Coronavirus

New York: The number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 22 million, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count on Wednesday reached 22,046,135, with a total of 778,557 deaths worldwide, the CSSE data showed,...

Guwahati: The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has been selected for the second phase clinical testing of India's indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, COVAXIN, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Tuesday. He said the GMCH would provide all-out support for the second phase clinical...

New Delhi: With 64,531 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India tally mounted to 27,67,273 Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 52,889 with 1,092 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. Out of the total cases, recoveries have crossed the 20-lakh mark and surged to...

Geneva: Nations that hoard possible COVID-19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic. This was said by World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus here Tuesday. Ghebreyesus issued a last-ditch call for countries to join a global vaccine pact. The WHO has an...

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to allow foreign journalists with valid visas to come to India along with family members. A Home Ministry notification said the decision has been taken after considering various aspects. The Home Ministry feels further relaxations of visa and travel restrictions...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Tuesday said that 1,535 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,535 persons, 287 are from Khordha, 178 from Sundargarh, 156  from Ganjam, 105 from Kandhamal, 96 from Puri, 84 from Cuttack,...

New Delhi: The daily new cases of COVID-19 and deaths due to the disease have shown a declining trend from August 13, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. The Health Ministry however, warned against any laxity. It underlined that five days are a short span in...

London: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the planet is nowhere near the amount of coronavirus immunity needed to induce herd immunity. Herd immunity is a stage where enough of the population would have antibodies to stop the spread of coronavirus. Herd immunity is...

Mumbai: India’s head coach Ravi Shastri has said that the IPL in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the ‘much needed chaos’ required now.  Ravi Shatri said that such a chaos is needed when COVID-19 has literally brought the world to a grinding halt. The...

New Delhi: As many as 41 lakh youths in India have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction and farm sector workers account for the majority of job losses. This is according to a joint report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and...