Tag Archives: Infection

Will Covid reinfections pose increased health risks? Experts aren’t sure

A recent study states that Covid-19 reinfections could pose additional risks to people’s long-term health – as compared to only getting Covid once – however, some infectious disease experts in the US disagree that there is evidence showing repeat infections are more dangerous. The issue of the impact of repeated infections is becoming a crucial […]

India logs 94 new Covid infections in 24 hours

India saw a single-day rise of 94 new coronavirus infections, with the active cases declining to 1,934, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo The total tally of COVID cases on Monday stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,82,015). The overall death toll stands at 5,30,735 with two deaths — […]

Japan reports 32,571 new coronavirus cases

Japan on Monday reported 32,571 new coronavirus cases, down 31,897 from Sunday. Tokyo reported 2,677 new cases, down 2,433 from Sunday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo was 37, down four from Sunday, health officials said. The nationwide figure was 644, down 27 from Sunday. The number of coronavirus-related deaths […]

China says COVID-19 outbreak has infected 80% of population amid concerns the travel rush

If that 80% is true then it’s great news for Chinese and global demand.But it seems dubious. Why wouldn’t there be a death rate beginning to near that which we’ve seen in Hong Kong? (If China had Hong Kong’s current cumulative Covid death rate of 1,732 per million people, its deaths would total 2.5 million.)It […]

Coronavirus Live Updates: India Sees 140 Fresh Covid Cases In 24 Hours

The total tally of COVID cases on Monday stood at 4.46 crore New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 94 new coronavirus infections, with the active cases declining to 1,934, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of COVID cases on Monday stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,82,015). The […]

Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections? The evidence

Image Source : FREEPIK Does COVID really damage your immune system? Over the past month or two, many northern hemisphere countries including the US and the UK have seen a large wave of respiratory viral infections. These include RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), flu and COVID in all ages, as well as bacterial infections such as […]

Genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and susceptibility to opportunistic infections discovered

An international consortium co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center immunogeneticist Rubén Martínez-Barricarte, PhD, has discovered a new genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections including a life-threatening fungal pneumonia. The discovery, reported Jan. 20 in the journal Science Immunology, will help identify people who carry this in-born error of immunity (IEI). “Our […]

India logs 94 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours

India saw a single-day rise of 94 new coronavirus infections, with the active cases declining to 1,934, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of COVID cases on Monday stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,82,015). The overall death toll stands at 5,30,735 with two deaths – one death reconciled by […]

India logs 94 new COVID infections in 24 hours

India saw a single-day rise of 94 new coronavirus infections, with the active cases declining to 1,934, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of COVID cases on Monday stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,82,015). The overall death toll stands at 5,30,735 with two deaths — one death reconciled by […]