Covid-19 pandemic is in community transmission stage: Here’s what it means for centre’s response measures

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The spread of infection has reached a stage where asymptomatic cases are spreading the virus and the original carriers can no longer be traced and most of the infections are locally acquired Coronavirus pandemic is in its third phase with the Omicron variant and India has acknowledged now it is in community transmission stage. The … Read more

Covid-19 surge fear in festive season: Learn from Kerala’s lessons during Onam, says Union Health Minister

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Union health minister emphasized that community transmission can occur if the area is densely populated. Coronavirus cases in India have been growing for months now and now the people have resumed their everyday activities with utmost precautions amid the outbreak. One such thing among it is celebrating festivities in various parts of the country. However, … Read more

Covid-19 vaccine update: Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline begin human clinical trials for jointly developed vaccine

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With the first stage trials of the vaccine expected to start soon, the company is expecting the result of its first stage human trials by the first week of December. Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said that they are going to begin human trials for their jointly developed potential Covid-19 vaccine candidate. The announcement … Read more

Many COVID Outbreaks Traced to Restaurants, Bars

From early March through late July, the CDC received reports of 570 young people — ranging from infants to age 20 with the condition, the Times reported. Of those, 40 percent were Hispanic or Latino, 33 percent were Black and 13 percent were white. Ten died and nearly two-thirds were admitted to intensive care units, … Read more