Coronavirus

Beijing/Wuhan: Thirteen international experts of the WHO arrived in Wuhan Thursday for the long-awaited probe into the origins of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, while two others did not board the flight from Singapore to the central Chinese city after they tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 3,32,763 Thursday as 222 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,896, a health official said. As many as 127 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload increased to 1,05,12,093 with 16,946 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 1,01,46,763, according to Union health ministry data updated Thursday. The death toll has increased to 1,51,727 with 198 new fatalities, the data updated at...

New York: Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the central nervous system and have begun to unravel some of the virus's effects on brain cells. The study, that used both mouse and human brain tissue, indicates that SARS-CoV-2 can affect many other organs...

New Delhi: Any vaccine maker, including Pfizer, which has sought emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 shot in India, must conduct a local ‘bridging safety and immunogenicity study’. Then only will the vaccine be considered for India’s immunisation programme, a senior government official was quoted...

New York: This was coming for a long time in a country that accounts for the world's highest coronavirus caseload and deaths. A CNN reporter broke down on live television earlier this week while reporting from Los Angeles about a woman who lost both her...

Pune: As much as 95 per cent of 1.1 crore Covishield vaccine doses purchased by the Indian government have been delivered across the country a day after transportation of the vaccine began, sources said on Wednesday. The first consignment of the Covishield vaccine against coronavirus...

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan has wrapped up the current season of the quiz show, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). The veteran actor took to his blog to inform fans that he has concluded the shoot of KBC season 12. “I am tired and retire... my apologies ......

Burdwan (West Bengal): A special vehicle carrying COVID-19 vaccines got held up Wednesday in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district. It happened due to a blockade of the national highway led by minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury. The minister and his followers were protesting against the new farm...

New York: College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 ‘superspreaders’ for the entire county, a new US study suggests. Looking at 30 campuses across the US with the highest amount of reported cases, researchers saw that over half of the institutions had spikes --...