coronavirus

New Delhi: The death toll in India due to COVID-19 reached 17 on Friday. The total number of positive patients has increased to 724. Around 39 people have recovered from the disease in India. Maharashtra has seen the maximum number of 135…

Pharmacies and e-commerce sites are reporting an increase in the sales of condoms and contraceptive pills as India stays home during the 21-day COVID-19 lockdown. Some experts are predicting a baby boom in December 2020. Also, experts have…

New Delhi: China has claimed that India will win the fight against COVID-19 at an early date and also offered to help contain the pandemic in the country. “We believe that the Indian people will win the battle at an early date. China will…

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced Rs 50 lakh medical insurance cover for doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, sanitation workers, and paramedics, who are serving the nation by risking their lives while…

New Delhi: In view of the coronavirus crisis in the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that ration card holders will be given extra 5 kg of foodgrain per person and 1 kg of pulses per household for free…

New Delhi: Saying that the Centre “doesn’t want anyone to remain hungry”, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a comprehensive relief package of Rs 1,70,000 crore for both urban and rural poor to deal with the…

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Politics divides, disaster unites. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing her party’s full support for the 21-day national lockdown as a “welcome step”. “As…

New Delhi: To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the Centre has allowed doctors to write prescriptions based on telephonic conversations with patients. The Union Health Ministry informed this in telemedicine guidelines framed…

New Delhi: The number of positive COVID-19 cases has reached 649 in India. 13 persons have died of the disease so far, the Union Health Ministry informed. Maharashtra is the worst-afffected with 125 cases, followed by Kerala. Deaths were…

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday asked India not to use the term "China Virus" or "Wuhan Virus" while refering to COVID-19, which is likely to have originated in Wuhan. Beijing recently engaged in a spat with United States over…