coronavirus

Bengaluru: Ajay Jayaram, one of India’s top badminton players, was not allowed to board a Denmark-bound flight from Bengalure despite carrying a valid visa and a COVID-19 negative report. Jayaram was scheduled to play in the Denmark Open…

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed an ‘antisera’ for the treatment of coronavirus. It has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for clinical trials. The antisera has been developed…

New Delhi: The health ministry on Tuesday released a set of protocols explaining how to safely celebrate festivals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Hindustan Times (HT) reported quoting PTI. The ministry has asked festival committees to ensure…

Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu who recently shared the stage with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, PTI reported quoting a health officer. "He has mild fever and a sore throat,"…

New Delhi: The currency notes that we exchange every day are potential carriers of coronavirus. Confirming this, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the government must announce incentives to encourage digital payments, as per the…

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for coronavirus and is asymptomatic. More details are awaited.

New Delhi: The second sero-survey has revealed that 7.1 per cent of the adult population, aged between 18 and above, has shown evidence to past exposure to the coronavirus. The survey, conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research…

New Delhi: India's CRISPR 'Feluda' COVID-19 test is more accurate than a rapid antigen test, scientists have said. It could become a cheaper, faster and simpler alternative to an RT-PCR diagnosis of the novel coronavirus. The 'Feluda'…

New Delhi: An IIT Delhi research has found the clinically-approved drug ‘Teicoplanin’ to be a potential therapeutic option against COVID-19. It is apparently 10 times more effective than most of the drugs being currently used to treat the…

Ne Delhi: While the world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have discovered a virus called ‘Cat Que Virus’ (CQV) which has the potential to wreak havoc in the nation. In the 883 human…