Coronavirus

London: Although the genetic material of the novel coronavirus may still be detected in the respiratory or stool samples of COVID-19 patients for several weeks, no infectious virus particle was found beyond nine days of symptom onset, a new study says. The research, published in...

Adelaide: A six-day lockdown has been implemented in South Australia to contain COVID-19 cases. This lockdown has improved Adelaide’s chances of remaining the venue of the first Day/Night Test between India and Australia. The D/N Test is scheduled to begin December 17. However, the situation...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 56.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.35 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that...

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed the 90-lakh mark Friday with 45,882 new cases the Union Health Ministry said. The Health Ministry on its website also stated that the recoveries surged to 84.28 lakh. With the new recoveries, the national recovery rate has gone up...

London: New York-based Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won Thursday the 2020 ‘Booker Prize’ for his debut novel ‘Shuggie Bain’. In the process, Douglas Stewart edged out Indian-origin author Avni Doshi for the coveted prize. ‘Shuggie bain’ is a coming of age story set in Glasgow....

With festivals and the wedding season in the offing, we might witness a significant spike in respiratory diseases. People are moving out more frequently now, which has also resulted in a rapid increase in new COVID-19 cases. One of the more progressive lung diseases is...

Bengaluru: Global software major Infosys' US subsidiary Simplus said Thursday it developed a COVID vaccine management solution on the Salesforce platform amid the pandemic. "We have built a vaccine management cloud solution on Salesforce platform to help the US government distribute a coronavirus vaccine in...

Washington: The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 7,42,000. This is the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent COVID-19 viral outbreak is slowing the economy again. The second wave of COVID-19 outbreak is forcing more companies...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 1,019 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,019 persons, 141 are from Sundargarh, 102 from Cuttack, 95 from Khordha, 75 from Anugul, 59 from Kendrapara, 55 from Mayurbhanj,...

Melbourne: Australia’s premium spinner Nathan Lyon has missed the adrenaline rush of Test cricket. He has been away from the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nathan Lyon has however, said the break has rekindled his desire to go beyond 500 wickets in the format....