Covid News

Sep 29: Exposure to air pollutants, in particular fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), increased the risk of hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients by up to 30 per cent, even for the fully vaccinated, according to a study. A team, including ...

A blood test could predict if a person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus will develop long COVID, a study published in the Lancet eBioMedicine journal suggests. Some people who have been infected with COVID-19 experience long-term effects from their infection, known ...

By Jeffrey M. Sturek, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia and Alexandra Kadl, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Virginia (US), Sep 23 (The Conbversation):  "I just can't do what I used to anymore." As pulmonologists and critical ...

Sep 19: With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritise school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit. The summit on transforming education, held at the UN General Assembly ...

By Zania Stamataki, Associate Professor in Viral Immunology, University of Birmingham and Adrian Shields, Associate Professor in Clinical Immunology, University of Birmingham Birmingham (UK), Sep 17 (The Conversation) New guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO) strongly advises against using the ...

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI): Holding out the promise of preventing even mild infections and blocking transmission, mucosal vaccines may well be a game changer for the Covid pandemic, say scientists as Indians gear up for the world's first intranasal preventive. ...

The Delhi government has issued new guidelines to schools in the national capital, instructing them to close the entire premises or certain wings temporarily, if any student or staff member tests positive for Covid-19. Students and staffs must also wear masks ...

The Maharashtra Education Minister has announced that the schools will resume for all classes from next week. According to Varsha Gaikwad, Maharashtra's School Education Minister, all schools must implement Covid-19 regulations strictly. "We will be reopening schools for classes 1 ...

The National Youth Day is observed on January 12, every year. In the year 1984, the Indian government declared Swami Vivekananda's birthday to be celebrated as National Youth Day. The day is dedicated to Swami Vivekananda. The Covid-19 pandemic ...

In view of the increase in Covid-19 cases, various states across the country have issued fresh Covid-related directives. The Rajasthan government has also directed all schools in urban areas to be closed as well as the implementation of curfews on Sunday. ...

Mizoram Shuts Schools Colleges Till January 31: Schools in Mizoram will be closed for students of classes 1 to 9 and class 11 amid the rise in coronavirus cases, as per the new COVID-19 guidelines issued on Friday. Colleges, institutes of ...

Schools Closed News: Several Indian states have announced the closure of schools, colleges, and educational institutions amid a sudden spurt in the COVID cases and a looming scare of Omicron - a variant of coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2. According to the Ministry ...

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, on January 4, 2022, has announced the closures of all schools and colleges. The decision will take place from January 8, 2022, and will remain in effect till January 16, 2022. The orders to declare ...

The Tamil Nadu government announced on Tuesday that physical classes for students of grades 1 to 8 will resume in schools from November 1, after nearly a year and a half. Following a meeting at the Secretariat convened by Chief Minister ...