Tag: Covid-19
Haven’t fully recovered from Covid-19: KKR’s Chakravarthy
New Delhi, May 22 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spin bowler Varun Chakravarthy said he still hasn't recovered completely from Covid-19 and is feeling...
IMF proposes $50bn to fight Covid-19 pandemic
Washington, May 22 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed $50 billion to speed up vaccinations, boost testing and tracing, and maintain adequate...
TN CM proposes 2 week complete Covid-19 lockdown
Chennai, May 22 | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday proposed complete lockdown without any relaxations in the state for two weeks...
Trump sued for calling Covid-19 ‘China virus’
Washington, May 22 | Former US President Donald Trump has been sued by a Chinese-American civil rights group for calling Covid-19 the "China virus".The...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 165.8mn
Washington, May 22 | The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 165.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.43 million, according...
DRDO develops Covid-19 antibody detection kit
New Delhi, May 21 | The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an antibody detection kit known as Dipcovan, which is expected...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 165.2mn
Washington, May 21 | The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 165.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.42 million, according...
Ravi Dubey tests Covid-19 negative, shares photo
Mumbai, May 20 | Television actor and producer Ravi Dubey has tested negative for Covid-19. Ravi took to social media to share the news...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 164.6mn
Washington, May 20 | The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 164.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.41 million, according...
Gurmeet Choudhary joins free tele-consultation initiative for Covid-19 patients
Mumbai, May 19 | Actor Gurmeet Choudhary is collaborating with 19 young doctors across India to launch a free tele-consultation service for Covid patients...
New portable Covid-19 test detects virus within one second
New York, May 19 | A team of researchers has developed a sensor system that helps detect SARS-CoV2, the virus causing Covid-19 infections, within...
Haryana employee tasked to cremate Covid-19 victims, succumbs to virus
Chandigarh, May 19 | An employee of the Municipal Corporation in Haryana's Hisar town, who performed the last rites of Covid-19 patients, succumbed to...
Prior dengue infection can double Covid-19 risk: Study
Sao Paulo, May 19 | People who have had dengue in the past are twice as likely to develop symptoms of Covid-19 if they...
139 inmates in Gopalganj jail infected with Covid-19
Gopalganj (Bihar), May 19 | There may be a slight decline in Covid-19 cases reported in Bihar but as many as 139 prisoners...
Facebook expands Covid-19 announcement tool to India
New Delhi, May 19 | Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday expanded its Covid-19 Announcement -- a tool for the health departments of...
New antiviral with 99.9% efficacy against Covid-19 developed
Sydney, May 19 | An international team of scientists, from Australia and the US, has developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy that can reduce...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 163.9mn
Washington, May 19 | The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 163.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.39 million, according...
South Africa announce squads for 1st ‘A’ tour in Covid-19 pandemic
Johannesburg, May 18 | Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced squads for South Africa A team's tour of Zimbabwe. The team will play...
New RT-PCR kit to detect Covid-19 across various mutant strains
New Delhi, May 18 | An Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Science and Technology has developed a new RT-PCR kit with...
Saha recovers from Covid-19, to join team on May 24
New Delhi, May 18 | India wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha reached Kolkata on Monday night after recovering from Covid-19 and is now fit and available...
Covid-19 can infect cells in eye: Study
New York, May 18 | A team of US researchers has, in an alarming study, found direct evidence that Covid-19 can infect cells in...
Seven children orphaned amid Covid-19: Himachal CM
Shimla, May 18 | Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said seven children in the state were orphaned due to Covid-19."The...
Covid-19 hit global stock markets, China avoided turbulence
London, May 18 | As Covid-19 spread around the world, stock markets across countries took a major hit, yet markets in China where the...
Kroos tests positive for Covid-19
Madrid, May 18 | Real Madrid will be without German midfielder Toni Kroos for the decisive last game of the season after the club...
Second COVID-19 surge will delay earnings recovery for Indian companies :...
Singapore, May 18 | India's sharp rise in infections will disrupt earnings recovery of companies recorded over the past six months, a research report...
Padma Shri Dr KK Agarwal passes away due to Covid-19
New Delhi, May 18 | Padma Shri awardee Dr K.K. Agarwal passed away on Monday night after a long battle with Covid-19.A statement posted...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 163.3mn
Washington, May 18 | The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 163.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.38 million, according...
Thailand receives China-donated Covid-19 vaccines
Bangkok, May 18 | Thailand on Monday received a batch of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines donated by China.Chinese Embassy official Yang Xin said at the...
3 para javelin throwers recover from Covid-19
New Delhi, May 17 | Para javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary, the 2019 world champion, is among the three throwers who have recovered from a...
Can Covid-19 vaccines get adulterated?
By Rachel V ThomasNew Delhi, May 17 | India is known as the pharmacy of the world, but the country has also been...
Oxford University, Oracle join hands to identify Covid-19 variants
London, May 17 | The Oxford University and cloud major Oracle have created a novel tool that will help medical communities and governments to...
UK further eases Covid-19 restrictions
London, May 17 | People in England, Scotland and Wales can now sit indoors in pubs and restaurants and can hug each other again,...
TN govt warns people against inhaling steam to prevent Covid-19
Chennai, May 17 | Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday warned the people of the state not to inhale steam without following...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 162.7mn
Washington, May 17 | The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 162.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.37 million, according...
How to encourage people with Covid-19 vax hesitancy
London, May 16 | You can't be sure, even if you're relatively young and fit, that you won't get seriously ill or struggle with...
Spurred by ‘personal loss’, singer Mohit Chauhan fundraises for COVID-19 equipment
By Siddhi JainNew Delhi, May 16 (IANSlife) Bollywood singer Mohit Chauhan, through his NGO Nivesh and its initiative Project Bajrangi, is working to procure...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 162.1mn
Washington, May 16 | The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 162.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.36 million, according...
Myanmar records 24 new Covid-19 cases
Yangon, May 16 | The number of Covid-19 infections rose to 143,059 after 24 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, according...
France hits target of 20mn first Covid-19 vaccinations: PM
Paris, May 16 | France has administered the first doses of Covid-19 vaccines to 20 million people, reaching its target days ahead of the...
Russia records 8,790 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow, May 16 | Russia confirmed 8,790 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 4,931,691, the official monitoring...
Belarus reports 1,363 new Covid-19 cases
Minsk, May 16 | Belarus reported 1,363 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking its total to 374,714, according to the country's health ministry.There were...
Bangladesh sees significant drop in Covid-19 cases
Dhaka, May 16 | Bangladesh recorded 22 deaths from Covid-19 infection on Saturday, the lowest daily death toll since March.Also signaling a possible dip...
110 medical cadets commissioned as officers join battle against Covid-19
New Delhi, May 15 | The medical cadets of the armed forces commissioned as Medical Officers on Saturday have joined the battle against Covid-19....
India’s nuclear and space sectors contributes for fight against Covid-19
By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 15 | Financing the setting up of the oxygen delivery infrastructure/oxygen beds and air conditioned mortuary in hospitals, supply of...