COVID-19 resurgence- Asymptomatic, mild symptomatic act super spreaders: Experts

Srinagar: Amid the steep surge in Covid-19, people who are infected but are having mild or no symptoms act as super spreaders, experts said Friday. Experts said that many people who become infected develop cough, fever and loss of taste and smell, while others have no symptoms. “It is vital to understand the percentage of […]

Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by Omicron: Study

Washington: Current COVID-19 vaccines prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 that can recognise variants of concern, including Omicron, and protect from severe disease, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Cell, also shows that fully vaccinated people have fewer memory B cells and neutralising antibodies against the […]

Govt to create alternative to Google’s Android, Apple’s iOS

Policy coming up to create indigenous mobile operating system

New Delhi: The government is planning to come up with a policy that will facilitate an ecosystem for the industry to create an indigenous operating system as an alternative to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday. At present, mobile phones are dominated by […]

WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slows

Geneva: The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant’s spread, according to the World Health Organisation. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of new COVID-19 […]

10 richest Indians wealth grew by 142% during Covid pandemic

Riches enough to fund school, higher education of every child for 25 years

New Delhi/Davos: Indian billionaires saw their combined fortunes more than double during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their count shot up by 39 per cent to 142, while the wealth of the ten richest is enough to fund school and higher education of children in the country for 25 years, a new study showed on Monday. […]

Covid vaccination: J&K figures among top ranking UTs, states

JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir figures among the best equipped states and Union Territories in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. It is also the second state/ UT in the country to achieve 100 percent vaccination of age appropriate population. The reassuring statement has come from Director Health Services, Jammu, Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman to allay the rising fears […]

Common cold T cells may offer protection against COVID: UK Study

London: People with higher levels of T cells from common cold coronaviruses are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the strain which causes COVID-19, according to a new UK study led by Indian-origin researchers on Monday. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications’ and led by Imperial College London researchers, claims to provide […]

Omicron infection- Booster dose gives high levels of protection in older adults: UK Study

London: A third top-up booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine provides high levels of protection against severe disease from the Omicron variant among older adults, a latest UK study concluded on Saturday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) analysis showed that around three months after the third jab, protection against hospitalisation among those aged 65 […]

Omicron’s mildness a ‘mistake’, COVID itself not getting milder: UK expert

London: The reduced severity of the Omicron variant is good news for now, but it is the result of an “evolutionary mistake” and does not indicate that the virus which causes COVID-19 is becoming less virulent, a leading Indian-origin scientist from the University of Cambridge warned on Thursday. Ravindra Gupta, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at […]