COVID-19

New Delhi: Active coronavirus cases in India increased by 4,421 in the past 24 hours — a spike of 3% —to cross the 1.5 lakh mark for the first time in 17 days, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday. This was the steepest overall…

New Delhi: Amidst the World Health Organisation's (WHO), clarification that it has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday…

New Delhi: Herd immunity is very difficult to achieve and one should not think of it in practical terms in India, especially in the times of variant strains of COVID-19 and waning immunity, said AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Sunday.…

New Delhi: The CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, on Sunday urged nations to “be patient” amid the wait for Covishield, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by SII in partnership with Oxford University and pharmaceutical…

New Delhi: Five states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh — have reported an upsurge in daily new cases in the last seven days. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala continues to report…

Mumbai: A doctor of a civic-run hospital, who took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, got infected by the deadly virus a few days ago, but has now recovered, according to a Mumbai civic official. Maharashtra government's task force…

Bhubaneswar: With Maharashtra reporting over 6,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours marking highest jump in a single day over last three months, the Odisha government has directed the collectors and SPs and municipal heads to…

New Delhi: India crossed a significant milestone in its fight against COVID-19 on Friday by recording more than 1 crore vaccine doses being administered to healthcare and frontline workers. India took 34 days to achieve the landmark feat,…

New Delhi: Clearly, India cannot afford to let its guard down, for both the South African and Brazilian variants of the coronavirus have been detected in the country in January and this month, Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) …

Bengaluru: At least 103 residents of a multi-storeyed building in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 after some of them attended a party recently. According to reports, the party was organized on February 6 by residents of SNN Raj…