Third-wave: India records over 2.47 lakh new cases

India on Thursday reported 2,47,417 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending at 9 am, up…

Omicron overwhelming health systems around the world: WHO chief

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday warned the world not to take the…

Omicron may not be the final variant, but it may be the final variant of concern

Ben Krishna, University of Cambridge It is controversial whether viruses are alive, but – like all…

Omicron and market sell-off

Arturo Bris, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Until the Omicron variant hit the headlines, the…

Rich countries blamed as new Covid variant sparks global alarm

The detection of a new, heavily mutated, and potentially vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant in Botswana and other nations is…

Why are COVID cases in India decreasing, despite the low double vaccination rate?

Rajib Dasgupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University COVID continues to slow down in India. The festival season, which…

Europe, US in grip of devastating fourth coronavirus wave

Europe is in the grip of a potentially devastating fourth coronavirus wave and the United States has now recorded more Covid-19…

UK threw out 600,000+ Covid vaccine doses in August

The government of the United Kingdom threw out more than 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in August…