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  Covid situation affects glory of Kolkata Vishwakarma Puja

  India | September 17, 2022 14:15 IST

  The demand for idols of Vishwakarma has gone down, while the orders for Ganesha idols have risen in the last few years, in Kolkata.

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  WHO strongly advises against antibody treatments for Covid patients

  Health | September 17, 2022 9:57 IST

  The WHO made a conditional recommendation for the use of the antiviral drug remdesivir in patients with severe Covid-19, and a conditional recommendation against its use in patients with critical Covid-19.

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  India reports 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, active cases jump to 46,848

  India | September 17, 2022 9:49 IST

  Covid-19: The total active cases in India have increased to 46,848, the health ministry data showed on Saturday.

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  UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

  World | September 16, 2022 12:47 IST

  David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, told the UNSC that the 345 million people facing food insecurity in the 82 countries where the agency operates is 2½ times the number of food insecure people before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.

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  India reports 6,298 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, active cases jump to 46,748

  India | September 16, 2022 9:54 IST

  COVID-19: The total active cases in India have increased to 46,748, the health ministry data showed on Friday.

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  Delhi records 116 fresh Covid cases today, 3 deaths

  India | September 15, 2022 23:40 IST

  Delhi Covid: The new cases were detected from the 11,929 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin.

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  COVID-19: India reports 6,422 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases jump to 46,389

  India | September 15, 2022 9:39 IST

  COVID-19: The total active cases of in India have increased to 46,389, the health ministry data showed on Thursday.

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  COVID-19 deaths lowest since March 2020, end of pandemic in sight: World Health Organization

  World | September 15, 2022 8:03 IST

  COVID-19: In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said deaths fell by 22% in the past week, at just over 11,000 reported worldwide.

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  Women's mental health more sensitive to exercise than men's during COVID pandemic

  Lifestyle | September 15, 2022 7:43 IST

  Increased exercise frequency and relaxation of COVID limit improved mental health. Its frequency fuelled the urge to concentrate on weight control because weight gain was a problem during the lockdown and also gave people's life more structure.

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  Covid may up risk of developing Alzheimer's disease among the older

  Health | September 14, 2022 22:21 IST

  The findings showed that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in older people nearly doubled over a one-year period following infection with Covid-19.

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  Novel plastic film can kill Covid virus using just room light

  India | September 14, 2022 13:22 IST

  The researchers tested the film for anti-viral activity using four different viruses: two strains of influenza A virus, a highly-stable picornavirus called EMCV, and SARS-CoV-2. They exposed the film to either UVA radiation or light from a cool white light fluorescent lamp.

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  India reports 5,108 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, active cases reduce to 45,749

  India | September 14, 2022 9:29 IST

  COVID-19: The total active cases in India have decreased to 45,749, the health ministry data showed on Wednesday.

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  Maharashtra logs 414 Covid cases today; Mumbai adds 128

  India | September 12, 2022 23:08 IST

  Mumbai accounted for 128 cases and one death. The recovery count in Maharashtra rose by 771 in the last 24 hours and reached 79,57,095, leaving the state with an active caseload of 5,862, the official said.

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  Delhi logs 63 new Covid cases today, almost 55% lesser than yesterday

  India | September 12, 2022 21:27 IST

  Delhi Covid: The number of active cases in the city has dropped to 619.

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  New intranasal anti-viral treatment may block Covid transmission

  World | September 12, 2022 17:57 IST

  Covid: Researchers at Gladstone Institutes in the US previously developed a single-dose, intranasal treatment that protects against severe SARS-CoV-2 infection to treat infectious disease.

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  Delhi logs 137 new Covid cases today, two deaths

  India | September 11, 2022 22:32 IST

  Delhi Covid: The new cases were detected from the 11,685 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the new cases and fatalities, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,01,706 and the death toll has gone up to 26,493, according to the bulletin.

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  Maharashtra reports new 701 Covid cases today; Mumbai adds 187

  India | September 11, 2022 21:24 IST

  Maharashtra Covid: Mumbai circle accounted for 365 cases, followed by 182 in the Pune circle, Kolhapur 36, Nagpur 32, Latur 30, Nashik 25, Akola 20 and Aurangabad 11, the official said.

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  Delhi reports 137 new Covid cases today, slightly higher than yesterday

  India | September 10, 2022 23:59 IST

  Delhi Covid: The new cases were detected from 11,685 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin.

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  India reports 5,554 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, active cases reduce to 48,850

  India | September 10, 2022 9:58 IST

  COVID-19: The total active cases in India have decreased to 48,850, the health ministry data showed on Saturday.

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  COVID-19: Spain to start administering 4th dose of vaccine

  World | September 09, 2022 8:14 IST

  Covid-19: The decision was made at a meeting of the Public Health Commission, which includes members from all 17 autonomous communities of the country, Xinhua news agency reported.