Covid

COVID cases continue to surge, positivity rate goes up to 2.26%

<p> India reported 7,584 fresh COVID cases in the last 24 hours, data released by the Union Health Ministry on…

2 years ago

India’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases jumps to 84-day high, metro cities record surge

<p> The daily count of new COVID-19 cases in India shot up to 4,041 which is the highest level in…

2 years ago

Biden contrasts democratic India’s success with autocratic China’s failure to handle Covid-19

<p> Contrasting “India's success with China's failure" to tackle he pandemic, US President Joe Biden praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

2 years ago

Health Ministry says WHO estimate on COVID deaths in India based on wrong data

<p> India has strongly refuted the World Health Organisation's use of a statistically unsound method of data collection to arrive…

2 years ago

India’s daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases falls below 3,000 mark

<p> India's daily count of fresh COVID-19 cases fell below the 3000 mark after five days as 2,568 new COVID-19…

3 years ago

China halts freight trains to North Korea after Covid spike in the border town

<p> China has suspended freight trains to North Korea, in a bid to contain Covid-19 in the border town of…

3 years ago

Delhi slaps fines for not wearing masks as COVID cases surge

<p> Delhi on Friday reported 1,042 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.64 per cent while two persons…

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

School in Ghaziabad shuts as 3 students test positive for COVID

<p> A school in the Uttar Pradesh city of Ghaziabad on the outskirts of Delhi stopped regular classes after three…

3 years ago

Fresh COVID cases start rising again in five states, Centre issues alert

<p> With the weekly count of fresh COVID cases beginning to rise again in some states, the Centre has issued…

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

Delhi to end fines for not wearing masks at public places

<p> The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday decided to stop levy of fines for not wearing masks at…

3 years ago

40 per cent bat species in Asia still unidentified, may host new viruses

<p> <strong>There are nearly 40 per cent unknown species of horseshoe bats in southeast Asia and China, according to a…

3 years ago

Covid variant worse than Omicron in next 2 years: UK epidemiologist

<p> <strong>There is a "high chance" that a new Covid variant which is worse than Omicron will emerge in the…

3 years ago

Irish Prime Minister tests positive for COVID during official visit to Washington, schedule goes haywire

<p> Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday night in Washington just before he was scheduled…

3 years ago

Hong Kong’s top stores ration food and medicines to curb panic buying amid fear of lockdown as Covid cases soar

<p> Hong Kong's two largest consumer retail chains have started rationing some food items and medicines to restrict panic purchases…

3 years ago

Neem tree-based drugs may help fight Covid variants: Study

<p> <strong>Extract from the bark of the neem tree, indigenous to India, may help treat and reduce the spread of…

3 years ago

Diabetes triggered by COVID-19 is likely to be temporary, says new study

<p> Diabetes contracted by patients with severe COVID-19 infections is likely to be temporary and their blood sugar levels are…

3 years ago

Now cops can’t fine you for not wearing a mask in your car in Delhi

<p> People travelling in private cars in Delhi without face masks will not be fined from Monday, the national capital's…

3 years ago

Delhi doctors save two-year-old who suffered cardiac arrest post Covid

<p> <strong>Doctors here have given a new lease of life to a two-year-old boy who suffered cardiac arrest and multiple…

3 years ago