New York, Jan 27 (IANS) A booster dose of any Covid vaccine is safe and prompts an immune response among people who had previously received a full regimen of any authorised Covid-19 vaccines, according to a preliminary clinical trial…

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday decided to lift the weekend curfew and odd-even rule for shops in the market. However, the night curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. will continue in the national…

Hong Kong, Jan 26 (IANS) The make-up of the gut microbiome may be linked to a person's risk of developing long Covid many months after initial infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19 infection, suggests a study.…

Canberra, Jan 26 (IANS) A peak body representing Indigenous Australians has called for stricter health measures to protect the vulnerable remote communities from the coronavirus. The Central Land Council (CLC) on Wednesday urged the…

Puducherry, Jan 26 (IANS) The Union Territory of Puducherry recorded 1,504 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours pushing the tally to 1.56 lakh cases, UT's Director of Health Services Dr. G. Sriramalu said on Wednesday. In a statement,…

London, Jan 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons that he welcomed a police investigation into alleged parties at Downing Street during the national lockdown. Johnson faced calls to resign…

Berlin, Jan 26 (IANS) German biotechnology company BioNTech and US company Pfizer have started clinical trials of an Omicron-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate in healthy adults from 18 through 55 years of age, the companies have said. The…

New York, Jan 26 (IANS) The US has started to distribute free N95 masks while a clinical study has been launched to evaluate a specific vaccine targeting the rampant Omicron variant of Covid-19. Free N95 masks are now available at some US…

Urumqi, Jan 26 (IANS) Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region registered two confirmed Covid-19 cases and six asymptomatic carriers, the local health commission has said. All cases were registered in the border city of Horgos in…

Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) More than 10 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital…