GENEVA: The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that his organization is deeply concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples...
NEW DELHI: Of the estimated 12 million people that have tested positive for Covid-19 globally since the outbreak, only 6 percent are children. Children...
SEOUL: North Korea has said that it was developing a vaccine for the novel coronavirus on its own, the country's science research council claimed...
WASHINGTON: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has topped 13.7 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 589,000, according to Johns...
NEW DELHI: Alcohol based hand sanitisers will attract 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to a ruling by Authority for Advance...
NEW YORK: US-based pharmaceutical major Moderna's experimental vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against Covid-19 virus, was generally well tolerated and prompted neutralising antibody activity...
LONDON: Wendy Barclay, chairwoman in influenza virology at Imperial College London, has said that coronavirus particles can remain infectious in the air for more...
MUMBAI: In a major boost to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra government's morale, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded their success over...
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was launching an initiative to help 1.3 billion global tobacco-users quit the habit during the...
NEW YORK: A top adviser to US President Donald Trump has blamed the politicisation of COVID-19 treatment and a "hydroxy hysteria" fueled by the...