COVID-19

Wellington: New Zealand on Monday became the first country in the world to lift all domestic restrictions and declare itself COVID free. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed that she "did a little dance" in her living room when she was…

Bhubaneswar: BJP national spokesman Sambit Patra was discharged from a Gurgaon hospital on Sunday after testing negative for COVID-19. Patra was admitted to Medanta Hospital after he developed COVID-19 symptoms on May 28. Doctors have…

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry plans to approve “compassionate use” of experimental drugs for severely ill COVID-19 patients. This will facilitate the availability of any unapproved drug that is in phase-III clinical trial (human…

New Delhi: Two Vistara airline pilots have tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing flight simulator training. “Two of our pilots, on returning to duty, unfortunately tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing some flight simulator…

Mumbai: Anees Ibrahim, the brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has denied reports that the gangster and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19. The denial followed recent reports by intelligence agencies that Dawood’s personal…

New Delhi: With a cumulative total of 236,657 coronavirus cases, India surpassed Italy to become the 6th worst affected country by the infection on Saturday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the country saw the highest single-day…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked private hospitals if they are ready to treat COVID-19 at the charges fixed under the government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A. Bobde and also…

Mumbai: Banks in India will be introducing contactless ATMs soon, which will help in combating the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. According to reports, a prototype has been developed by AGS Transact Technologies, using the bank’s mobile app to…

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar shared a music video 'Rakh Tu Hausla' on Twitter to salute the police personnel, who have been at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 pandemic. Through this video, the Bollywood superstar motivates…

New Delhi: India’s tally of coronavirus cases crossed 2.16 lakh after a record number of 9,304 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. According to the ministry, the total cases in the…