Coronavirus

The iconic Cauvery Theatre in Bengaluru ends its glorious run

A little over three weeks after celebrating its golden jubilee, the iconic Cauvery Theatre in Bengal...

entertainment | 5 months ago

"FLiRT" COVID variants are now more than a third of U.S. cases. Scientists share what we know about them so far.

More than a third of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now estimated to be from a new, fast-growing mem...

us | 5 months ago

Bill to ban most public mask wearing, including for health reasons, advances in North Carolina

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era ...

us | 4 months ago

COVID "likely growing" in D.C. and 12 states, CDC estimates

COVID-19 infections are now likely growing in at least 12 states and the District of Columbia, the C...

us | 4 months ago

Watch Live: Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies on COVID pandemic response for Republican-led House panel

Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying on Monday before a Republican-led House panel investiga...

us | 4 months ago

New COVID variant KP.3 climbs to 25%, now largest in CDC estimates

The new KP.3 variant has climbed to 1 in 4 new COVID-19 cases nationwide, the Centers for Disease Co...

us | 4 months ago

Endemic dengue may have helped stem severity of early COVID wave in India: study

Can the dengue virus beat the coronavirus and is it why the early wave of the pandemic in 2020 resul...

science | 3 months ago

Sri Lanka apologises for forced cremations policy during pandemic 

Sri Lanka on Tuesday apologised for enforcing a “cremations only” policy during the Covid-19 pandemi...

world | 2 months ago

2024 Paris Olympics hit by early COVID cases, but organizers don't seem worried by risk of major outbreak

Paris — Thousands of athletes and spectators from around the world have descended on Paris for the l...

world | 2 months ago

Mpox "not the new COVID," World Health Organization says after declaring health emergency over Africa cases

Geneva — The mpox outbreak is not another COVID-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, beca...

world | 1 month ago

Shielding humans alone won’t prevent pandemics if animals can fall ill

When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans had been t...

science | 1 month ago

Boris Johnson says he planned raid on Dutch factory to get COVID vaccines in 2021 using small boats

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he ordered military chiefs to plan a raid on a ...

world | 2 weeks ago

With Earth locked down in 2020, Moon saw cooler days and nights: Study

Effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on Earth may have reached the Moon, as lunar temperatures were found t...

science | 2 weeks ago