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  COVID vaccination: DCGI asks Bharat Biotech to provide more data on Covaxin for below 12-year-olds

  India | April 22, 2022 14:09 IST

  This development comes after the Subject Expert Committee discussed recommendations for the restricted emergency of Covaxin in children aged between 2-12 years.

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  COVID: India reports over 2,000 new cases for 3rd consecutive day; active cases rise to 14,241

  India | April 23, 2022 9:10 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 14,241 the health ministry data showed today.

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  COVID pandemic: China logs over 2,800 new cases with surge in fresh infections

  World | April 21, 2022 12:22 IST

  Across China, cities are locking down their residents, supply lines are rupturing, and officials are scrambling to secure movement of basic goods, with its largest-ever recorded outbreak of COVID threatening to spiral into a national crisis of govt's own making.

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  COVID: India reports over 2,000 new cases for 2nd consecutive day; active cases rise to 13,433

  India | April 21, 2022 11:30 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 13,433 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Delhi's daily Covid records over 62% rise to 1,009, positivity rate jumps to 5.7%

  India | April 20, 2022 21:20 IST

  The positivity rate has jumped to 5.7 per cent against 4.42 per cent on the previous day. The number of active cases has also surged to 2,641, out of which 1,578 patients are being treated in home isolation.

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  Delhi makes masks mandatory again, Rs 500 penalty for violation

  India | April 20, 2022 17:49 IST

  Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come up with a separate Standard Operating Procedure in consultation with experts.

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  COVID: No 4th wave in Karnataka now, says Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K

  India | April 20, 2022 14:37 IST

  He advised people to continue to wear masks, especially at indoor gatherings, as a precautionary measure to control any new spread of infection.

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  COVID: Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as coronavirus rules ease

  World | April 20, 2022 10:03 IST

  A total of almost 12 mn people in the city of 25 mn are allowed to go outdoors following the first round of easing last week, health official Wu Ganyu said.

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  COVID: India reports 2,067 new cases with 40 deaths in a day

  India | April 20, 2022 9:46 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 12,340 the health ministry data showed today.

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  India reports 1,150 new COVID cases with 4 deaths in single day

  India | April 17, 2022 9:09 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,558 the health ministry data showed today.

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  Uttar Pradesh puts NCR districts on alert mode amid COVID uptick

  India | April 16, 2022 14:50 IST

  Directions to this effect were given by CM Yogi Adityanath while chairing a meeting on COVID management in the state, the statement said.

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  COVID: India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 186.38 crore

  India | April 16, 2022 14:28 IST

  As per the ministry, in the age group 15-18 years, 5,78,45,181 1st dose and 4,03,05,973 2nd dose have been administered.

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  COVID: China reports over 3,800 new cases in past 24 hours

  World | April 16, 2022 13:30 IST

  According to the commission, the Chinese mainland also reported 20,813 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus on Friday of which 19,923 were reported in Shanghai.

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  COVID: India reports 975 new cases with 4 fatalities in a day

  India | April 16, 2022 9:27 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,366 the health ministry data showed today.

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  India reports 949 new COVID cases with 6 fatalities in single day

  India | April 15, 2022 9:30 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,191 the health ministry data showed today.

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  US FDA authorises first COVID diagnostic test using breath samples

  World | April 15, 2022 7:54 IST

  FDA said the device was 91.2% accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3% accurate at identifying negative test samples.

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  Over 1,000 new COVID cases, 1 fatality in last 24 hours; active cases rise to 11,058

  India | April 14, 2022 9:53 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have rose to 11,058 health ministry data showed today.

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  China's zero Covid tolerance strategy fails! Vaccine efficacy under scanner as record cases surface

  World | April 13, 2022 16:55 IST

  China has always been notorious about revealing the actual data of new Covid cases, deaths to the world. Most of the people in China have been given the 'Made in China' vaccine like Sinopharm but this hasn't been that effective compared to other vaccines.

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  India reports 1,088 new COVID cases with 26 fatalities in single day

  India | April 13, 2022 11:41 IST

  The total active cases of COVID in India have declined to 10,870 the health ministry data showed today.

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  China defends 'zero-COVID policy' amid growing criticism

  World | April 13, 2022 8:45 IST

  Speaking at the press conference on Apr 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the country's "dynamic" zero-COVID policy and anti-epidemic protocols are based on science and expert opinions.