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COVID 19

COVID stands for Coronavirus disease. The virus, also known as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, outbreak resulted in COVID and a worldwide pandemic, which began in December 2019. SARS-CoV-2 is an airborne virus that can cause respiratory illness. After first being discovered in Wuhan, China in 2019, it subsequently spread throughout the world, including India and claimed countless lives. It has mutated into various potent strains that beset India in the form of the 1st, 2nd and Omicron wave. The disease causes flu-like symptoms, including sore throat, fever, could, cough, headache. The mutated strains also had new symptoms like upset stomach. Get the latest covid news, videos, opinions and special reports here.
India’s health ministry, using data from various state governments, attributed 333,333 deaths to covid-19 in 2021. Premium

India's official ‘data fog’ on covid toll is finally gone. Here's what we know.

4 min read . 08 May 2025
Representative Image (REUTERS) Premium

3 boys rescued from ‘house of horror’ in Spain, were locked up since Covid

1 min read . 04 May 2025
Investors are still bracing for more volatility ahead and are piling into options contracts that would pay out if the VIX races higher. (Image: Reuters) Premium
wsj

The post-Covid era of ultra-calm markets is over

3 min read . 17 Apr 2025
Gold price today looks set to end the week in positive territory, marking its seventh consecutive weekly gain. (Photo: Pixabay) Premium

Gold rate today on track for longest weekly winning streak since COVID-19 rally

3 min read . 21 Feb 2025
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that Meta’s shift on matters like diversity and fact-checking has been in response to the US presidential election winner’s criticism of its ways. (AFP) Premium

Mint Quick Edit | Meta’s meta-fiction shouldn’t bother us

1 min read . 15 Jan 2025
This photo shows a aerial view of the P4 laboratory on the campus of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province ahead of the fifth anniversary of China confirming its first death from the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo: AFP) Premium
wsj

Behind closed doors: The spy world scientists who argued covid was a lab leak

13 min read . 26 Dec 2024
A healthcare worker with swab samples collected for Covid-19 tests, (PTI Photo) (PTI) Premium

India to undertake mega covid-19 study to help prepare for future pandemics

4 min read . 04 Nov 2024
Reeves to Boost UK Health Service Funding Amid Sweeping Reform Premium

Reeves to Boost UK Health Service Funding Amid Sweeping Reform

2 min read . 21 Oct 2024
The limited options mark the downside of Pfizer’s yearslong efforts to double down on its innovative but risky drugs business. Premium
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Why Pfizer will find it hard to appease its activist investor

4 min read . 08 Oct 2024
Covid Alert: Experts note that XEC, a sub lineage of the omicron variant, carries mutations that could enhance its transmission this autumn. (HT_PRINT) Premium

Covid Resurgence Alert: Scientists warn of XEC variant surge this Autumn

1 min read . 18 Sep 2024
RTX sees labor challenges, exploring alternatives to China suppliers Premium

RTX sees labor challenges, exploring alternatives to China suppliers

2 min read . 11 Sep 2024
As Covid vaccine sales decline precipitously, Moderna’s roughly $4.5 billion in annual research-and-development spending is simply too high (File Photo) Premium
wsj

Pandemic darling Moderna needs a reality check

3 min read . 06 Sep 2024
Anti-DEI Outcry Online Spurs Flurry of Big-Name Firms to Retreat Premium

Anti-DEI Outcry Online Spurs Flurry of Big-Name Firms to Retreat

3 min read . 31 Aug 2024
Long Covid is a chronic condition with symptoms lasting at least three months after a Covid infection, according to the CDC. (Shutterstock (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION)) (HT_PRINT) Premium
wsj

Long covid knocked a million Americans off their career paths

4 min read . 26 Aug 2024
Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost Premium

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

1 min read . 24 Aug 2024
U.S. Treasuries not the safe bet they once were, research says Premium

U.S. Treasuries not the safe bet they once were, research says

3 min read . 24 Aug 2024
Massive fraud: Woman steals kids’ chicken wings worth ₹12.5 crore, sent to jail for 9 years (Pexels) Premium

Woman steals chicken wings worth ₹12.5 crore, sent to jail for 9 years

1 min read . 12 Aug 2024
Amy Welsman decided to change her company’s focus away from the general sanitizer market to new moms. (Paume) Premium
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They started hand-sanitizer businesses during covid. How are they doing now?

6 min read . 07 May 2024
A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Covaxin during a vaccination drive against COVID-19 in New Delhi (AP) Premium

Bharat Biotech releases statement amid Covishield blood clot row: ‘Covaxin was…'

1 min read . 02 May 2024
Covid test mandatory in Karnataka for patients with respiratory and flu-like illnesses. (PTI) Premium

Karnataka makes Covid test mandatory for patients with respiratory illnesses

1 min read . 05 Jan 2024
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