Coronavirus

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 24.63 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 49.9 lakh and vaccinations soared to over 6.94 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and...

New Delhi: With 12,830 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,42,73,300, while the active cases declined to 1,59,272, the lowest in 247 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The death...

London: Even if you are fully vaccinated, chances are that you can still catch Covid and pass on the deadly disease to people at home, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases Friday. Households are the site of most SARS-CoV-2...

Rome: India is ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the world in its fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his remarks at the G-20 meeting here Saturday, as he highlighted...

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in children between five to 11 years, the first jab against the virus for kids in this age group. The authorization was based on the FDA's thorough...

Beijing: As of Saturday, the latest Covid-19 resurgence in China had spread to 14 provinces, where new locally transmitted cases or asymptomatic carriers were reported during the past 14 days, a health official said. The pandemic prevention and control situation is grim and complicated as...

Beijing: Close contacts of confirmed Covid-19 cases were found to have visited the Universal Studios theme park in Beijing October 24, Global Times reported. Beijing reported two new locally transmitted cases Saturday, both in Changping district. Changping closed 23 businesses, including pharmacies and hair salons,...

New Delhi: US intelligence agencies said they may never be able to identify the origins of Covid-19, but have concluded that it was not created as a biological weapon, the BBC reported. In an updated assessment of where the virus began, the Office of the US...

New Delhi: About 60 per cent of people suffering stroke in India face various degrees of disability, some lifelong, said experts here. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen and...

Rome: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held Friday wide-ranging talks with the top leaders of the European Union (EU) here during which the two sides discussed deepening the India-EU friendship, particularly in areas such as trade, commerce, culture and the environment. Narendra Modi, who arrived here...