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Fresh registration not needed for precautionary or booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for health workers or those aged 60 and above with comorbidities, said the Centre

Individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 are 3 to 5 times more likely to be reinfected with the Omicron variant compared to Delta, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

COVID testing kit developed by TATA MD called OmiSure is the brainchild of Bengaluru virologist Dr V Ravi, which can detect Omicron variant within hours.

Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has surpassed the grim milestone of 300 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47 million and vaccinations to over 9.33 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, which represents a step-change in the Covid-19 pandemic with record numbers of new daily infections being reported around the globe, has undergone fundamental changes that may explain its spread and disease.

Colleges like GLC Thrissur do not have sufficient infrastructure to accommodate 100 students at a time in a single classroom

Several vaccination centers are recommending paracetamol tablets after Covid vaccination

Women receiving one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine during a single menstrual cycle had an increase in cycle length of nearly one day, compared to unvaccinated women, according to a study funded by the US National Institutes of Health.

The incident, which was caught on camera, has gone viral

India registered 90,928 Covid cases, almost doubling from yesterdays 58,097