Coronavirus

New Delhi: India is now gearing up to inoculate people above 60 years of age and those over 45 with comorbidities against COVID-19 from March 1. Official sources said Thursday that these beneficiaries would be able to register themselves on the Co-WIN platform from Monday...

New Delhi: Everyone above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals, the government said Wednesday. The Cabinet, which...

New Delhi: The daily rise in coronavirus infections in India was recorded above 15,000 after nearly a month taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,10,46,914, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Thursday. A total 16,738 infections were reported in a day, while the death...

New Delhi: With the commencement of nationwide vaccination drive and the falling numbers of active Covid-19 cases, the government has decided to slowly allow schools to re-open. Starting in phases the schools are first re-opening for the students of the 10th and 12th standard and...

New Delhi: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,10,30,176 with 13,742  new infections, while the recoveries have surged to 1,07,26,702, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,56,567 with 104 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from...

Mumbai: After slipping below 5,000 for a day, new COVID-19 cases again crossed Tuesday the 6,000-mark in Maharashtra. A majority of the cases were reported from Akola division. Meanwhile 51 new COVID-19 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the state’s health...

New Delhi: Two variants of SARS-CoV-2 – N440K and E484K – have been detected in Maharashtra and Kerala. However, there is no reason to believe that they are responsible for the surge in cases in some districts in these two states, the Centre said Tuesday....

Mumbai: The sale of Coronil tablets of Patanjali will not be allowed in Maharashtra without ‘proper certification’. This information was given by Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh here Tuesday. The statement came a day after the Indian Medical Association (IMA) expressed shock over the ‘blatant...

New Delhi: As people in different parts of the country have started taking Covid precautions lightly with many seen not wearing masks or forgetting them at home while venturing out, health experts have warned that the pandemic is far from over, especially in view of...

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Monday came down heavily on Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for endorsing Patanjali's Coronil which was relaunched as treatment of coronavirus, a claim questioned by the World Health Organisation. "As per the code of the Medical Council of...