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UK expert warns of pandemic worse than Covid in new book

New Delhi: The former chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce Kate Bingham has in a new book warned of a next pandemic that could come from a million unknown viruses and kill about 50 million…

Vijayan meets media after 7 months with Nipah details

Thiruvananthapuram: After seven months, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday evening met the media, akin to his press meets held on a daily basis during the time when Covid hit the world. Vijayan on…

India’s progress in tackling TB ‘extremely impressive’: Global Fund

New Delhi: India is far ahead of other countries in its progress to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) and this is extremely impressive, said a top executive at the Switzerland-based non-profit The Global Fund. Talking to IANS,…

Masks, limited lockdowns to return if Covid cases shoot up this winter

  New Delhi: More than three years after the pandemic, as the northern hemisphere moves towards winter and new variants of Covid continue to rise, talks about the return of masks, maintaining personal hygiene and…

German scientists find 28 new risk genes for Covid severity

London: A team of German scientists have discovered 28 new risk genes, pushing the total number to 51, that can increase the risk of severity in Covid-19 infections. A great many criteria determine whether or…

Nipah virus ‘alert’ in Kozhikode after 2 deaths

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday arrived in Kozhikode, where two people have reportedly died after being infected by the Nipah virus. The Minister rushed to Kozhikode even as the state Assembly is…

Study explains why Covid virus affects smell and taste

New York: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can infect sensory neurons explaining why many people reported losing their senses of smell and taste, finds a study. When Covid-19 began spreading in 2020, some of its…

Scissor in stomach case: Kerala Police arrest doctor & two nurses, let off on bail

Thiruvananthapuram: A few days after K.K. Harshina, a victim of an alleged case of medicalnegligence at the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) in Kerala’s Kozhikode, called off her sit-in protest after a charge sheet was…

DCGI issues advisory against Digene Gel

New Delhi: Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has issued an advisory to discontinue the use of antacid Digene Gel manufactured by drugmaker Abbott India at its Goa unit. The DCGI has…

Return of banned games like BGMI, Free Fire bad for Indian kids’ overall wellbeing: Experts

New Delhi: After almost several months of ban over national security reasons, a couple of Chinese games have returned to India in various formats and new avatars. While it may bolster the online gaming industry,…

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