust are key to success.

The new survey showed that new employees, younger employees, and people in white-collar industries were especially likely to report that expectations for their roles weren't clear.(AFP)

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Published on Mar 21, 2025 03:24 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi

The British state has a bad case of long covid

In London relatives of the deceased threw carnations into the Thames, as a piper played a lament.

FILE - A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. VAIDS is not a real condition, experts say. The co-authors of the study say their work is being misrepresented and doesn’t show that the vaccine is harmful to the immune system. The false claim is spreading as U.S. health officials recommend most Americans receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)(AP)

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Updated on Mar 20, 2025 09:24 AM IST

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5 years ago, WHO's pandemic declaration alerted world to unfolding disaster

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took two pens from his jacket, adjusted his glasses, looked round the room and read his bombshell update from a print-out on his desk

At a press conference on March 11, 2020, the head of the United Nations' health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, finally said the worsening outbreak could be

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Published on Mar 10, 2025 09:29 PM IST

AFP |

A complete unknown: Rachel Lopez on how we met new needs in the pandemic

Even the more fortunate among us felt a kind of need we'd become unaccustomed to: Needs that couldn’t be met. Isolation also meant we had to fend for ourselves.

The arts helped keep humanity from falling apart. (Above) A still from the Broadway play Hamilton, which was released on streaming platforms in 2020.

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Updated on Mar 08, 2025 12:57 PM IST

ByRachel Lopez

Redrawing the global map: Prashant Jha on how the pandemic reshaped geopolitics

It served as a stark reminder that the world is fundamentally anarchic; every state must fend for itself. Five years on, the ripple effects are clearly visible.

A protest by anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers in Canada, in 2021. (Getty Images)

lifestyle

Updated on Mar 07, 2025 07:48 PM IST

ByPrashant Jha

Shots fired: Fighting a pandemic in a post-truth world, by Binayak Dasgupta

We have emerged with unprecedented tools to battle disease, but unprecedented resistance to using them. This is the central paradox of the post-Covid era.

lifestyle

Updated on Mar 07, 2025 06:44 PM IST

ByBinayak Dasgupta

Five years later: R Sukumar looks back on how we fared in and after the pandemic

There was a quiet promise implicit in the pandemic era. Amid the devastation, a chance to renegotiate and reimagine our world. Why did we turn inward instead?

lifestyle

Updated on Mar 08, 2025 05:19 PM IST

ByR Sukumar

Will Centre compensate for adverse Covid vaccine effects? SC seeks govt's reply

A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that Covid-19 deaths and vaccine-related deaths should not be viewed in isolation.

The Serum Institute of India, which manufactured one of the COVID-19 vaccines, has also filed a transfer petition. (Representative Image)

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Updated on Feb 25, 2025 09:34 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Covid-like bat virus found at China's Wuhan lab. Does it infect humans?

Researchers at Wuhan lab discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which shares entry pathways with SARS-CoV-2 but poses limited risk to humans.

HKU5-CoV-2 shares similarities with COVID-19 as well as the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (AP/File)

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Updated on Feb 22, 2025 01:48 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Covid-19-like bat virus discovered in Wuhan lab

As per the researchers, this virus enters cells via the same receptor used by the Covid-19 virus.

The new Covid-19-like virus is yet to be detected in humans.(Pixabay)

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Updated on Feb 22, 2025 04:24 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Reddit defends Priyanka after YouTuber calls her out in new video

YouTuber Brett Cooper took aim at celebrities and how they responded during the Covid-19 lockdown. Priyanka Chopra's janta curfew moment was also featured.

Priyanka Chopra had participated in the janta curfew from Los Angeles in 2020.

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Published on Feb 19, 2025 12:23 PM IST

BySantanu Das

India reacts to Donald Trump's ‘help’ comment on border dispute with China

Trump-Modi meeting: President Trump expressed optimism for US-China ties and offered to mediate India-China border issues.

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington.(AFP)

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Updated on Feb 14, 2025 02:25 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

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German siblings aged 8 and 10 were freed from a house in Spain where their parents kept them under extreme COVID lockdown for years.

No COVID test or vax proof needed for US domestic flights since May 2023 – International travel also eased.

This article is authored by Aditya Sharma, head, Process Solutions, India Region, Merck Life Science, New Delhi.

Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms

Baba Vanga, known for her past predictions, forecasts a major economic crisis in 2025 and natural disasters, as global tensions rise.

The White House has revamped its entire COVID-19 page, pushing the Wuhan lab-leak theory

The landmark accord was finally sealed after more than three years of talks and one last marathon session at the WHO headquarters on Wednesday.

Records show Gene Hackman's wife researched symptoms of illness in days before her death

The veteran Congress leader lauded the Vaccine Maitri initiative launched by the BJP government in the Centre in the year 2021

How Loves Moves, an exquisite documentary set in Delhi, is showing at an art gallery. Where else must we seek out our best and brightest?

This article is authored by Dr Balram Bhargava.

The UK Health Security Agency aims to direct research efforts and expedite vaccine development for viruses like Covid-19, bird flu, and Ebola

Once hailed as a pandemic miracle, mRNA technology might revolutionise healthcare if we keep investing in it.

While political will and resources are in place, more consistent grassroots execution is needed to eliminate TB.

Just ahead the 5-year death anniversary of Sushant Singh Rajput, the CBI has finally closed his death case which had been seething for years on end

Deadly ‘Black Fungus’ infection just met its match: Scientists develop antibody to combat lethal Mucormycosis!

Boxing legend George Foreman died on Friday, his family revealed in a statement on Instagram

FILM-BOX-OFFICE:Tom Cruise, Superman and 'Avatar' hold keys to 2025 box office

The pandemic has left many workers unclear about job expectations, leading to disengagement. Clear communication, feedback, and trust are key to success.

In London relatives of the deceased threw carnations into the Thames, as a piper played a lament.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took two pens from his jacket, adjusted his glasses, looked round the room and read his bombshell update from a print-out on his desk

Even the more fortunate among us felt a kind of need we'd become unaccustomed to: Needs that couldn’t be met. Isolation also meant we had to fend for ourselves.

It served as a stark reminder that the world is fundamentally anarchic; every state must fend for itself. Five years on, the ripple effects are clearly visible.

We have emerged with unprecedented tools to battle disease, but unprecedented resistance to using them. This is the central paradox of the post-Covid era.

There was a quiet promise implicit in the pandemic era. Amid the devastation, a chance to renegotiate and reimagine our world. Why did we turn inward instead?

A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that Covid-19 deaths and vaccine-related deaths should not be viewed in isolation.

Researchers at Wuhan lab discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which shares entry pathways with SARS-CoV-2 but poses limited risk to humans.

As per the researchers, this virus enters cells via the same receptor used by the Covid-19 virus.

YouTuber Brett Cooper took aim at celebrities and how they responded during the Covid-19 lockdown. Priyanka Chopra's janta curfew moment was also featured.

Trump-Modi meeting: President Trump expressed optimism for US-China ties and offered to mediate India-China border issues.

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