COVID-19

New Delhi: The country registered the highest single-day spike of 22,771 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 648,315 on Saturday. Besides, as many as 442 more patients succumbed to the infection…

New Delhi: In a fitting tribute, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to name wards at India’s largest COVID-19 treatment facility after soldiers who sacrificed their lives confronting the Chinese troops at…

New Delhi: India on Friday, registered the highest single-day spike of 20,903 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the total tally of positive cases to 6,25,544. A total of 379 have died due to COVID-19 across the country since…

Patna: Around 90 people, who attended a wedding at a village in Paliganj of Patna, have tested positive for COVID-19. The incident came to light after the 30-year-old groom died two days after walking down the aisle and the villagers…

Mumbai: Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan's staff members, including his cook, chauffer and bodyguards, have tested positive for COVID-19. The actor took to his Twitter and Instagram handle to confirm this news and wrote, "Some of my…

Mumbai: The world’s largest convalescent plasma therapy-cum-trial project, for treatment of serious COVID-19 patients, was launched online by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday. Convalescent plasma therapy uses…

With traces of Favipiravir drug having been found in sperm and breast milk, FabiFlu (brand name of Favipiravir) must be used with great caution for COVID-19 treatment. It has been approved for marketing and sales in India for treating mild…

New Delhi: Given the fast rising cases of COVID-19, all insurance companies, including general and health, will start selling corona health insurance policies with uniform features, terms and conditions across the country from July 10. The…

Jaipur: Police have lodged an FIR against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and four others for allegedly endangering lives of common people by claiming to have found a COVID-19 vaccine named Coronil. The FIR was lodged following a complaint by an…