Coronavirus

New Delhi: More than 89 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and over 28 lakh vaccine doses will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said Thursday. The Centre has so far provided...

Jaipur: Controversial self-styled 'godman' Asaram Bapu, serving a life sentence in connection with a rape case, has tested positive for COVID-19 and shifted to the ICU of MDM Hospital in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city, officials said Thursday. He tested positive along with 12 other inmates in...

New Delhi: New coronavirus cases and deaths in India hit a record daily high with 4,12,262 new infections and 3,980 fatalities being reported, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,10,77,410 and the death toll to 2,30,168, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Thursday. Registering a steady increase, the active cases...

New Delhi: A study on 113 healthcare workers who had received at least one vaccine dose at a private hospital in Delhi found that 18 tested positive for COVID but all except one had mild symptoms. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes and...

New Delhi: The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sujeet Singh said Wednesday. He, however, added that the...

New Delhi: The third wave of COVID is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating in India, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, K VijayRaghavan warned Wednesday. Addressing the Union Health Ministry press conference, he said: "Third phase is inevitable given the amount of virus...

New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan said Wednesday his cricket academy will provide free meals to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Delhi. Delhi has emerged as one of the worst hit cities as the country grapples with a deadly second wave...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday took stock of the COVID-19 situation in the state, shortly after her swearing-in ceremony, and announced fresh curbs to combat the spread of COVID-19, including suspension of local train services. Banerjee, following a high-level meeting with top...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed contempt proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against central government officials for non-compliance of the direction to supply 700 MT of medical grade oxygen for COVID-19 patients in the national capital. The stay, however, will not restrain the...

London: Members of the small delegation accompanying External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the UK have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the minister to take his remaining schedule here, including his in-person meetings at a G7 gathering, virtual as a ‘measure of abundant caution’. "Was...