Coronavirus

New Delhi: ‘Is corona virus weakening?’, ‘When (will) vaccine for coronavirus (come) in India?’ and ‘Will the coronavirus ever end?’ were among the top COVID-19 related questions on Google in India in June. However, the overall search volume for coronavirus declined as compared to May,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday decided to start plasma therapy for treatment of critically-ill COVID-19 patients in the state, official sources said. According to the sources, the decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the state's Health and Family Welfare Minister N K Das,...

New Delhi: An advocate has moved a Delhi Court seeking lodging of an FIR against yoga guru Ramdev and others for allegedly cheating people by falsely claiming that his firm ‘Patanjali Ayurved’ found a cure for COVID-19.         The application, filed by advocate Tushar Anand, claimed...

New Delhi: The total number of recoveries has fast outgrown the number of active COVID-19 cases. The difference between the two being 1.32 lakh at present, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. “Timely clinical management of COVID-19 cases has resulted in more than 10,000...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the coronavirus crisis Thursday. They resolved to strengthen the Indo-Russia ties for jointly addressing the challenges of the post-COVID world. During a telephonic conversation, Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin agreed to maintain the...

New Delhi: India’s draw against Asian champions Qatar in a World Cup qualifier last year was one of their best results. However, coach Igor Stimac does not want to put pressure on his players by promising a victory in the return leg. Igor Stimac said...

Washington: Researchers have developed a stamp-sized device, comprising a suite of sensors, including ones that record body temperature and blood oxygen levels, an advance that can be used to catch early signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and help monitor patients as the illness progresses. The...

New Delhi: India has crossed the nine-million mark in conducting COVID-19 tests, with 90,56,173 samples having been examined till July 1, officials said Thursday. The officials of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) also said there are now 1,065 testing labs in India – 768...

Bargarh/Naygarh/Bolangir: In view of rising cases of COVID-19 infection in Bargarh, Bolangir and Nayagarh districts, the respective district administrations Thursday declared weekend shutdowns in their respective districts. The weekend shutdown will be enforced in these three districts beginning July 4, said a source. With the...

New Delhi: A plasma bank to treat novel coronavirus started functioning in the national capital Thursday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that COVID-19 patients can donate their plasma 14 days after recovery. Arvind Kejriwal addressed an online media and said the eligibility for being...