Fauci last week had invoked his constitutional right to stay silent to prevent self-incrimination under antagonistic questioning from Republican senators, as they probed him over unsubstantiated claims that the origins of the pandemic were covered up

Mumbai has recorded a sharp increase in swine flu (H1N1), COVID-19 and other seasonal illnesses, according to BMC data. Cases of dengue, leptospirosis and gastroenteritis have also risen over the past month, prompting the civic body to strengthen disease surveillance and launch the 'Aarogya Saathi' initiative at construction sites