COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi:  Hit by multiple factors such as rising fuel costs and global component shortages, Indian AC manufacturers said on Friday that they have no alternative but to pass off the burden to the consumers who will have to pay at least…

New Delhi:  A record 193 million people in 53 countries faced acute food crises in 2021, which is 40 million more than the number of people who went without enough food in 2020, finds a new report. The report by the Global Network…

Copenhagen: A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have affected the mental health of millions of people. "A pandemic has thrown an unprecedented spotlight on…

Washington: The White House on Monday held the first Easter Egg Roll in two years, a longtime tradition interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. "To all of you, have fun today and welcome to the White House," US President Joe Biden said…

Beijing: The BRICS sherpas have agreed to further strengthen solidarity and cooperation to address multiple challenges the globe is currently facing, including the Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery. The pledge came as the second…

Sydney: Australia's two-year drop in influenza cases have ended as flu numbers are on the rise ahead of winter here. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, when large sections of the population were in lockdown and international borders were…

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the next pandemic could be triggered by insect-borne pathogens including Zika and dengue. Arthropod-Borne viruses (Arboviruses) such as dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and…

United Nations: As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries - home to around 405 million schoolchildren - are yet to fully reopen schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)…

Washington: The Covid-19 pandemic is not over and the US is soon likely to see an uptick in cases due to the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, according to the country's infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci. Fauci said that the BA.2…

New Delhi:  The Union health ministry on Friday said that the study published in an international journal claiming the the Covid-19 mortality in India is higher than official counts is speculative and misinformed. The recently published…