Coronavirus

The world is holding its breath as unconfirmed reports suggest a mystery disease is ravaging China leading to overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums – but the nation is trying to downplay fears. China has long been identified as the source of the Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus which went on to spark a global pandemic after the first human patients…

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday convened a Joint Monitoring Group Meeting in view of rising cases of respiratory illnesses in China in the past few weeks. In an official release, the Ministry said it was closely monitoring the situation through all available options in China and has also asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide…

The world is holding its breath as unconfirmed reports suggest a mystery disease is ravaging China leading to overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums – but the nation is trying to downplay fears. China has long been identified as the source of the Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus which went on to spark a global pandemic after the first human patients…

Videos that have emerged on social media appear to show hospitals in China overwhelmed by the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Social media posts suggest that multiple virus outbreaks in China have left hospitals and cemeteries overcrowded. Along with HMPV, these include influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Covid-19. The looming threat of another pandemic, five years after…

From meerkats to macaques, social animals tend to live longer, take more time to reach maturity, and have more extended reproductive periods than their more solitary counterparts, according to research from the University of Oxford. Living in social groups comes with clear tradeoffs. On one hand, social animals can share resources, protect each other from predators, and…

Inflammation persisting despite recovery from acute Covid infection is thought to lie at the heart of long Covid. Doctors in India are grappling to diagnose and treat unexplained and persistent symptoms of long Covid patients due to limited guidelines, whereas researchers have flagged inadequate studies on the condition. With the World Health Organization declaring an end to…

Some reports and social media users have raised concerns over the new COVID variant – but what are official health authorities saying? The new COVID variant XEC has been found by UK health experts as they prepare for winter, when cases tend to increase. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has highlighted a slight increase in hospitalisations…

Morens said, ‘I was joking,’ when asked about personal emails Hours after the release of several seemingly damning emails revealing his provocative COVID-era communications, a former top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci offered excuses and apologies — but few real answers — during a contentious congressional showdown. Dr. David Morens, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)…

It ‘incorrectly and misleadingly’ acknowledges ICMR, which did not offer any financial or technical support for the paper Days after a Banaras Hindu University (BHU) study reported long-term adverse events of “special interest” in a group of over 900 people a year after they were vaccinated with Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)…

The latest Covid strain, FLiRT, is causing rise in viral cases in US. Here is a total round-up about the latest variant. Anxiety buttons have been triggered as the news of a new Covid strain is making the headlines again. FLiRT is a new set of Covid variants, from the lineage of the highly transmissible and immune…

Experts explain post-vaccination risks and do the risk-benefit analysis Global pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca has admitted that its Covid-19 vaccine, developed by researchers from the Oxford University, can cause a rare side effect of blood clotting and low platelet count after immunisation. In India, the same vaccine, called Covishield and manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute, has been…

Researchers have found a concerning association between COVID-19 infection and an increased risk of developing the rare disorder Guillain-Barré syndrome over the following six weeks. However, the study authors, working with the American Academy of Neurology, also note those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine showed a lower risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome in comparison to others…

The U.S. CDC on Friday issued a health alert to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus. The farm worker from Texas was reported to be infected on April 1, making it the second…