Less protection from past infection, likely reduced vaccine efficacy: IHME on Omicron

For now, best to assume Omicron causes as severe a disease as Delta, IHME says

COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in Africa: IHME

Africa might see 479,000 excess COVID-19 deaths by November 1

COVID-19 Update: 79,000 more deaths in India by March 1 2022, estimates IHME

If mask is used by all according to guidelines, there would be 5,100 fewer deaths

New omicron sub-variant detected in China; Macao shuts down casinos

The sub-variant was detected July 8 from Shanghai’s financial district, Pudong; health authorities maintain the case is linked with another …

COVID-19 in Africa: Real toll may be thrice the official figure

The average excess deaths increased to 1,200 per day June 21-27, 2021 from 910 the previous week  

Nearly 60% of global population to be infected with omicron by March: IHME

Daily COVID-19 cases set to hit 5 million by January, despite a major drop in the infection-detection ratio, says IHME

COVID-19-related deaths 6 times reported figures in India

Projected reported deaths due to COVID-19 will be just over 100 as of March 1, 2022, according to DTE analysis

Nearly 30% people in the world are overweight or obese

United States is home to the biggest chunk of obese population - 13 per cent, India and China together account for 15 per cent

Global health spending at record high post COVID-19, but can this be sustained?

India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan received barely 15% of the development assistance for health for COVID-19

COVID-19 update: Considerable transmission will continue through 2022, says IHME

More than half of the world still susceptible to Delta variant towards the end of 2021, says IHME  

Winter surge: What latest IHME COVID-19 update hints at

Three-fourths of the United States is immune to an omicron infection and this figure is set to grow as the COVID-19 wave recedes

COVID-19: India may see 1.25 million excess deaths by November 1, says IHME

Daily rate of excess deaths due to COVID-19 was greater than 4 per million in Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya and Sikkim, the report …

COVID-19: Europe is back to November 2020 numbers, severe cases higher

Vaccine-immunity waning; infections to peak in end-January 2022 at 2.6 million cases in worst-case scenario

Global Burden of Disease ranks air pollution as a top killer

Killer outdoor air contributes to 1.2 million deaths in East Asia which is in throes of high level of economic growth and motorization and 712,…

Non communicable diseases causing more premature deaths in India now

World Bank report says heart diseases have replaced TB and sepsis as two of the five leading causes of deaths between 1990 and 2010