Coronavirus

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said around 25,500 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Delhi and the positivity rate has increased to nearly 30 per cent in the last 24 hours. He also said that the Delhi government has sought the Centre's...

Shahdol: At least six COVID-19 patients died in the ICU of a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol due to low pressure in medical oxygen supply, an official said Sunday. The incident took place at the Government Medical College Hospital here on the intervening night...

Mumbai: Arjun Rampal and Neil Nitin Mukesh are the latest Hindi cinema celebrities to fall prey to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both actors took to social media to inform that they have tested positive for COVID-19. In an Instagram post late on Saturday, Arjun Rampal wrote:...

New Delhi: Stating that the national capital reported as many as 24,000 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday that the city hospitals are running out of oxygen stock, beds and the life-saving drug Remdesivir due to...

Mumbai: Warning of a possible "third wave of Covid-19", Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Saturday appealed to India Inc. to make all-out preparations to counter it right now and ensure it doesn't hit the state's industry and economy. Urging the corporate houses and industrialists to...

Rio de Janeiro: The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. The number of lives lost, as compiled by...

Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood Saturday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under quarantine, nearly ten days after receiving the vaccine. The actor was recently made the brand ambassador for Punjab's anti-coronavirus vaccination programme. Sood had also met Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder...

Mumbai: Spelling huge relief for lakhs of COVID-19 patients, the government has slashed the prices of the 'life-saver' Remdesivir injection by nearly 50 per cent, to MRP Rs 2,450 per injection now, according to official sources. In a missive late Friday, the Ministry of Chemicals...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday the ongoing Kumbh in Haridwar should now have symbolic participation due to the COVID-19 crisis. Modi tweeted that he spoke to Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara over telephone and enquired about the health of saints, many...

New Delhi: India has reported 2,34,692 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike ever, pushing the country's overall tally to 1,45,26,609, according to the Health Ministry data released Saturday. This is the third consecutive day that the country has registered...