About 735 million people worldwide faced chronic hunger in 2022, a figure much higher than before the pandemic and which threatens progress towards a global goal to end hunger by 2030, the United Nations said. Take a look.

World off-track to meet 2030 goal of ending hunger: UN

No direct evidence proving that coronavirus was created in any incident which took place at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology was found by United States intelligence agencies, said a report declassified on Friday.

US intelligence: No direct evidence found to prove coronavirus created in Wuhan lab, China obstructing review

Wuhan virus has often been used as a synonym for Covid-19. As the entire world & many of the reports claimed the leak of the virus from China's Wuhan Laboratory. But many kinds of research were conducted on Coronavirus before the outbreak. An independent watchdog agency found that U.S. taxpayer funds flowed to Chinese entities for a research.

Did US taxpayers fund $2M worth of research in Wuhan before the COVID-19 outbreak?

As cases of COVID-19 and RSV decline, another respiratory virus called HMPV has started spreading its tentacles. In March, around 11 per cent of PCR tests and 20 per cent of antigen tests for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) were positive in the US.

Explained | What is HMPV respiratory virus? The most important virus still unheard of

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un had embarked on a big exercise to seal its borders with Russia and China, cutting off routes which were being used by defectors and smugglers, in 2020 when the world was battling the Covid pandemic.

Explained | When world was battling pandemic, why North Korea was busy sealing borders with China and Russia

Are you ready for new bat viruses? China, the birthing ground of the covid-19 pandemic, might be on track to create yet another global health crisis. More than 9 million square kilometres on earth have suitable conditions for a bat-borne virus to spill over. These areas are termed "jump zones". Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: China set to birth another global pandemic? | What are jump zones & should you be scared?

Is the next pandemic going to emerge from Brazil's Amazon? What is the link between bats and viruses? Molly Gambhir tells you what scientists are saying.

Gravitas: The next pandemic to emerge from Brazil's amazon?

According to scientists, the next deadly pandemic of the world can start in the depths of the Amazon rainforest from caves like the Planaltina cave, which is more than 1.

Amazon rainforest can gift world its next deadly pandemic, warn scientists

The head of the primary US public health organisation, the Centers for Disease Control, Dr Rochelle Walensky said on Friday that she will resign from her position at the end of June.

US: CDC chief Rochelle Walensky resigns, says Covid-19 waning good time for transition

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the Covid-19 emergency, signaling that one of the most deadly and economically devastating pandemics in modern history is receding as the disease that caused it becomes a routine illness.

WHO declares end to Covid-19 global health emergency

WHO declares Covid-19 pandemic is over; restrictions lifted globally

More than 270 subvariants of Covid have been discovered in China. On the other hand, China seems to be relaxing Covid restrictions. Will China be the cause of another pandemic? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas : Over 270 Covid subvariants found in China

There is reportedly a 27.5 per cent chance of a deadly pandemic like COVID-19 occurring in the next decade. This is likely to happen as viruses are emerging more frequently. Watch this to know more.

World has 28% risk of new Covid-like pandemic within 10 years: Study

Another COVID-19-like pandemic might hit the world in the next decade or so, study by a health intelligence firm noted, claiming that viruses are emerging more frequently.

Another Covid-like deadly pandemic might grip the world in 10 years, says study

New research is claiming to be the strongest proof that the Covid virus jumped from animals to humans. The study is based on analysis of samples collected from an animal market in Wuhan, China, from the initial days of the pandemic.

Traces of COVID-19 in Wuhan's animal market spark debate over origin of pandemic

The WhatsApp messages shared between Italian politicians and senior health officials when the coronavirus pandemic had just started indicate how they tried to protect the image of the country while appearing to joke about the role of Italy in the spread of the virus in the continent.

Revealed: How Italian leaders joked about country's role in spread of virus at start of pandemic

A new study suggests that the mental health impact of Covid-19 on the general population may not have been as significant as previously thought. Researchers at McGill University in Canada reviewed 137 studies from around the world and found minimal changes in mental health symptoms among most people during the pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic had minimal impact on mental health: Study

After an interruption that lasted two years due to the pandemic, carnival returned to the streets of Bissau bringing together all ethnic groups in a show of colour and unity. Here's a report from Guinea-Bissau.

Carnival returns to the streets of Bissau

A severe form of mpox virus - formerly known as monkeypox - has been found in immunosuppressed people living with HIV in advanced stage, a new study has underlined.

Deadlier mpox virus found in people with advanced HIV: Lancet Study

If you have been staying late at work and sitting on your desk well after working hours to finish that important project, you will be jealous to know that an Indian firm is actually forcing its employees to leave on time.

ARE YOU JEALOUS? This Indian firm is forcing staff to go home on time

Many people think of commuting as a chore and a waste of time. However, during the remote work surge resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic people found working from home better than working from office. Watch the video to know more.

Pandemic-era workers missing work-from-home?

Many tech giants, like Google, Amazon, and Dell, are firing staff members as a cost-cutting tactic to maintain the viability of the company. Zoom has now joined this list.

Zoom video struggles to thrive in post-pandemic world, announces 15 % staff layoff

For the third time in a row, China is welcoming the lunar new year in a very muted fashion. This is the year of the Tiger and people in China are hoping that the new year will bring an end to the pandemic.

China begins lunar new year celebrations without strict COVID-19 policy

Data published by the Ifo Institute on Friday revealed that around 180,000 more people died in Germany during the three years of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as compared to what would have been expected.

Germany: Around 180,000 more people died than expected during Covid pandemic

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