Coronavirus

India witnessed a record daily jump of 57,117 new Coronavirus cases on Saturday apart from 764 deaths, even as its total tally neared 17 lakh. So far, 16,95,988 corona cases have been reported in India, of which 36,511 patients have…

As many as 5,881 persons tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu over the past 24 hours, taking the state's total tally to 245,859, the state Health Department said on Friday.In a statement, the department also said that 5,778 persons…

Maharashtra's new Covid-19 cases breached the 10,000-level for the third time in July on Friday while Pune's total cases shot past the 1 lakh mark.Besides, the number of active cases in the state zoomed above 1.50 lakh of which the lion's…

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday sought the views of the DCs on opening of gyms, and said he will take the final decision on this and other relaxations, including night curfew, in Unlock 3.0 after receiving their…

Amid spiralling Covid infections and deaths, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that plasma will be provided free of cost by the state government to all those in need.Captain Amarinder directed the Health…

In view to ensure healthcare services to the COVID-19 patients, the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government has directed the all Private Hospitals/Nursing Home/ Clinics for tertiary care (HDU & ICU) under the…

The European Commission said that it has signed a 63 million-euro contract with American pharmaceutical company Gilead to secure doses of Veklury, the brand name for Remdesivir, for the treatment of COVID-19.The Commission said in a…

A total of 52,123 cases of Covid infection across India was reported in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday pointing out that more than 70 per cent of deaths are "due to comorbidities".Till…

The Government on Thursday informed that 450 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 83 from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and…

Pharmaceutical company Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, which is currently in clinical trials, has shown successful results in monkeys.Two doses of an experimental vaccine known as mRNA-1273 induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled…