New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The national capital has inoculated 100 per cent of its eligible population with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with a doubling time of 1.5 to 3 days, is spreading fast, adding that India has reported 358 cases of the new variant so far.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): In March 2021, India witnessed a devastating second wave of COVID-19, it only took 70 days for the virus to sicken 11 million Indians.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The world is witnessing the fourth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and India has to be on guard and cannot afford to slacken, said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday.
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): A study has found that while overall preparedness for and awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic was at levels deemed acceptable during the first wave, significant differences in these levels were seen across worker groups and countries.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav has demanded action against an Allahabad high court judge for his remark that in view of Omicron, political rallies should be banned and assembly elections should be postponed in Uttar Prad
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): The genome sequencing report of Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan for Omicron variant of COVID-19 has come negative, confirmed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 24 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of the COVID-19 in the country, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday lashed out at Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi asking him to rise above politics and to focus on governance.
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): A new research has identified links between problematic smartphone use and low sense of control, repetitive thinking, and fear of missing out (FOMO) during the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2021.
London [UK], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday urged people in the United Kingdom to get a COVID-19 vaccine as a Christmas present to their "family and the whole country," amid an unprecedented surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant of the corona
Texas [US], December 24 (ANI): According to new research, infection-fighting B cells retain better memory of the coronavirus spike protein in patients who recover from less-severe cases of COVID-19 than in those recovering from severe COVID-19.