Coronavirus

Indore: Mucormycosis or black fungus has been detected in the brains of at least 15 per cent of patients admitted for the infection in a government hospital here, a senior doctor said Monday. Of the 368 Mucormycosis patients admitted in the hospital, an initial study...

Economy shrinks by record 7.3 per cent in 2020-21 New Delhi: India’s economy contracted by less-than-expected 7.3 per cent in the fiscal year ended March 2021 after growth rate picked up in the fourth quarter, just before the world’s worst outbreak of coronavirus infections hit...

Kolkata: The ongoing war of attrition between the Centre and West Bengal government over the transfer of Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to Delhi took a new turn Monday. In a dramatic development Alapan Bandyopadhyay retired from the position as chief secretary of West Bengal. He...

Mohali: The 'antibody cocktail' therapy was administered to a 72-year-old Covid positive patient who is a diabetic with chronic kidney disease, at the Fortis Hospital here Sunday. Administered one dose of the cocktail intravenously, the patient is reportedly stable post infusion, said the Fortis Hospital....

New Delhi: India reported less than 2 lakh COVID-19 cases third day in a row, with 1,65,553 fresh cases recorded in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, 3,460 patients succumbed to the coronavirus, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. This...

New Delhi: The Centre has announced welfare measures, including a pension to those families who have lost their earning members due to the COVID-19. In addition to the measures announced under PM CARES for Children- Empowerment of Covid affected children, the government Saturday announced further...

Ghaziabad: A 59-year-old COVID-19 patient, who was also detected with black, white and yellow fungus, has passed away here, the doctor treating him said Saturday. "Kunwar Singh was under treatment but passed away due to toxemia (blood poisoning by toxins) at 7.30 pm Friday," Dr....

Patna: As many as 17 persons from a village in Raghopur Assembly constituency in Bihar's Vaishali district died of Covid-19 infection in a single month, according to Juhi Parveen, the head of Chak Sikandar village panchayat. Juhi Parveen released a list of the victims Friday...

New Delhi: More than 1.84 crore coronavirus vaccine doses are currently available with states and union territories. Three lakh more vaccine doses will be received by them in the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said Friday. The central government has so far provided,...

New Delhi: The BJP lashed out Friday at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Covid vaccination programme. The BJP said the kind of language Rahul Gandhi used and the way he tried to stoke ‘fears’ has confirmed...