COVID-19

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 9,833 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 972 in the 0-18 age group, testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. According to the I...

London: People in the UK won’t have to wear masks from next week as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced lifting of restrictions that were reimposed last month amid a steep...

New Delhi: In a major blow to India’s COVID-19 management amid the Omicron-driven third wave, genomic sequencing of coronavirus-positive samples has had to be halted in 5 laboratories across India....

Mumbai: Maharashtra will be among the first states to reopen schools after the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic forced closure of educational institutions across India. Following a Cabinet meeting chaired...

Mussoorie: The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) campus was on Wednesday declared a containment zone after 85 trainee Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers and faculty members tested COVID-positive....

Kanpur: It may not be long before the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic peaks in India. According to IIT-Kanpur scientist Manindra Agrawal, the trajectory has changed and the downward...

New Delhi: Ex-gratia payment to families of COVID-19 victims in India has been anything but smooth. In some states, especially, the pace leaves a lot to be desired. So much so...

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that COVID-19 will continue to place a strain on the global healthcare systems. “This pandemic is nowhere...

New Delhi: The number of COVID compensation claims received by some states far exceeds their official fatality count, according to data filed by states in the Supreme Court. In Telangana...

Patna: Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar tested positive for Omicron on Tuesday. In fact, all 40 COVID-19 samples sent from Bihar to Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) for...