
  
Emergence of particularly infectious variants, a rise in unrestricted social interactions, and low vaccine coverage could be an unfortunate confluence of factors behind the unprecedented surge of coronavirus cases seen in India, according to a report....

  
Women, who contracted Covid-19 during their pregnancy were 20 times more likely to die than those who did not contract the virus, according to a worldwide study of 2,100 women....

  
Covid-19 survivors -- including those not sick enough to be hospitalised -- have an increased risk of death in the six months following diagnosis with the virus, a large study claimed....

  
Researchers have found that the cell types, which the SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus behind Covid-19 -- infects, makes it more deadly....

  
US scientists have developed a new mathematical model for predicting how epidemics such as Covid-19 spread....

  
A novel system of chilled panels that can replace air conditioning can also help reduce the risk of indoor disease transmission, suggests a new research. ...

  
Another 2,396 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,395,703, according to official figures....

  
New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little on Wednesday said that putting a greater emphasis on primary healthcare and ensuring fairer access for all the citizens are the two main drivers of health sector reforms....

  
China is expected to produce more than 3 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses this year, an official said on Tuesday....

  
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi have developed a novel virus-filtering, self-cleaning and antibacterial material that can be used to make and reuse face masks and other PPE equipment....