Coronavirus

Panaji: The unpredictability of the third Covid wave may impact the Goa government's decision to restart tourism-related activities in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Sawant said the state government would not sanction the restarting of tourism activities until 100 per cent...

New Delhi: India named Tuesday incumbent Manpreet Singh as the skipper of the men’s hockey team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. However, this time the hockey team will have two vice-captains in defenders Birendra Lakra and Harmanpreet Singh. India had announced a 16-member team for...

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has announced that it will urge the high court to allow reduction in fine for not wearing mask in public places, from the present Rs 1,000 to Rs 500. It was on the suggestion by the court last year, that the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered Tuesday   2,957 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest in the past two months. In fact that this is the first time, Odisha has reported less than 3,000 daily cases in more than two months. The new Covid-19 infections took the total number of...

Srinagar: The annual Amarnath Yatra would be symbolic only this year, in wake of the Covid pandemic, but all the traditional religious rituals will be performed at the cave shrine as per practice, the J&K government decided Monday. A detailed discussion was held with the...

London: Immune response following a coronavirus infection can vary between individuals and may not be enough to fight Alpha, and Beta variant of Covid-19, finds a study reinforcing the need for vaccination. The study found that people who produced a weak immune response signature, obtained...

Chennai: A recent study on the genome sequencing of the SARS- Cov2 released by the Tamil Nadu's health department shows that the widespread infection in the state was due to the Delta variant. The World Health Organisation( WHO) has categorised the Delta variant of the...

New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that any death resulting from Covid-19 infection should have to be certified as Covid death, and if not done so, the certifying doctor will face action. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in an affidavit, said: "It...

New Delhi: The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the finances of states and Centre are under severe strain, due to the reduction in tax revenues and increase in health expenses on account of the coronavirus pandemic. And Rs 4 lakh compensation can't be...

New Delhi: The Delhi government has allowed reopening of bars, public parks and gardens from Monday under a phased easing of restrictions, which were imposed due to the second Covid wave. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in an order Sunday stated that bars will...