COVID

The 50-over format is no more a cosy fit in cricket's lucrative T20 ecosystem. Come World Cup time, however, the one-day game can again be king. At least for a few days. At least for one more edition..."When the World Cup rolls around,…

Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday slammed the Congress government in the state for allegedly cracking down on farmers and Kannada activists participating in the 'bandh' here to protest the release of Cauvery water to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.K. drug regulator said on Tuesday it has approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and its German partner…

China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the closing of the country's…

A surge in COVID-19 cases across countries in the Northern Hemisphere is causing concern for global health authorities, given that these regions usually witness a peak in respiratory illnesses during the winter months. The World…

The number of vacant health care jobs in Canada has more than doubled and care providers are working more overtime and taking more sick leave since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statistics Canada . A report,…

Currently spreading COVID-19 variants such as EG.5, or Eris, do not represent a major shift in COVID variants, and updated vaccines in September will offer protection, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. With an updated vaccine still months away, this summer bump in new…

The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions. Monday’s announcement…

WASHINGTON —  The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions. Monday's…