Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO

The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains 'very high', the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday as the world continues to witness the surge in global......

Govt in talks with SII for Nipah antibody, may put imports on hold

Given the recurring outbreaks in the last five years, the government is considering domestic manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies for treating Nipah virus infections and is in talks with Serum......

Covid: WHO classifies Eris as 'variant of interest'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in different parts of the world, including India, as a 'variant of interest' but said it did......

Religious, political events accelerated COVID in India: WHO

The World Health Organisation has said a recent risk assessment of the situation in India found that ‘resurgence and acceleration’ of COVID-19 transmission in the country had several......