Monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox but is not as severe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, monkeypox can result in death in as many as 1 in 10 people who contract the […]
Argentina applies over 101 mn shots of Covid-19 vaccines
Buenos Aires: Argentina has applied more than 101 million vaccine shots against Covid-19, the Health Ministry said. According to the Ministry’s Public Vaccination Monitor on Friday, some 107,697,020 vaccine doses have been distributed around the country, and of those, 101,147,280 have been applied since the […]
Health Ministry Flags Decline In Covid19 Vaccination In Some States/UTs
<![CDATA[ .myIframe { position: relative; padding-bottom: 65.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch; //< The Union Health Ministry has flagged concerns regarding the considerably slow pace of COVID19 vaccination across States and UTs, and has urged them to significantly expedite the pace towards full […]
Coronavirus Live: India sees a dip in active cases; Cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 192.12 Cr
With the addition of 27 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,09,494, an official said on Saturday. These cases were reported on Friday. As nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll in the district […]
Beijing extends COVID-19 protocols, thousands forced into quarantine
Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents were forcibly relocated to quarantine hotels overnight due to a handful of infections, as the capital begins to take more extreme control measures resembling virus-hit Shanghai. Following this, Beijing will extend strict and tight Covid-19 control measures as hidden community-level […]
Coronavirus in India News Live Updates: India reports 2,323 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours
India has reported a total of 2,323 fresh coronavirus cases across the country on Friday and 25 deaths, taking the overall death toll to 5,24,348. Stay with TOI for latest updates on Covid from India and across the world:Read Less
The Day – Ledge Light issues COVID-19 mask advisory – News from southeastern Connecticut
New London — With COVID-19 levels rising, Ledge Light Health District on Friday advised all New London County residents to wear a mask when indoors in public settings and while traveling on public transportation. In the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest weekly […]
Visakhapatnam: private hospitals directed to submit details of COVID-19 victims, vector-borne cases on daily basis
District Medical and Health Officer K. Vijaya Lakshmi has directed the representatives of private hospitals to send a report on the COVID-19 deaths and the data on malaria and dengue cases at their hospitals to the District Malaria Officer or the Epidemiology Department on a […]
CDC urges older Americans to get Covid booster shots as hospitalizations soar again
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged older Americans to get a Covid booster shot to increase their protection against the virus amid another surge in hospitalizations, particularly among those 70 and older. “Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a steep […]
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says rising monkeypox cases suggest it’s spread ‘pretty wide’
WATCH LIVE The rising number of monkeypox cases in the U.S. and Europe suggest the virus has already spread widely across communities, but it won’t likely cause a major epidemic like Covid, Pfizer board member and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on […]