Coronavirus

Dhaka: Thousands of people rushed to the markets and a large number of vehicles led to traffic snarls in Dhaka as the Bangladesh government began to ease the COVID-19 lockdown, amidst fears that the disease may spike as the country reported over 14,000 cases of...

Bhadrak: Bhatapada quarantine centre in Tihidi block of this district was in the news a few days ago after a TikTok video featuring some inmates of the centre went viral on social media. The same centre is now the talk of the town. This time...

Chennai: The Federation of Islamic Organisations and Political Parties of Tamil Nadu has condemned the shifting of around 130 arrested Muslims -- who it said had come to India from abroad on a spiritual tour -- to a sub-jail here that allegedly lacks basic facilities....

New Delhi: Soon after an employee of the Ministry of Power tested positive for COVID-19, the Shram Shakti Bhawan that houses the ministry's office was sealed. The ministry tweeted: "An official of Ministry of Power has been detected positive for Covid-19. All the due protocols...

London: After several studies revealed that men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, evidence from a new larger research of several thousand patients shows that men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in their blood than women, a molecule that enables the novel...

Islamabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has surged to 30,429, with the emergence of nearly 1,300 new infections, while the death toll stood at 661, it was reported Monday. The country registered its highest number of cases for three consecutive days with the...

Washington: The global death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has surpassed the 280,000 mark, while the cases have surged to over 4.1 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the global death toll stood at 282,719, the University's Center...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will triple its value added tax (VAT) as part of austerity measures to support its coronavirus-hit economy, state-media reported Monday. The VAT will increase from 5 per cent to 15 per cent as of July 1, while the cost of living allowance...

New York: Scientists have called for the urgent need for research to understand the potential impacts of COVID-19 in certain animal species, the transmissibility of infection between humans and those animals, and the impact infection could have on food security and the economy. In a...

New Delhi: Even as India saw the highest jump of 4,000 plus cases of novel coronavirus in a single day, and with the cases rising unabated in the country, the Health Ministry said that there was a need for a revived discharge policy for the...