Coronavirus

Mumbai: Bogged down by second wave of COVID-19, Maharashtra is now left with only three days of vaccine stocks. The state is also plagued by shortages of oxygen and remdesivir medicine to combat the surge, as it sees above 50,000 new infections daily, Health Minister...

New Delhi: India has surpassed the US to become the fastest COVID-19 vaccinating country in the world with an average daily rate of 30,93,861 vaccine doses, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 8.70...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday held that wearing of a mask while driving alone in a private vehicle was mandatory during COVID-19, noting that the face covering is  like a 'suraksha kavach' amid the pandemic. Justice Prathiba M Singh also refused to interfere with...

New Delhi: India Tuesday recorded the highest one-day spike of COVID-19 cases at 1.07 lakh even as the Centre cautioned that the next four weeks are "very very critical" and sought people's participation to control the second wave of the pandemic. As the Centre warned...

Washington: US President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that all American adults will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine by April 19. Biden announced the new timetable after his visit to a vaccination site in Alexandria, Virginia, moving up his original deadline of May 1 by nearly...

Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 132.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.87 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current...

Brussels: Despite its flagging vaccination drive, the European Union said Tuesday it is still on target to reach what it calls “sufficient community immunity” by the end of June. The European Commission has said it wants to have vaccinated a minimum 70 per cent of...

Mumbai: The gorgeous Katrina Kaif has tested positive for Covid-19. The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday evening to share the news saying she is currently under home quarantine. "I have tested positive for COVID-19. Have immediately isolated myself and will be under home quarantine....

Mumbai: Actors Renuka Shahane, Ashutosh Rana and Shefali Shah received Tuesday the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Shahane, 54, took to Twitter and shared a picture with her actor husband Rana (53) at the city’s BKC vaccine centre. Renuka Sahane thanked the doctors and...

Kolkata: Indians are ‘more tolerant’ to deal with mental health issues than cricketers from countries like England and Australia. This is what BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said Tuesday. However, Sourav Ganguly acknowledged the challenge the strict bio-secure environments pose for the players. Ever since the...