Coronavirus

New Delhi: Stating that the national capital reported as many as 24,000 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday that the city hospitals are running out of oxygen stock, beds and the life-saving drug Remdesivir due to...

Mumbai: Warning of a possible "third wave of Covid-19", Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Saturday appealed to India Inc. to make all-out preparations to counter it right now and ensure it doesn't hit the state's industry and economy. Urging the corporate houses and industrialists to...

Rio de Janeiro: The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. The number of lives lost, as compiled by...

Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood Saturday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under quarantine, nearly ten days after receiving the vaccine. The actor was recently made the brand ambassador for Punjab's anti-coronavirus vaccination programme. Sood had also met Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder...

Mumbai: Spelling huge relief for lakhs of COVID-19 patients, the government has slashed the prices of the 'life-saver' Remdesivir injection by nearly 50 per cent, to MRP Rs 2,450 per injection now, according to official sources. In a missive late Friday, the Ministry of Chemicals...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday the ongoing Kumbh in Haridwar should now have symbolic participation due to the COVID-19 crisis. Modi tweeted that he spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara over telephone and enquired about the health of saints, many...

New Delhi: India has reported 2,34,692 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike ever, pushing the country's overall tally to 1,45,26,609, according to the Health Ministry data released Saturday. This is the third consecutive day that the country has registered...

New Delhi: The Railways Friday formulated a policy for the transportation of liquid medical oxygen in cryogenic tankers after a plea by the government of Maharashtra, one of the worst affected states by the coronavirus pandemic. The policy, made public late Friday night, said the...

Mumbai: Soaring above the 60K range, Maharashtra Friday recorded a new high of 63,729 infections and the second highest death toll of 398, with the state jumping past the 37-L mark, health officials said. Shooting up to 63,729 new cases - a week after the...

Canberra: Australia reported its first death linked to the AstraZeneca shot Friday. The 48-year-old woman was injected with the vaccine on April 8. That was hours before Australian authorities recommended people under the age of 50 take the Pfizer shot instead because of the small...