Covid 19 Third Wave
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Tulsi Gabbard releases explosive COVID files, claims Biden's top advisor Dr Fauci funded Wuhan lab
World | Jun 19, 2026, 02:25 PM ISTTulsi Gabbard released classified COVID-related documents on her last day as US Director of National Intelligence. She alleges Dr Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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'Finding COVID-19's origins is moral imperative': WHO chief on 3 years of declaring 'pandemic'
World | Mar 12, 2023, 05:59 PM ISTEarlier last month, the US Department of Energy reassessed the theory of lab leaks and reclaimed that the lethal virus leaked from a lab in China's Wuhan city in 2019.
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'Normalcy returns': US President Biden announces to end COVID-19 emergency on THIS date
World | Jan 31, 2023, 09:46 PM ISTInitially, the health emergency was invoked by the then-US President Donald Trump and was later extended repeatedly by his successor Biden since he took office in January 2021.
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No immediate COVID-19 threat from China, says WHO Europe
World | Jan 10, 2023, 05:52 PM ISTCovid 19: China saw an unprecedented nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly easing Covid restrictions due to protests against its Zero Covid policy.
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Assam to withdraw all COVID restrictions from Feb 15
India | Feb 07, 2022, 01:39 PM ISTStudents appearing for the board examinations must get both doses of vaccination, CM said.
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Omicron variant Updates: Religious places reopen in Bihar's Patna, Covid restrictions relaxed
India | Feb 07, 2022, 11:49 PM ISTThe Drugs Controller General of India has granted emergency use permission to single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.
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COVID pandemic: India logs over 1.61 lakh new cases with positivity rate at 9.26%; 1,733 deaths
India | Feb 02, 2022, 09:28 AM ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 16,21,603 the health ministry data showed today.
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Each dose of Covishield, Covaxin likely to be capped at Rs 275 upon market approval
India | Dec 15, 2022, 03:30 PM ISTCovaxin and Covishield were granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) on January 3 last year.
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Should you wear a cloth mask, or an N95 to avoid Omicron? US health experts answer
India | Jan 22, 2022, 09:47 PM ISTOfficials encouraged the use of cloth masks in the spring of 2020 as a desperate measure to slow the spread of Covid-19 after previously recommending against masks and continued to boost them in the months after. Now, though, more experts are saying that the masks are not helpful, the report said.
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What does it mean for Covid-19 to be endemic and not a pandemic? Explained
World | Jan 20, 2022, 11:38 PM ISTDiseases are endemic when they occur regularly in certain areas according to established patterns, while a pandemic refers to a global outbreak that causes unpredictable waves of illness.
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Third wave of Covid 19 may take 'maximum of three weeks' to peak: Report
India | Jan 18, 2022, 05:25 PM ISTThe rural caseload is led by Andhra, Bihar, Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha and Rajasthan, and rural vaccination is lower in Arunachal, Gujarat, Haryana and Karnataka.
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Tested positive for COVID? Some people may remain infectious even after 10 days
Health | Jan 15, 2022, 09:13 AM ISTThe study, published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, found that 13 per cent of people still exhibited clinically-relevant levels of virus after 10 days, meaning they could potentially still be infectious. Some people retained these levels for up to 68 days or more than two months.
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Omicron variant Updates: Jharkhand reports its first 14 cases of new variant
India | Jan 16, 2022, 12:02 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to people to follow all Covid-19 related protocols, wear masks and get vaccinated if eligible.
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Activities that put you at most risk of a COVID-19 infection and must be avoided
Health | Jan 11, 2022, 06:27 PM ISTAs per a new study, the risky activities which have increased the transmission of COVID-19 infection over the past two years are: going outside for shopping, leaving home for work, using public transport, eating at restaurants, playing sports, going to indoor and outdoor parties.
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Omicron variant Updates: Gujarat disallows over 150 in gatherings amid rising Covid cases
India | Jan 11, 2022, 11:47 PM ISTThe Centre sounded a note of caution on a day when the country began administering a "precautionary" dose against the viral infection.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, January 10, 2022
India | Jan 10, 2022, 11:24 PM ISTHello and welcome to Aaj Ki Baat With Rajat Sharma, the only news show with real facts and no noise.
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5-10% active cases need hospitalization currently, situation might change rapidly: Centre to states
India | Jan 10, 2022, 05:25 PM ISTThe rise in COVID-19 cases in various parts of the country appears to be driven by the Omicron variant as well as by the continued presence of Delta, he said and stressed on augmenting human resources, particularly healthcare workers, for Covid management.
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Madhur Bhandarkar tests positive for COVID, quarantines at home
Celebrities | Jan 08, 2022, 12:39 PM ISTThe new variant Omicron is spreading at a rampant rate. There has been a massive increase in the number of infections over the last few weeks. Many Bollywood and television celebrities have tested positive for the virus. The latest celebrity to be tested positive for COVID19 is filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar.
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Omicron: These are 3 types of people who are at grave risk
Health | Jan 05, 2022, 09:38 PM ISTCOVID-19 updates: According to research, the omicron variant has the ability to spread rapidly and even avoids vaccine-induced immunity. Thus, people who contract the virus should isolate themselves immediately for the safety of others.
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Why are vaccinated people testing Covid positive? Here's what expert says
World | Jan 04, 2022, 04:30 PM ISTDoctors advise to wear masks indoors, avoid crowds and get vaccinated and boosted. Even though the shots won't always keep you from catching the virus, they'll make it much more likely you stay alive and out of the hospital.