Covid 19 Outbreak

Women better at mask wearing than men, Mumbai best performing city with 76.28% mask adherence, finds study

The non-profit think-tank conducted a mask adherence study among different age groups at public places across 11 cities - Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Jammu, Delhi, Guwahati, Raipur, Chandigarh, Shimla, Chennai and Pune

COVID-19 case counts may be losing importance amid Omicron variant threat

Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, said that for each new infection detected, the US is missing two cases.

Odisha defers decision to reopen schools for classes 1 to 5 amid sharp rise in COVID cases

Education minister SR Dash said the decision was taken after officials visited various primary schools across the state and held discussions with stakeholders

Italian dentist who presented fake silicone arm for COVID-19 vaccine gets jab for real this time

Dr Guido Russo faces possible criminal fraud charges for having worn an arm made out of silicone when he first showed up at a vaccine hub in the northern city of Biella

Measures used to counter Delta COVID-19 variant should work for Omicron: WHO

Continuing to push for higher vaccination rates, abiding by social-distancing guidelines, and wearing masks are among other measures, said WHO Regional Emergency Director Dr Babatunde Olowokure

COVID-19 vaccines may partially work on new variant Omicron, says ex-ICMR scientist Dr Gangakhedkar

Gangakhedkar said the public has an important role to play by following the basic rules of wearing masks, maintaining hand hygiene and social distancing

Centre asks Bengal and Assam to enforce strict COVID-19 measures amid surge in positivity rates, decreasing testing

Additional Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, Arti Ahuja, highlighted increase in weekly new COVID-19 cases since 20 October till 26 October and early signs of rise in positivity since the last four weeks till 25 October

Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich still unvaccinated due to 'personal concerns'

According to German daily Bild, Kimmich is one of five Bayern players who are unvaccinated. Kimmich says he has reservations about getting vaccinated, "especially with regard to the lack of long-term studies".

Premier League: Nearly seven in 10 players double-jabbed against coronavirus

"The Premier League can confirm today that 81 percent of players have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, with 68 percent now fully vaccinated," the league said in a statement.

NBA: Vaccine sceptic Andrew Wiggins says he was forced to get COVID-19 jab

"I guess you don't own your body. That's what it comes down to. If you want to work in society today, then I guess they made the rules of what goes in your body and what you do. The only options were to get vaccinated or not play in the NBA. It was a tough decision," Wiggins said.