Our finding that smokers are less likely to be seropositive is the first report from the general population and part of growing evidence that despite COVID-19 being a respiratory disease, smoking may be protective, CSIR said

Australia and South Korea are the other countries that have been invited to attend the summit as guests

Ahead of the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, states have made all necessary preparations, including identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

Madhya Pradesh has reported that one of its citizens tested positive for the new virus strain which was originally discovered in the UK

The SEC has recommended Covaxin for emergency use authorisation; the recommendation, along with rollout modalities, will now be taken up by the DCGI for a final decision on the matter

New coronavirus strain: Puri said that there would be 30 flights operating between the two countries every week till January 23

India had suspended all flights to and from the United Kingdom from December 23 to 31 to check the spread of the mutated, more contagious variant of coronavirus found there

The new coronavirus strain has so far been detected in the US, Denmark, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon and Singapore

It is important from the scientific community perspective that we do not put too much immune pressure on the virus, said Bhargava

Bharat Biotech MD also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with ICMR and the National Institute of Virology and now undergoing phase 3 trials

The PEC stated that safety of media workers are particularly at risk as journalists must continue to provide information on the ground. It stated that a number of journalists died \"for lack of adequate protective measures when doing their job\"

The vaccination drive kicked off at the weekend, with health workers and residents of care homes across the bloc among the first to get the Pfizer and BioNTech shots, which must be kept at ultra-cold temperatures

The UK government had previously claimed the mutant appears to be 70 per cent more transmissible than the already existing strains

The researchers discovered that 17 per cent of air samples taken from close patient environments were contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 RNA and one-fourth of all ICU rooms with COVID-19 patients in them also had the virus in the air

A new wave of infections is said to have hit Kerala, with the state accounting for about 23 per cent of the 167,221 cases reported over the past week

InterGlobe Aviation share crashed 10% to Rs 1,356 against previous close of Rs 1,507. Share of SpiceJet too fell 10% to Rs 82.35 against previous close of Rs 91.45. 

Indian-American doctor Vivek Murthy added, 'While it seems to be more transmissible, we do not have evidence yet that this is a more deadly virus to an individual who acquires it'

Post an expert meeting on Monday, the EMA declared their recommendation that the shot be licensed for use in people over the age of 16 years, barring some exceptions

More than Rs 7 lakh crore of investor wealth was eroded in a single session as Sensex fell 2,037 points to 44,923, its day's low and Nifty lost 628 points to the intraday low of 13,131

After ending last week higher, the pan-European STOXX 600 index slid 2.3% after UK imposed an effective lockdown and reversed plans to ease curbs over Christmas as it dealt with a new coronavirus strain up to 70% more transmissible than the original