Covid 19

The Most Affected Regions by COVID-19 in the United States
November 22, 2023 09:07 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaIn the United States, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a noticeable uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations d...

COVID-19 Scare: Rising cases hit Australian healthcare system
July 26, 2022 05:39 PM AEST | By Aditi SarkarHighlights,In Australia, COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals hit a record high with over 5,433 people hospitalised,The healthcare system is under...

Pfizer’s Omicron vaccines move a step closer to TGA approval
July 07, 2022 04:33 PM AEST | By Aditi SarkarThe Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved provisional determinations of Pfizer Australia for Omicron specific COVID-19 vaccines.

Is Covid-19 about to get worse in Australia?
June 30, 2022 12:01 PM AEST | By Toshiva JainOn June 28, 30,000 more Covid-19 cases were recorded in Australia. Australian Capital Territory hospitals have recorded the highest number of hospital...

Mental health scenario of Australia worsening amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 21, 2022 12:20 AM AEST | By Aditi SarkarMental health is a very critical part of overall health. However, each year a growing number of people are facing mental health symptoms. This gives r...

Latest COVID-19 updates from Australia
May 13, 2022 07:34 PM AEST | By Aditi SarkarHighlights In Australia, the total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 6,442,558 Western Australia (WA) is witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, wi...

How China’s Zero-COVID strategy is hurting its economy
May 04, 2022 01:58 PM AEST | By Aditi SarkarHighlights: The world's second-largest economy, China, is struggling hard to meet its economic targets amidst COVID-19 lockdowns China's lockdown...

COVID-19 roundup: Global cases on decline, latest recommendations by...
April 26, 2022 06:04 PM AEST | By Aditi SarkarHighlights Global COVID-19 cases are falling since mid-March China’s capital city Beijing began three rounds of COVID-19 testing for all res...

COVID-19: What do we know about XE variant reported in UK?
April 05, 2022 07:07 PM AEST | By Aditi SarkarHighlights A new COVID-19 variant, XE, has marked its presence in the United Kingdom XE is a recombinant version of Omicron strain BA.1 and BA.2...

Latest global tally of COVID-19 cases & the spread of Omicron varian...
December 23, 2021 03:21 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaCOVID-19 cases are on a surge once again as the virus continues to emerge in new forms due to mutations. The pandemic has already caused a devastating...

Australians urged to go for 3-dose vaccination as Omicron rages on
December 22, 2021 09:22 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has recommended COVID-19 booster vaccination for better immunity a...

Reality check: Can current COVID-19 vaccines fight Omicron?
December 21, 2021 04:35 PM AEDT | By Team Kalkine MediaA new strain of coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, Omicron has become a hot topic of discussion worldwide for its increasing number of cases across different cou...

Can COVID-19 vaccines help protect from Omicron variant?
December 13, 2021 10:51 AM AEDT | By ManishaOne of the words that are looming over everything else these days is ‘Omicron.’ Omicron is the name of the new variant B.1.1.529 of SARS-C...

Can Omicron cause more damage than other COVID-19 variants? the late...
December 05, 2021 12:42 AM AEDT | By AshishOmicron is the latest buzzword worldwide after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently flagged coronavirus strain B.1.1.529 (Omicron). Based on t...

Merck’s drug raises hope for oral COVID-19 treatment
October 03, 2021 07:48 PM AEDT | By Anam SiddiquiMerck and Co (NYSE: MRK) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics have announced promising results from the Phase 3 Clinical trial of a new oral drug, molnupirav...

How long will COVID-19 pandemic last? Will it continue into 2022?
September 14, 2021 09:13 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine MediaAs the world is battling its once-in-a-hundred-years deadly contagion in the form of COVID-19 pandemic, the people are eagerly awaiting its end. The q...

ASX 200 Biotech Major CSL Inks Two Deals to Manufacture COVID-19 Vac...
September 07, 2020 05:57 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Governments in several countries are securing early access of COVID-19 vaccine by signing deals with the frontrunners. ASX 200 biotech pla...

Starpharma bags A$1 million funding for COVID-19 spray - a shot in t...
September 03, 2020 05:36 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine MediaSummary ASX 300 listed healthcare player Starpharma Holdings Limited receives A$1 million funding from MRFF for its SPL7013 COVID-19 nasal spr...

Aged-care facilities report the maximum number of COVID-19 related d...
August 30, 2020 12:20 AM AEST | By Kunal SawhneyGlobally, there has been increased fatalities because of COVID-19 infection. Immunity is one of the primary factors that explains why the virus badly...

How Fintechs helped make investors go happy during COVID-19: Afterpa...
August 26, 2020 08:31 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine MediaSummary There has been significant growth witnessed in fintech space amid COVID-19 crisis due to rising investor confidence, as a result of surging...