SARS-CoV-2

New York : Long Covid patients are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection, a new study has revealed. These seven symptoms are fast-beating heart, hair loss, fatigue, chest pain,…

Geneva : The WHO has said that the Covid-19 pandemic still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert level. The announcement came amid the recent increase of weekly reported deaths…

Hong Kong : In people with multiple health conditions, a booster (third) dose of a Covid vaccine was associated with a 90 per cent reduction in death when compared to two doses, a new study has shown. “We found a substantially reduced…

Beijing : China has conducted emergency reviews and granted conditional approval for two homegrown drugs for COVID-19 treatment, the National Medical Products Administration said on Sunday. The applications for the innovative drugs…

Los Angeles : Omicron’s new subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for over 60 per cent of the Covid-19 cases in the US for the week ending January 28, according to data released on Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and…

San Francisco : The human body’s immunity to Covid-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection, a new study has shown. According to US-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) study, it…

Beijing : Chinas health authorities have said the Covid-19 wave is past its peak, with rapid decline in both severe cases and deaths in hospitals, but experts remain wary of the governments official data, the media reported. According to…

Toronto : People with hybrid immunity are the most protected against severe illness and reinfection, a new study has found. Results from global data show vaccination and a prior Covid-19 infection offer the best defence against severe…

Los Angeles : New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 49.1 per cent of the Covid-19 cases in the US for the week ending January 21, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…

Los Angeles : Nearly 26,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the week ending January 12, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association. This is a decrease…