Coronavirus

New Delhi: The Russian ambassador has urged the Indian government to allow the export of single-dose Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik Light produced by Hetero Biopharma, one of the RDIF's partners in the production of the jab, to his country till the vaccine gets emergency use authorisation...

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 225.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.64 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.74 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science...

London: Britain’s expert advisory panel Tuesday has recommended a third booster dose for people over 50 years. It has also said that the booster dose will be beneficial for healthcare workers against the deadly virus over the winter months. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to reconsider its decision to exclude from its guidelines compensation to persons who committed suicide after being diagnosed with Covid-19. A bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that it...

New Delhi: India has crossed the landmark of administering 75 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. This information was given Monday by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. He said India’s vaccination drive continues to create new dimensions under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with...

Cuttack: BJP leaders and supporters staged picketing in different areas of the millennium city Monday. They wore raincoats amid the inclement weather to continue their protests. The BJP workers held placards to press for their demand to relax the restriction on the height of the...

New York: A medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) primarily used to treat gout also has potent anti-viral properties against SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, according to a study. Gout is a type of arthritis characterised by severe pain, redness and...

Washington: As the Joe Biden administration stepped up efforts to get more people vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in three new studies emphasised the importance of Covid shots in preventing death rates, even amid concerns on waning immunity in some...

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 28,591 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally to 3,32,36,921, even as active cases declined by nearly 6,600 in a day to stand at 3,84,921, according to Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The death toll climbed to...

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 22.4 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 46.2 lakh and vaccinations soared to over 5.65 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and...