The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

Around 6% of Londoners estimated to have the virus

An '"unusual" spike in respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza has prompted a pre-holiday warning from a state's chief health officer.

Doxy-PEP can be taken a few hours after sex and is effective at preventing sexually transmitted infections. New research finds it's less effective for women but that may not be the final word.

Infectious disease experts say the best way to protect yourself from the JN.1 subvariant is to get the updated Covid 19 vaccine

The World Health Organisation says that, on current evidence, the risk from the variant was ‘low’

Following an uptick in coronavirus cases in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh Health, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner and National Health Mission Director J. Nivas has said COVID-19 testing will start immediately in the State and that a minimum of 1,000 RT-PCR tests will be done daily.

This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an emergency. But viral threats are still with us and there are lessons we still haven't learned.

Low vaccination rates against influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, along with an increase in respiratory diseases, could pose a potential strain on the healthcare system, the CDC warned.

Kerala follows combined ABC approach to manage COVID/ILI cases, increase genomic surveillance & emphasize prevention.

COVID-19 could be a "risk factor" for other viruses like flu and RSV, experts say

A UCL study showed the number of people quitting smoking 'stagnated' during the pandemic