Covid pandemic

Make In India, Atmanirbhar Bharat were completely validated by our Covid experience: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India has to plan for the fact that the global environment in the foreseeable…

6 months ago

WHO, experts meet to strategise strengthening community engagement; resilience in health emergencies

Against the backdrop of recent crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials from across the WHO South-East Asia Region,…

6 months ago

Scientists warn of lethal bird flu pandemic, says could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID

The bird flu pandemic with the potential to be "100 times worse than COVID" may be on the horizon after…

8 months ago

India more prepared than ever to face any future pandemic: Experts

India is well-prepared to face any future pandemic, said experts on the fourth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, on Monday.…

9 months ago

Study finds clue to why men had worse outcomes during Covid pandemic

Men with Covid-19 infection are more likely to experience an increase in heart rate and breathing rate, as well as…

9 months ago

India records 40% jump in daily Covid cases, 14 deaths in last 24 hours

India recorded 3,016 new cases of Covid-19  in the past 24 hours which works out to a 40 per cent…

2 years ago

Masks are back in Karnataka as Covid cases rise

As flu and Covid cases have started rising again in Karnataka, the state government has asked people to start wearing…

2 years ago

India has the capacity to develop vaccines against future pandemics

India is ready to make vaccines quickly for future pandemics as our research institutes, regulatory bodies and the industrial sector…

2 years ago

India records 30% jump in COVID-19 cases; Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi & Tamil Nadu among worst hit

<p> India recorded a 30% jump in the daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases with 17,336 infections in the last…

2 years ago

India records 38 deaths due to COVID-19 in last 24 hours, Kerala accounts for more than 50%

<p> India recorded 38 deaths due to COVID-19 and 13,313 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to…

2 years ago

Turning head away by 9 degrees from person you are talking with cuts risk of COVID-19, says new study

<p> The risk of COVID-19 can be reduced considerably if people while talking just turn their heads away by nine…

2 years ago

Delhi records 82% jump in fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate shoots up to 6.5%

<p> The daily count of fresh COVID-19 infections in Delhi jumped to 1,118 cases today, which is 82 per cent…

2 years ago

India’s daily count of fresh Covid-19 cases at 7-day low

<p> India’s daily count of fresh Covid-19 cases fell to a 7-day low of 2,288 during the last 24 hours,…

3 years ago

Indo-Pacific Quad delivers two lakh ‘Made in India’ Covid vaccines to Thailand

<p> <strong>A consignment comprising 200,000 doses of 'Made in India' Covovax vaccines was handed over to Thailand under the Quad…

3 years ago

Top scientist believes surge in Covid-19 cases will not lead to fourth wave

<p> <strong>Even as some of the States and Union Territories are seeing a significant rise in the number of COVID-19…

3 years ago

‘No need to worry at present’: Sisodia amid rising Covid cases in Delhi

<p> <strong>Amidst the rising Covid cases in the city, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday that there…

3 years ago

Delhi records 50% jump in fresh COVID-19 cases

<p> Delhi recorded 299 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday which represents a close to 50 percent jump over the…

3 years ago

All adults can now get 3rd dose of Covid vaccine at private centres

<p> Coronavirus booster shots will be available to all adults from Sunday at private vaccination centres, the government announced on…

3 years ago

How Covid-19 triggers massive inflammation

<p> <strong>US researchers have identified the reason why Covid-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to acute respiratory distress…

3 years ago

4th Covid jab triples protection against severe illness in people over 60: Israeli study

<p> <strong>A new comprehensive Israeli study has found that a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose triples the protection against severe illness…

3 years ago

India’s daily count of fresh Covid cases falls below 1,000 for first time in 715 days

<p> India recorded less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since April 18, 2020 when 991 cases…

3 years ago