COVID-19

Guwahati: Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is said to be in a 'very critical' condition. His health has deteriorated, doctors said on Monday. The Congress leader, undergoing treatment at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital for…

New Delhi: India reported 44,059 new COVID-19 cases on Monday which took the country’s tally to 91,39,866. The toll surged to 1,33,738 after 511 people succumbed to the deadly infection in the last 24 hours. Going by the Union Health…

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has increased the fine for not wearing masks to ₹ 2,000 from the current ₹ 500 amid the continuing surge in COVID-19 cases in the capital. Kejriwal also appealed to all political and social…

London: Pharma major Pfizer on Wednesday reported that its COVID-19 vaccine is 95 per cent effective in phase 3 trials and would be applying for emergency US authorization within days. The vaccine, developed with German partner BioNTech…

New Delhi: Indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) should be avoided as it does not reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Wednesday. The apex medical research body…

New Delhi: India reported 29,164 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday. The daily case count has dropped to under 30,000 for the first time since July 15, when India logged 29,429 fresh…

New Delhi: India recorded 30,548 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day spike since July 14. With these news cases, India’s COVID-19 tally reached 88.45 lakh cases. A total of 435 people succumbed to the deadly virus on…

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, announced that there will be over 1 lakh COVID-19 tests every day. "There's a sufficient number of coronavirus beds but ICU beds are…

New Delhi: Fear of contracting COVID-19 and stress over a 'disrupted life' is a potent cocktail that has led to 'caution fatigue' and 'avoidance behaviour', say experts. With signs of the resolve to adhere to physical distancing, wearing…

India might have 100 million doses of AstraZeneca PIc's COVID-19 shot ready by December when an inoculation drive is expected to begin. The Serum Institute of India Ltd., which has partnered to produce at least one billion doses, may get…