Coronavirus

New Delhi: with 2644 new cases and 83 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 39,980 Sunday morning, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 28046 are active, 10632 people have recovered, and...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday morning bringing the total number of infections so far in the state to 160, official data suggested. While two of these patients are from Ganjam, the other one is from Jharsuguda, Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department...

Beijing: Medical staff treating COVID-19-infected patients found that 42.8 per cent experienced serious skin injury related to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, goggles, face shields, and protective gowns, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Advances in Wound...

New Delhi: The AIIMS has made it mandatory for patients to wear masks while visiting the emergency or other patient-care areas in the hospital and will provide one to anybody who does not have a mask. The decision was taken at a meeting held under...

New Delhi: The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed 37,700 Saturday with a record 2,411 new cases getting detected in the last 24 hours, but recoveries from the deadly virus infection also crossed 10,000, while efforts to revive economic activities appeared getting stepped up....

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan has shot for the upcoming season 12 of "Kaun Banega Crorepati" from the confines of home, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new season of the popular quiz show is also set to go digital with the entire selection...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday said Arogya Setu mobile application is a “sophisticated surveillance system” outsourced to a private operator, raising serious data security and privacy concerns. Technology can help keep us safe, but fear must not be used to track citizens without...

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday sought an audit of the PM CARES Fund, saying transparency will be good for the government and public in times of coronavirus crisis. The Centre March 28 set up the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in...

New Delhi: The Congress has no suggestion to offer on the COVID-19 crisis and is merely interested in doing “ugly politics” on it, the BJP said Saturday, while asserting the entire nation except the opposition party understands that the Narendra Modi government has extended the...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Saturday, accusing him of trying to “usurp powers” amid the coronavirus crisis, and asked him to desist from using official communications and logos on social media. Banerjee’s sharp rebuttal came after the...