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  Snake charmer who claims to treat COVID patients tests positive for infection

  India | April 18, 2021 8:26 IST

  He tested positive for COVID at a special camp organised by health teams where samples of commuters were taken.

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  US setting up $1.7B national network to track coronavirus variants

  World | April 17, 2021 7:08 IST

  Typically, the govt scrambles to counter a potential threat, but funding dries up when it recedes. The new genomic surveillance initiative aims to create a permanent infrastructure.

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  Scientists discover possible new coronavirus mutation in Brazil

  Science | March 14, 2021 6:58 IST

  A possible new variant of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has been detected in several regions of Brazil, the Ministry of Science and Technology's National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC) said.

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  New Covid variant 'out of control': More countries ban flights, trains from UK

  World | December 21, 2020 9:54 IST

  A growing list of European Union nations and Canada barred travel from the U.K. on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England from spreading to the continent.

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  Scientists dispel coronavirus mutation fears, say ’Malaysia strain’ no cause for concern

  Science | August 20, 2020 21:15 IST

  The mutant form of the novel coronavirus reported from Malaysia as being “10 times more infectious” is not a concern for India as it is widely prevalent here and isn’t any more virulent than the strain originating in Wuhan, says, scientists.

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  More infectious but less deadly COVID-19 mutation good? Know what experts have to say

  Health | August 18, 2020 17:44 IST

  Paul Tambyah, senior consultant at National University of Singapore and president-elect of the U.S.-based International Society of Infectious Diseases revealed that mutation in coronavirus is a good thing and coincided with a drop in death rate.

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  Most people carry recessive disease mutations

  Lifestyle | April 09, 2015 13:01 IST

  Washington: A large global study spanning over two decades has revealed that humans carry an average of one to two mutations per person that can cause severe genetic disorders or prenatal death when two copies