Coronavirus

Patna: At a time when some people are abandoning their loved ones who died due to Covid, a Block Development Officer (BDO) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur has set an example by performing the last rites of a corona victim. Yogendra Singh (50), a resident of Pagahia...

New Delhi: The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus first identified in India last year has been found in 44 countries, says the World Health Organization (WHO) which has classified it as a ‘variant of concern'. The UN body routinely assesses if variants of SARS-CoV-2 result...

New York: People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and fatal outcomes from Covid-19, new research has shown. The study led by Pennsylvania State University researchers found that people living with HIV...

New Delhi: India Wednesday recorded 4,205 deaths due to Covid, highest till date with 3,48,421 fresh cases, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. On May 8, India has recorded 4,187 deaths in 24 hours, while on May 7, India recorded its highest...

Lucknow: It is now ILI that is creating a scare in Uttar Pradesh villages. Maqsood, 39, developed cold and mild fever. He did not take any medication, dismissing it to be a normal viral. On the third day, he developed breathing problem and by the...

Panaji: Lack of expert drivers manning trucks ferrying oxygen has led to the oxygen shortage crisis in Goa's top hospital, Goa Medical College, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday, even as Health Minister Vishwajit Rane claimed that 26 persons died within four hours due...

Panaji: The Opposition in Goa Tuesday has questioned Health Minister Vishwajit Rane over the approval of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin for preventive treatment of Covid, after World Health Organization chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan tweeted against using the drug without clinical trials. "#GoaCovidCrisis Who prescribed #Ivermectin...

New Delhi: More than 90 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday. It also said that states and Union Territories will receive an additional dose of seven lakh vaccine in the next three days. The...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once more launched an attack Tuesday on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Covid-19 situation in India. He said that the PM should remove his rose tinted glasses through which he can see nothing but the Central Vista project....

New Delhi: The total active COVID-19 cases in India dipped to 37,15,221 Tuesday with a net decline of 30,016 cases being recorded in a span of 24 hours. This has happened for the first time after 61 days, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday. The...