Coronavirus

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has tested positive for COVID-19. "On the advice of doctors, he has isolated himself at his residence," his office said. Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had informed that he had…

Bhubaneswar: Amid the spiralling COVID-19 cases, the Centre has advised the states and UTs to keep a watch on the active caseload, besides hospitalisation, including patients requiring oxygen beds, ICU beds and ventilation support, and home…

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has tested for COVID-19. Taking to his official Twitter handle on Monday, Singh said that he has mild symptoms and is under home quarantine. "I request everyone who had come in my contact to…

Pune: The third wave of COVID-19 is likely to get over in India by the middle of March, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at IIT Kanpur Manindra Agrawal told the Indian Express. He predicted that the third wave would peak in…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for accelerating the vaccination drive for adolescents on mission mode and ensuring adequate health infrastructure at the district level. Chairing a high-level meeting to assess the…

Bhubaneswar: The pregnant women and 'Divyang' (physically challenged) employees of Central government have been exempted from attending office in view of rising COVID cases in the country. Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh said this…

New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, more than 400 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during random testing from January 4-8, official sources said. "Close to 402 staffers were found infected and all samples have…

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, has claimed that a third booster dose of the COVID vaccine may lead to maintain highest level of protection against the virus. The pharma company in the country made the claim on the…

New Delhi: Sustainable solutions to come over the hurdles faced at international education and research spheres due to third wave of COVID-19 need to be hammered out, said speakers at a virtual international conference. The three-day…

Mumbai: As COVID-19 cases in the country surge, Maharashtra also witnessed a spike with the state registering 876 Omicron cases so far. Mumbai recorded 20,318 cases. With an aim to check the infection from spreading, Maharashtra government…