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New York: Some ancestral rodents likely had repeated infections with SARS-like coronaviruses, leading them to acquire tolerance or resistance to the pathogens, raising the possibility that modern rodents may be reservoirs of SARS-like viruses, according to a new study. In the study, researchers at the Princeton University in the US, performed an evolutionary analysis of […]

It isn’t yet clear what specific advantage these mutations confer to AY4.2 that aids its spread. However, in terms of its severity, it is still as potent as Delta.

Ljubljana: Slovenia on Wednesday suspended vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus jab while it probes the death of a 20-year-old woman, as thousands started gathering for a protest against vaccination in the small European Union nation. The suspension will be in place until experts examine whether there is a link between the woman’s death […]

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 33,376 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally of cases to 3,32,08,330, while the number of active cases increased marginally since Friday to stand at 3,91,516, according to the Union Health Ministry. The death toll climbed to 4,42,317 with 308 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at […]

It is unfortunate that the court virtually endorsed unscientific and irrational ideas and practices

Peddapalli: Peddapalli MLA, Dasari Manohar Reddy was infected by the Coronavirus. The Legislator, who tested positive for the virus on Tuesday night, got admitted in a private hospital in Hyderabad. Manohar Reddy, who was also affected by the virus in the first wave too and took two doses of corona vaccine. The MLA has been […]

The study, published in the journal Current Biology, showed that humanity may have been exposed to sarbecoviruses which has the potential to jump from animals to humans -- since the Paleolithic period roughly 2.5 million years

Uncertainties in foreign travel offer an opportunity to go big on domestic tourism

The worst fears that Afghanistan would become a fertile ground for terrorist outfits are coming true

Vizianagaram: Ten children studying in fourth class in a municipal primary school in the Bobbili area have tested positive for coronavirus disease. Mandal Education Officer Lakshmana Rao said on Wednesday that there are 160 students and seven teachers in the school. With ten students affected by Covid, it was decided to conduct tests for parents […]

A reduction of 2,337 cases has been recorded in the active coronavirus infections in a span of 24 hours.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 36,631,893 and 621,209, respectively, according to the CSSE.

The active cases have increased to 3,87,673 (1.21 per cent of the total infections), while the recovery rate was recorded at 97.45 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 206,196,367, 4,344,715 and 4,610,658,306

The Maharashtra government had said that as many as 20 new cases of the Delta Plus variant were detected in the state on Wednesday alone.

The ministry said the number of active cases has declined to 3,85,227 or 1.20 per cent of the total cases, the lowest since March 2020.

Parents have been advised to vaccinate themselves with two doses of Covid first and then monitor their children properly and avoiding them from crowded places.

The active cases comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.45 per cent.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 36,185,761 and 618,454, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Melbourne's sixth lockdown will be extended for a second week until the end of August 19, the Victoria state government said on Wednesday.