Coronavirus

New York: A team of researchers has developed a sensor system that helps detect SARS-CoV2, the virus causing Covid-19 infections, within a second, much faster than current detection methods. Detecting the presence of the virus requires amplifying the numbers of the biomarker, such as the copies...

Agartala: The Tripura government Wednesday said that 26 per cent of the state's population of around 40 lakh received either the first or both doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The state has over 40,000 doses in stock and 66,000 more doses are likely to reach Tripura...

London: Covid-19 variants have a similar surface stability as the wild type virus under laboratory conditions, but can be effectively eliminated by disinfection and thorough hand washing, heat or alcohol treatment, German researchers have found. The team, led by researchers of the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB), analysed...

New Delhi: Delhi Wednesday reported 3,846 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike since April 5, when the city had logged 3,548 new infections. The latest additions took the city's overall Covid tally to 1,40,6719, according to the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government....

Lucknow: With the Covid condition in the state improving by the day, the recovery rate in the state has gone up to 91.40 per cent. Uttar Pradesh has recorded a decline by 60 per cent in the number of active Covid cases since its peak...

Patna: A heart breaking incident came to light in Bihar's Munger district where a woman fled from a quarantine center to perform last rites to her husband who passed away almost a week back. Vikas Mandal, 28, a native of Ramnagar Patan village tested Corona...

New Delhi: More than 1.94 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and Union Territories, the Centre said Tuesday. It also added that one lakh Covid-19 vaccine jabs will be delivered to them within the next three days. In a statement, the Union...

Kolkata: Daughter of West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim, arrested in the Narada sting case, Shabba Hakim has appealed to Trinamool Congress supporters to stay calm. Shabba Hakim also alleged that the BJP is trying to instigate violence in West Bengal. He said then it will...

Sydney: The BCCI is footing the bill for the 14-day quarantine of Australian IPL players. These IPL players have arrived here from the Maldives, Cricket Australia interim CEO Nick Hockley said Tuesday.  Most of the 38 members of the Australian contingent, including top players such...

Meerut: A Meerut family lost their hope and happiness when post Covid-19 complication snatched away their 23-year-old twins together last week. Joefred Varghese Gregory and Ralfred were born within minutes of each other. They died of Covid, within hours of each other. Their father, Gregory...