Coronavirus

Shivpuri (MP): A government school teacher suffering from COVID-19 died at a district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri after a ward boy allegedly removed his portable oxygen support system for providing it to some other patient in the ICU ward, his family members have alleged....

Chennai: Several patients who were admitted to the government COVID-19 healthcare centres here have complained of graft and corruption by the lower level staff. Ramesh Subramanian, who was admitted to a Covid care centre at Purasawalkam, told IANS: "The healthcare centre was far off from...

New Delhi: The Centre released Friday a video on why citizens need to take two doses of the vaccine against coronavirus disease. It asserted that two doses of vaccine are a must to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. This was explained by Dr...

New Delhi: Taking a dig at the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised Friday its strategy to tackle the surge of COVID-19. Rahul Gandhi said that the strategy to fight the COVID-19 pandemic consisted of imposing a ‘Tughlaqi lockdown, ringing bells and singing praises to...

New Delhi: A record single-day rise of   2,17,353 new coronavirus infections took India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,42,91,917 Friday. The active cases of coronavirus infections surpassed the 15-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Friday. This incidentally is the highest...

Washington: The efficacy of various vaccines to fight against the dreaded coronavirus is a hot topic of discussion these days. Opinions and rumours are flying thick and fast regarding the strength of various coronavirus vaccines and how long will it be effective in preventing the...

Bhubaneswar: With surging cases of COVID-19 in Odisha, the state government Thursday appointed 14 senior IAS officers as COVID-19 observers of various districts. According to a notification issued by General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Anu Garg and N Thirumala Naik will serve as COVID-19...

New Delhi: All staff members of Supreme Court judge Justice MR Shah have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the judge said during the hearing of a case Thursday. Justice Shah was sitting on the bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud and broke the news...

New Delhi: The Centre Thursday asked states to make rational use of medical oxygen and ensure there is no wastage while stressing that there is sufficient stock of oxygen in the country. Medical oxygen is a critical component in the treatment of COVID-19 affected patients....

New Delhi: Amid surging COVID-19 cases, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday attacked the government on shortage of beds and ventilators in hospitals. Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet, "There is no test, no bed in the hospital, no ventilators, no oxygen, no vaccine, bus utsav...