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…

Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) As the Covid-19 cases are increasing in the city, BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Tuesday instructed the Chief Health Officer Dr Balasundar to identify a Covid Care Centre in all assembly constituencies in…

Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Amid the rapid spread of the new highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the US has reported more than one million Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, breaking previous records for single-day infection spike,…

London, Jan 4 (IANS) Smart hospitals will deploy over 3,850 connected Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices, amounting to 7.4 million devices globally by 2026, according to a study. The study by Juniper Research showed that the global…

Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) , In view of the partial restrictions imposed by the West Bengal government following the steep rise of Covid cases in the state, the State Election Commission on Monday issued Covid protocol for the candidates and the…

Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Cases of coronavirus are emerging at all levels across Bihar, including the administration and medical facilities, as well as the public programmes of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. On Monday, 7 officials tested positive…

Patna, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and 17 others, including family members and staffers, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, a party leader said. Hindustani Awam Morcha chief spokesperson Danish Rizwan…

Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 178 new Covid cases but no deaths even as the authorities started vaccination drive for teenagers aged 15 to 18 in the Union Territory. Vaccination drive for the young recipients in…

<br>Most states and large cities in India have observed a sharp increase in Covid cases, which was not noticed even during festival seasons. On December 31, India recorded 16,764 new Covid cases, up 27 per cent from the previous day.…