With a dip in COVID-19 cases, state governments are now making wearing of a face mask optional. Is it the end of the pandemic?
WHO has released an updated Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan which sets out the strategic adjustments that every country needs to make to address the...
Using far-UVC light in places where people gather indoors could help prevent the next pandemic, finds a new study
How does the world keeps track of new variants of COVID-19? What are the challenges? WHO’s Dr Maria Van Kerkhove explains
After taking into consideration the overall improvement in the situation and preparedness of the Government to deal with the pandemic, National Disaster Management Authority decided that...
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted EUA to Covovax, a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12-17 years
All other currently approved COVID-19 vaccines in India require two doses of administration whereas Sputnik Light is a single dose
As Covid cases rise in Europe and South East Asia, we speak with virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang on the situation in India
WHO's COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove pointed out that misinformation like the pandemic is over, Omicron is mild and that it is the last variant,...
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has not yet suggested any change in the schedule of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, whose second dose is administered...
For the urban poor in India, a section that depends upon shared toilets, the risk of contracting Covid is much higher, say experts
New infections jumped by 8 per cent globally compared to the previous week, with 11 million new cases and just over 43,000 new deaths reported from...