WHO experts' team tasked to probe origins of Coronavirus, to visit China on January 14

The ten-member team of WHO experts are expected to visit Wuhan, but it is not clear yet whether they would visit Wuhan Institute of Virology too

Holding breath may increase the risk of getting COVID-19 infection, find IIT Madras researchers 

Researchers modelled breathing frequency in a laboratory to better understand how the rate of flow of droplet laden with virus determines the deposition of the virus in the lungs

Classes for 10,12, final year UG, PG students restart in Gujarat after nine months

Various state ministers and BJP MLAs remained present at different schools in Gujarat to welcome the students, a release from the state government said

People shouldn't hesitate to get vaccinated, listen to scientists: Delhi's first COVID patient

The businessman and Delhi's first COVID patient said that many are spreading misconceptions about it even before the roll-out and urged people to give our scientists a chance

Conduct door-to-door survey to identify out-of-school children and enrol them: Education Ministry to states

The ministry has also recommended relaxing detention norms to prevent drop-outs this year as well as a slew of measures to address learning loss due to the Coronavirus-induced shutdown of schools

Class 9, 11 exams to be held in schools by April 24: Goa Board 

The state board has already announced that 30 per cent of the syllabus would be reduced for the current academic year.

Liverpool University students seek extention of deadlines, mental health support due to pandemic

Bailey, who helped set up a COVID-19 support group for students, said the petition was started to help students gain a safety net as well as extended deadlines and more mental health support

Over 1 lakh jobs lost in the US as recent COVID-19 spike stalls recovery

The BLS report noted that employment in leisure and hospitality declined by 498,000, with three-quarters of the decrease in food services and drinking places, by 372,000

Most hospitalised COVID-19 patients have at least one symptom 6 months after falling ill: Study 

In the study, scientists, including those from Jin Yin-tan Hospital in China, interviewed the patients face-to-face using questionnaires to evaluate their symptoms and health-related quality of life

Provide coronavirus vaccine free to everyone: Kejriwal appeals to Centre 

The Delhi government has already announced that the coronavirus vaccine, whenever it is available, will be provided free to people in the national capital

COVID-19 vaccine: 29-year-old volunteer who participated in trial shot shares his experience

Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

The researchers also discovered that the choice of sedative medications and curbs on family visitation played a role in increasing acute brain dysfunction for these patients

Students who tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar's Munger test negative in second round

The incident came to light after a health department team conducted random tests of students and teachers after the opening of the school

Slow Clap: We must not blame our government for the fuel price hike. Instead, we ought to be thankful

The whole country is discussing the rising price of petrol and diesel. Is it a bad think? We don't think so

This duo from Pune started an initiative for kids to talk to real scientists on Zoom. Here's why

The Talk to a Scientist initiative was started in March this year to help children understand complex scientific concepts in simpler ways. We find out more