Coronavirus

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,01,46,845 with 23,067 new infections being reported in a day, while recoveries have crossed the 97-lakh mark, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry Friday. The death toll increased to 1,47,092 with 336 new fatalities, the...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 79.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.74 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that...

New Delhi: As the year of the pandemic seems set to conclude with a week of festivities which could kick-off from Christmas, health experts apprehend that a possible coronavirus case surge, although shorter than earlier ones, may hit the national capital in the first two...

Mumbai: The economy is coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic’s deep abyss faster than most of the predictions. Growth in India will enter positive zone in the third quarter of the current financial year, said an article on the ‘state of economy’ in the ‘RBI...

Melbourne: Cricket Australia said Thursday that Melbourne has been placed on standby to host the third Test between India and Australia. This has been done keeping in mind the fresh COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney. However, efforts are being made to continue with the original schedule....

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) Thursday informed that the 34-year-old UK returnee who tested positive for COVID-19 does not have the new strain of the virus. “There is no need of getting apprehensive since as per our preliminary diagnosis, the UK returnee is...

Nagpur: A 28-year-old man who recently returned from the UK has tested positive for coronavirus at Nagpur in Maharashtra, an official said Thursday. After the government earlier this week imposed travel restrictions to and from the UK, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) appealed to those...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,01,23,778 with 24,712 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 96.93 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Thursday. The death toll increased to 1,46,756 with 312 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am...

Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) has imposed a blanket ban on Big Bash League (BBL) players going out for haircuts. The new ban has been imposed as part of stricter COVID-19 protocols issued in the wake of a fresh outbreak in Sydney. As per the protocols,...

New Delhi: The first indigenous vaccine against pneumonia, developed by Serum Institute of India (SII), is slated to be launched by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. The pneumonia vaccine will be made available in the domestic market early next week, sources said Wednesday. According to...