Coronavirus

New Delhi: The Railways Friday formulated a policy for the transportation of liquid medical oxygen in cryogenic tankers after a plea by the government of Maharashtra, one of the worst affected states by the coronavirus pandemic. The policy, made public late Friday night, said the...

Mumbai: Soaring above the 60K range, Maharashtra Friday recorded a new high of 63,729 infections and the second highest death toll of 398, with the state jumping past the 37-L mark, health officials said. Shooting up to 63,729 new cases - a week after the...

Canberra: Australia reported its first death linked to the AstraZeneca shot Friday. The 48-year-old woman was injected with the vaccine on April 8. That was hours before Australian authorities recommended people under the age of 50 take the Pfizer shot instead because of the small...

New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to provide Covid-19 vaccine to people in the age group of 18 and above, citing exponential rise in Covid cases in the country. The petition, filed by advocate Rashmi Singh through advocate...

New Delhi: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, Javadekar, who also holds the portfolios of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises said: "I have tested Covid positive...

Hyderabad: Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan has contracted coronavirus and is undergoing treatment at his farmhouse in Hyderabad, Janasena party statement said Friday. "As Coronavirus infection has been confirmed for Janasena president Pawan Kalyan, he is undergoing treatment under the guidance of expert doctors," said the...

New Delhi: The lethal second wave of Coronavirus will likely claim nearly 1,750-2,320 lives per day in India by the first week of June 2021, if proper steps are not immediately taken to curb its spread, warned a report by the Lancet Covid-19 Commission. Maharashtra,...

New Delhi: There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published in the medical journal The Lancet. A multi-research team from the UK, US and Canada warned that...

New Delhi: Amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday undertook a comprehensive review to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country and called for ramping up its production. With cases hitting a new peak in several parts of...

Bangalore: On a day he asserted that COVID-19-related restrictions like ‘corona curfew’ that are in place will continue, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tested positive for the virus Friday. This is the second time that BS Yediyurappa has tested positive for COVID-19, the first being...