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  India logs 33,376 fresh Covid-19 cases, 308 deaths in last 24 hours

  India | September 11, 2021 9:43 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India slightly rose to 3,91,516, the ministry data showed.

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  India logs 34,973 fresh Covid-19 cases, 260 deaths in 24 hours, recovery rate stands at 97.48%

  India | September 10, 2021 14:51 IST

  According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday, the country saw a total of 37,681 discharges in the last 24 hours.

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  Amidst Covid restrictions, Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to begin today

  India | September 10, 2021 7:18 IST

  Mumbai Police on Thursday imposed Section 144 in the city from September 10 to 19 to curb the public celebrations in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada on alert amid Nipah virus, COVID-19 scare

  India | September 09, 2021 13:19 IST

  According to the information shared by District Magistrate's Office, Mangaluru, the advisory instructs the people of Dakshina Kannada to avoid travelling to Kerala till the end of October, except in emergency issues.

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  Delhi issues Ganesh Chaturthi guidelines: No permission for procession, public celebration

  India | September 08, 2021 13:55 IST

  The DDMA advised people to celebrate the festival at home. It should be ensured that crowds do not gather at any religious or social place, the order stated.

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  Third wave is on threshold, warns Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar

  India | September 08, 2021 8:27 IST

  "Third wave is not coming, it is already here," Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar told reporters at a function.

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  Goa sets target of Oct 31 to fully vaccinate eligible population against COVID-19

  India | September 07, 2021 14:57 IST

  Goa CM Pramod Sawant said the entire eligible population should be double vaccinated by October 31, and urged people to join hands with the state government for the same.

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  Amid concerns about Covid third wave, 'must-haves' to stay well this festive season

  Health | September 06, 2021 18:11 IST

  So with safety necessarily being the watch-word during upcoming celebrations, whether outdoor or indoors, listed are five healthcare items that people must ensure they have in their homes in the coming weeks and months for any possible emergency.

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  India reports 42,766 new COVID cases, 308 deaths in last 24 hours

  India | September 05, 2021 9:44 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India rose to 4,10,048, the ministry data showed.

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  Delhi needs 1.5 crore Covid vaccine doses to fully inoculate eligible population: Atishi

  India | September 05, 2021 8:21 IST

  Atishi on Saturday said that the Delhi government needs 1.5 crore COVID vaccine doses to fully inoculate the whole eligible population in the national capital.

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  US sees spike in kids hospitalisations due to Delta variant

  World | September 04, 2021 9:38 IST

  Weekly Covid-19-associated hospitalisation rates among children and adolescents rose nearly five-fold during the period from late June to mid-August.

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  India logs 42,618 fresh COVID-19 cases, active cases at 4,05,681

  India | September 04, 2021 12:21 IST

  The total active cases of COVID-19 in India rose to 4,05,681, the ministry data showed.

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  3rd wave will be over: SC on delay in framing guidelines for Covid death certificates

  India | September 03, 2021 14:59 IST

  "By the time you frame the guidelines, the third wave will also be over," the Supreme Court bench remarked.

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  No case of MU variant in India, keeping close watch: Centre

  India | September 03, 2021 14:09 IST

  Commenting on the MU variant, NITI Ayog Member (Health) Dr V.K. Paul said that government and health scientists are keeping a close watch on this variant of interest.

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  Bengaluru's Christian nursing college sealed after 31 students test Covid positive

  India | September 03, 2021 13:18 IST

  The health department said on Friday that the authorities are putting all efforts to trace the primary and secondary contacts of the infected persons in the city.

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  Mumbai issues new guidelines: Mandatory RT-PCR test for passengers arriving from THESE countries

  India | September 02, 2021 9:47 IST

  As per the new guidelines, the provision of institutional quarantine for international passengers travelling by air has been scrapped.

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  India logs 30,941 fresh Covid-19 cases, 350 deaths in 24 hours; active cases drop to 3,70,640

  India | August 31, 2021 9:38 IST

  According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday, the country saw a total of 36,275 discharges in the last 24 hours.

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  Covid third wave could peak between October-November; intensity expected to be 1/4 of second wave

  India | August 30, 2021 19:31 IST

  Manindra Agrawal, an IIT-Kanpur scientist who is part of the three-member team of experts that have been tasked with predicting any surge in infections, said if no new virulent emerges, then the situation is unlikely to change.

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  Covid-19: Australia's toll mounts to 1,003 amid raging third wave

  World | August 30, 2021 16:57 IST

  On Monday morning, New South Wales (NSW), the country's most populous state and the current epicenter of the pandemic, reported another four new fatalities, which increased Australia's overall death toll to 1,003.

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  New Covid variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine protection: Study

  India | August 30, 2021 15:11 IST

  C.1.2 has been found in China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland as of August 13.