COVID 19

Covid-19: India improves as US, Europe struggle

Europe is reporting more cases daily than India though its population is roughly three-fifths that of the country.

With very high COVID-19 testing, India's positivity rate fallen below 8%: MoHFW

The MoHFW further said that very comprehensive testing has thus worked as a highly effective tool to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection....

Deepak Kochhar moves a plea for hospitalisation for post-Covid discharge care

Special PMLA judge, Milind Kurtadikar while adjourning the matter for Wednesday has asked the Taloja jail authority to submit a report on t...

Tamil Nadu tests 93,844 people for Covid-19 in a single day

The state witnessed 4462 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, a marginal drop from 4666 cases on Tuesday. This brings the total tally up to 670...

Haj 2021 will depend on national, international COVID-19 protocols: Naqvi

While chairing a Haj review meeting, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Haj 2021 is scheduled for June-July and the Haj Committee of India, as well a...

Centre pays 95 insurance claims for medicos who died on Covid-19 duty; payment for 176 claims in process

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said the government has provided the insurance claims of Rs 50 lakh in 95 cases of deaths of healthcar...

COVID-19 cases in India climb to 76,51, 107 with 54,044 fresh infections

A total of 54,044 fresh infections were reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,15,914 with 717 fatalities being registered in...

No fresh lockdowns recommended at local level: Government-appointed panel on COVID-19

The 10-member panel which conducted a study on "Progression of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Prognosis and Lockdown Impacts" has pointed ...

Kumaran Silks store sealed by Greater Chennai Corporation as TN nears seven lakh cases

This came after a video from inside the shop in the city's shopping hub, T Nagar, went viral on social media showing hordes of people insid...

Covid-19: With 55,838 new cases, India’s tally crosses 77-lakh mark

With 55,838 new COVID-19 cases, the virus has now infected 77,06,946 people in India on October 22. As many as 702 deaths were reported in ...

Covid-19 recovery rate 84%, 77% of active cases in 10 states: Health Secretary

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Tuesday briefed the media over the COVID-19 situation in the country. Health Sec...

Covid-19: Government identifying 30 crore who will get vaccine on priority

The list has four categories — around 50-70 lakh healthcare professionals, over two crore frontline workers, including police, municipal wo...

Covid-19: India reports 54,044 new cases in 24 hours; tally crossed 76 lakh mark

With 54,044 new COVID-19 cases, the infection has now affected 76,51,108 people in India on October 21. As many as 717 deaths were reported...

Cong leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests positive for Covid-19

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has tested positive for COVID-19 and has quarantined himself at home. The 7...

COVID-19: Central teams sent to Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, WB

The Union Health Ministry on Friday said these teams will support the state towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing, infec...

Bihar Minister Kapil Deo Kamat dies due to COVID-19

The Minister was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, and was undergoing treatment for the past few days.