Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday registered 778 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,13,323. Out of the new 778 cases, 446 were reported from quarantine centres while 332 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1330029975202713600 The total number of active cases in...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data Saturday. The total coronavirus...

Washington: The economic consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on South Asia are proving to be even greater than the healthcare challenges in the region, according to a report compiled by a top American think-tank. Titled "Nine Months of COVID-19: The Impact on South Asia", the report...

Washington:  Pfizer formally asked U.S. Regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 57 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.36 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update Saturday, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed...

Washington: Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesperson said Friday. Trump Jr tested positive at the start of the week and has been “quarantining out at his cabin since the result”, the spokesman said. “He...

London: University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas, a key researcher said Thursday as he discussed the team's latest findings. Dr Andrew Pollard, an expert in pediatric infection and immunity at Oxford, said research...

New York: Using computer-generated models, scientists have simulated sneezes in different types of people, and identified the biological features that could make a person super-spreaders of viruses such as the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19. The study, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, determined...

New York: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes that a "lot of things" will be back to "normal" by the summer of 2021 if COVID-19 vaccine approvals don't turn up any nasty surprises. "Very likely by the summer, a lot of things will be back to...

Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was administered a trial dose of India-made coronavirus vaccine Covaxin Friday. He was among the first volunteers for the third phase trial of the vaccine. The 67-year-old BJP leader was administered the dose at the Civil Hospital in Ambala....