Coronavirus

New Delhi: More than 43 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in a span 24 hours April 5. It is highest single-day coverage of vaccination till now. The new additions took the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India to 8,31,10,926,  according to the...

New Delhi: The Delhi government Tuesday imposed night curfew in the national capital from 10.00pm to 5.00am till April 30 in view of rising COVID-19 cases, officials said. The city recorded 3,548 fresh cases of COVID-19 Monday. There were 15 more COVID-19 fatalities taking the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered Tuesday 588 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the I & PR department, government of Odisha said in a tweet. This incidentally is the highest single-day spike in 2021. There has been a steady increase in the number of new...

New Delhi: The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Tuesday. A total of 96,982 cases have been reported...

New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown generated a lot of fear and stress across all age groups. Children usually thrive under predictable conditions, but disruption led by the pandemic greatly impacted them physically and emotionally. Online schooling, isolation, quarantine at home, lack of...

New Delhi: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers Thursday. He will discuss the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, sources said Monday. The last time Narendra Modi had interacted with chief ministers was March 17....

New Delhi: India's daily COVID-19 tally is now the highest in the world, surpassing Brazil and the US, as it recorded over one lakh cases in the last 24 hours. During the past one day, Brazil recorded 31,359 new Covid-19 cases, while US logged 34,282....

Mumbai: The coronavirus pandemic seems to have hit the Hindi film industry hard. After Akshay Kumar, actors Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bollywood. The list will certainly go, sources associated with the Hindi film industry said Monday. A total...

New Delhi: Eight states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have shown a steep rise in daily COVID-19 cases, accounting for 81.90 per cent of the 1,03,558 new cases reported in a span of 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said...

New Delhi: India registered 1,03,558 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest ever single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic last year, taking the total tally to 1,25,89,067 Monday. Daily cases in India had peaked on September 16, 2020, with 97,894...