Sars-Cov-2

SARS-CoV2 virus still circulating, but very weak: Experts

March 23, 2025 4:32 am

This week, five years ago, India entered into a 21-day national lockdown, the strictest phase of restrictions

Study finds new bat Coronavirus capable of human transmission via same route as Covid-19

February 22, 2025 10:31 am

According to the study, the virus has the ability to bind to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2), the same receptor used by the Sars-CoV-2 virus to enter human cells.

Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here's what the science says

June 15, 2023 11:04 am

A 2022 study found SARS-CoV-2 in the stool of about half of the participants in the first week after infection. At four months, there was no virus present in the respiratory tract but 12.7% of stool samples were RNA positive. A further 3.8% of fecal samples remained positive for RNA at seven months.

Can the Covid-19 virus stay on some foods, packaging for days?

December 29, 2022 12:56 pm

The research produced by the University of Southampton tested broccoli, peppers, apple, raspberry, cheddar cheese, sliced ham, olives, brine from the olives, white and brown bread crusts, croissants and pain au chocolat

1 in 8 SARS-CoV-2 patients develop long COVID symptoms: Lancet study

August 05, 2022 10:43 am

The study provides one of the first comparisons of long-term symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection, with symptoms in an uninfected population, as well as those in individuals both pre- and post-COVID-19 infection

New research proves Covid-19 causes heart inflammation

August 04, 2022 3:02 pm

Don’t allow Covid to cause serious illness, so get yourself vaccinated. Judicious use of blood thinners and anticoagulants, in sick Covid patients, can reduce the risk of clotting and heart attacks, says Dr Nishith Chandra, Principal Director, Interventional Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute