Two new omicron variants JN.1 and HV.1 under scrutiny in US

EG.5 and HV.1 responsible for over 45% infections according to latest CDC update

COVID-19: More than 500 migrant workers in Nepal escape quarantine

They protested congestion, lack of basic facilities at quarantine centre

COVID-19: Great apes may be vulnerable, say experts

Apes are susceptible to our diseases, said Ian Redmond, a tropical field biologist

COVID-19 vaccine development: It’s a relay race

The reason trials are taking shorter time is because developers are taking more risks

COVID-19 lockdown crisis for migrant workers: What states are doing

Some states exhibit higher standards of human values while helping migrant workers

COVID-19: Nepal families wait for bodies of workers who died abroad

Families not getting a chance to hold funerals for their loved ones

Dismal figures: ‘India sequenced less than 1% of total COVID-19 samples in nearly 3 months’

Lack of funds, difficulty in getting samples among reasons for poor numbers

Simply Put: Hand washing and COVID-19

Coronavirus update: 25 of 36 states / UTs record daily increase in cases

No decrease in number of deaths due to COVID-19 in any state

Give free hand to private sector on COVID-19 testing: Centre to states

Prescription by a govt doctor should not be mandatory, improve contract tracing too

Simply Put: COVID-19 and students

India may conduct trial or bridging study on Russian COVID-19 vaccine: Govt

Would India also go EUA way on vaccine? Official says, too early to say anything

COVID-19: Centre to convert surplus rice stocks to ethanol for making hand sanitisers

Government’s move comes as thousands of migrant workers starve 

COVID-19: Shortage in Odisha blood banks

People are finding it tough to get access to blood in the state's 83 blood banks

COVID-19: Bihar woman showing symptoms dies in hospital without being tested

75-year-old woman suffered from asthma, had high fever and cough

COVID-19: Sounds of birds replace noise pollution in Kolkata

This is an unprecedented phenomenon, say the city's residents

COVID-19: Community transmission detected in 12 African countries

Number of cases in Africa jump 3 times in 1 week

Coronavirus update: India tally crosses 2 lakh

Number of active cases crossed 1 lakh mark

Man sacrificed in Odisha to ‘prevent COVID-19’

Crime committed by priest in a temple in Cuttack district

COVID-19: Serosurvey estimated every fifth person in Chennai infected

Highest infection estimated to be in children, lowest in people more than 60 years

COVID-19: Nearly 20 million students in Bihar government schools to be promoted

Parents praise the move, say the government saved the academic year of students

Science of controlling pandemics: Lessons for countries in tackling COVID-19

South Korea took immediate action, while Japan's measures were perplexing

Am I immune to COVID-19 if I have antibodies?

Read on to find out whether the answer is yes or no

COVID-19: Bihar beekeepers find it tough to relocate bee boxes amid lockdown

Bees are relocated to orchards in Jharkhand for them to get easy access to food sources

COVID-19: Is novel coronavirus spreading among Kolkata pavement dwellers through waste

Those who live by the streets often pick up waste for livelihood