Coronavirus

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court stayed Monday the proceedings before a trial court against cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, his foundation and others in a case related to the alleged illegal stocking and distribution of Covid-19 drugs.  Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar sought response from the Delhi drug...

Washington: The variants of SARS-CoV-2 are getting better at travelling through the air. So people must wear tight-fitting masks and ensure better ventilation, in addition to getting vaccinated. Then only the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19, can be stopped according to a study....

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 228.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.69 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.90 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science...

New Delhi: Delhi reported 28 new Covid positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total coronavirus infection tally so far to 14,38,497 since early 2020. There was no death registered due to Covid in the same time span. There was one death each...

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 22.81crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 46.8 lakh and vaccinations soared to over 5.88 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and...

New Delhi: India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed 80 crore, with over 77.25 lakh vaccine doses being administered Saturday, the Union health ministry said. The ministry, in a statement, said the last 10 crore doses were administered in just 11 days. "In a landmark achievement, India's...

Bhubaneswar: A top official associated with Odisha's Covid-19 vaccination drive has expressed concern over people not turning up for their second dose, a lacuna that is slowing down the exercise in the state. Odisha has administered the first jab to over two crore people so...

Bengaluru: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla Friday said that it was unethical to start giving the third booster dose of Covid vaccine to someone when others in certain countries and populations have not even got two doses for full vaccination. "For example, only...

New Delhi: Fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates and fake test results of 29 different countries, including India, are being sold on Telegram, a report by Check Point Research said Thursday. According to the report, a fake vaccination certificate for India is available at a price of...

Hospitalised Covid-19 patients are substantially more likely to harbour autoantibodies -- antibodies directed at their own tissues or at substances their immune cells secrete into the blood -- than people without Covid-19, according to a new study emphasising the need for vaccination. Autoantibodies can be...