Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 20.7 million, while the deaths have increased to over 7,52,000. This information was given by the John Hopkins University here, Friday. The university also said in a release that there is no signs of the...
London: An estimated 3.4 million people in England, or around 6 per cent of the population, have contracted coronavirus so far, a new study involving antibody home tests concluded Thursday. The study, following what is described as the world's largest home antibody testing programme involving...
Washington: An experimental vaccine is effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected with the COVID-19 virus, according to a recent study. The experimental vaccine which is made from a mild virus genetically modified to carry a key gene from the COVID-19 virus is published in...
London: A new government-approved methodology put in place following an urgent review of England's COVID-19 death toll, recorded 41,329 deaths from the deadly coronavirus Thursday – down 5,000 from the previous analysis. The recalculation was prompted by concerns that the Public Health England (PHE) analysis...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered Thursday 1,422 coronavirus recoveries with patients beating the dreaded disease in different parts of Odisha. They were discharged from their respective treatment centres during the day said the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha in a tweet. The total number...
Bangalore: Biotechnology industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has questioned Russian claims of developing the world’s first safe coronavirus vaccine. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has cited absence of data on clinical trials and ‘more advanced’ programmes elsewhere and said doubts exist about the Russian vaccine. The world has not...
Cuttack: As many as 115 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Thursday. While 24 of them were reported from containment zones, 36 were home quarantine cases. 27 of them were from institutional quarantine centres...
Bhubaneswar: As many as 237 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Thursday. While 132 of them were reported from quarantine centres, remaining 105 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 101 persons who earlier tested positive...
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian court sentenced Thursday an Indian man to five months in prison. The Indian man had violated a home quarantine order and had stepped out. In the process he infected a large number of people with the COVID-19 virus, leading to dozens...
Kolkata: ATK-Mohun Bagan FC assistant coach, Sanjoy Sen expressed concerns Thursday around training facilities in the next Indian Super League (ISL). The Indian Super League (ISL) will be played behind closed doors in Goa owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament will be played from...
Uttar Pradesh’s latest babu reshuffle, while seemingly routine, is difficult to view in isolation. The Yogi Adityanath government has moved...
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Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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