Gurugram, Jan 5 (IANS) Gurugram on Wednesday reported 1,178 new Covid-19 cases, taking the district's infection tally to 1,85,890, out of which 1,81,545 have recovered, according to the official daily health bulletin. The district also…

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Tightening its noose around the DTC and cluster buses committing traffic violations, the Delhi Traffic Police has prosecuted 94 such buses for various offences, an official said here on Wednesday. According to the…

Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the state and decided to impose statewide night curfew daily from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., besides closing indoor sports complexes, cinema halls,…

Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) With the US shattering a single-day record with over 1 million Covid-19 cases this week, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that the Omicron variant accounted for 95 per cent of new…

London, Jan 5 (IANS) Regular booster doses every four-six months to fight Covid may not be a sustainable way to prevent Covid infections, said Oxford vaccine expert Sir Andrew Pollard. Amid rising cases due to Omicron, which has the…

Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) With the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, Tamil Nadu is contemplating stringent control measures from Wednesday to contain the spread of the infection. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin met state Health Minister Ma…

Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) A high incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) was reported in a first-of-its-kind study by the Department of Cardiology in the Advanced Cardiac Centre of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and…

Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) As luxury ship Cordelia Cruise reached Mumbai on Tuesday evening, the company management claimed that only one crew member had tested Covid-19 positive in Goa on Sunday and the guests who were confirmed cases may have…

Toronto, Jan 4 (IANS) Worries and anxiety over the Covid-19 pandemic can impair basic cognitive functions, leading to poorer decision making, delays in mental processing speed, and alteration of the perception of risk, finds a study. The…

Jerusalem, Jan 4 (IANS) Amid rising cases of Omicron, a preliminary study by Israeli researchers has shown that a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold in just a week after the shot is administered, Prime Minister…