New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,08,71,294 with 12,923 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,05,73,372, the health ministry said Thursday. The death toll in the country due to the viral disease has gone up...
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided that potential benefits of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine outweigh known and potential risks, amid concerns over its efficacy against the virus variant found in South Africa. The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) panel...
Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 107.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.35 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed...
New Delhi: India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,08,58,371 with 11,067 infections being reported in a day, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the fifth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,55,252 with 94 new...
New Delhi: Well various tests are usually carried out on suspected COVID-19 patients to ascertain whether they have been infected by the virus. Some of the tests are expensive, some not that much. However, what the Indian Army has done, can easily be termed as...
New Delhi: More than 50 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated against coronavirus in 21 days in India. This rate of vaccination is the fastest rate in the world. This information was given Tuesday, by Minister of State for Health, Ashwini Choubey in...
New Delhi: Continuing its streak of low numbers of single-day coronavirus cases, India reported Monday 9,110 new infections. The Health Ministry also reported 78 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours. The figures are the lowest in nine months so far, the Health Ministry said....
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra’s critical reference Monday to a former chief justice of India (CJI) created uproar in Lok Sabha. The treasury members accused Mahua Moitra of violating parliamentary rules and demanding that her remarks be expunged. RSP MP NK Premachandran,...
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan warned people not to be complacent in the fight against coronavirus. The health minister said that having the COVID-19 vaccine does not mean one should relax. Harsh Vardhan asserted Monday that preventive measures must be followed now and...
Toronto: Scientists have found that an experimental anti-viral drug can significantly speed up recovery in COVID-19 patients. This anti-viral drug is for patients who do not need hospitalization. This new finding may lead to better interventions to treat those infected with the novel coronavirus. The...
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