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Coronavirus March 31 Updates: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday released an updated Strategic Preparedness, Readiness & Response Plan for Covid-19. This was WHO’s third…

 A study of 150 patients hospitalised for Covid in the US at the beginning of the pandemic found that 73 per cent had delirium, a serious disturbance in mental state wherein a person is…

Covid-19 patients face a much higher risk of developing blood clots than those vaccinated with AstraZeneca Plc or Pfizer Inc.’s shots, according to a large UK study. For every 10 million…

Men, along with the elderly and those with comorbid conditions, are more likely to show symptoms when infected with Covid-19, while the risk of asymptomatic infection among children and…

Dr Ashutosh “Ash” Tewari was himself in an intensive case unit (ICU) for two weeks, battling for life against Covid-19. He then watched his childhood best friend die of the illness after…

The second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues to wreak havoc across the world. Several countries have expanded their vaccination drives and are administering doses to…

India’s expert group on vaccinations, Negvac, has discussed the need for booster shots for Covid-19 but more scientific evidence is being studied for any decision, a top official said on…

Total antibody levels start to wane six weeks after complete immunisation with Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, and can reduce by more than 50 per cent over 10 weeks, according to study…

Hetero Labs, a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, said on Friday that it has sought an emergency use nod from the local regulator for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) drug Molnupiravir,…

About 1.86 billion vaccine doses will be available for the national Covid-19 immunisation programme through the year -- 516 million of those till the end of July -- the Centre has submitted…