Coronavirus

Anti maskers on the loose at Marine drive; stupidity virus enters Mumbai

As the coronavirus toll has crossed 65 lakh-mark, anti-maskers gathered at Mumbai's Marine Drive under the Awaken India banner, raising their voices against mandatory masks, vaccines, big Pharma and choice to treatment.

Oct 4, 2020

New global lab network will compare COVID-19 vaccines head-to-head

A major non-profit health emergencies group has set up a global laboratory network to assess data from potential COVID-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drugmakers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots.

Oct 2, 2020

BJP leader who threatened Mamata Banerjee with 'COVID hug' tests positive for coronavirus

BJP leader Anupam Hazra who had threatened to hug West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee if he got infected with Covid-19, has tested positive for the disease, health officials said.

Oct 2, 2020

Donald Trump is COVID positive; Tweet of God is on a roll

While the announcement of the US President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for coronavirus stirred havoc on social media, the almighty 'Tweet of God' account shared some hilarious tweets. Scroll down to read.

Oct 2, 2020

Ahead of I-League Qualifiers, two players test Covid positive

As the I-League qualifiers near, all players across the teams have had to undergo the COVID-19 test in which one player from Bengaluru United and another from the Bhawanipore FC have tested positive.

Oct 2, 2020

Can't give direction to WHO and China on Covid-19 pandemic: SC

The petitioner moved the top court to trying to pass instructions against the officials of the WHO who failed to prevent the spread of the disease of Covid-19 worldwide.

Oct 1, 2020

Beware: COVID patients may spread virus for up to 90 days after recovery

SARS CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19 disease, stays for 90 days in the bodies of critically ill patients who have recovered, clinical data analysis by a US agency show.

Oct 1, 2020

IAS officer fined for no mask; accepts error, posts on social media

The government has started implementing the fines for not donning masks in public fiercely in recent weeks, sparing none - even an IAS officer from Ahmedabad.

Sep 30, 2020

Cat Que Virus: ICMR warns health emergency, Karnataka recorded 2 cases in the past

After COVID-19 there has been a lot of debate about diseases and how infectious a virus can be. The Indian Council of Medical Research has now alerted India in its report on the Cat Que Virus. So far two cases have been found in Karnataka.

Sep 29, 2020

Karnataka reopening schools sparks debate; no decision yet, says education minister

As Unlock 4.0 comes and debates have emerged on how schools and colleges will function hereon. However, education minister Suresh Kumar has said there's no decision on this as of yet.

Sep 29, 2020

Unlock 5.0 Guidelines: More relaxations for cinema and tourism; what to expect

As Unlock 4.0 draws to a close, further relaxations are expected to be seen un Unlock 5.0 for cinema and tourism.

Sep 28, 2020

Delhi Airport's Terminal 2 to resume operations from October

The Delhi Airport's Terminal 2 will now resume operations from October first. So far DIAL has only been operating flights from Terminal 3.

Sep 28, 2020

Karnataka senior Congress MLA H K Patil tests COVID positive

Senior Congress MLA in Karnataka H K Patil said he tested positive for coronavirus."I have been tested positive for #Covid19. I am asymptomatic but quarantined myself for 10 days," Patil, a former minister and Congress in-charge of Maharashtra.

Sep 28, 2020

Karnataka coronavirus update: 9,543 new cases spike Covid tally to 5.75-lakh

With 9,543 new cases across the state, Karnataka's Covid tally shot up to 5,75,566, including 1,04,724 active cases so far.

Sep 28, 2020

Andhra COVID recoveries cross 6 lakh mark

Covid-19 recoveries in Andhra Pradesh have crossed the 6 lakh mark to reach 6,05,090 with 7,796 more recoveries on Sunday.

Sep 28, 2020

J&K coronavirus update: 1,141 more test COVID positive; tally crosses 72,000

Another 1,141 people tested Covid-19 positive in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, taking the total number of people infected with the novel coronavirus beyond 72,000 in the Union Territory.

Sep 27, 2020

Karnataka Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao tests COVID positive; under quarantine

Congress leader and MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao announced on Sunday that he has gone into quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.

Sep 27, 2020

BJP leader Uma Bharti tests COVID positive, quarantined at Vande Mataram Kunj

In a late-night post on Twitter, BJP Leader Uma Bharti informed that she has tested COVID positive and appealed to those who had come in contact with her, to get a COVID test done.

Sep 27, 2020

Trump-Biden face off is few days away; how 'COVID scoreboard' can be vital

The deadly virus not only killed over 200,000 American lives but also battered the country's economy with millions of people losing their jobs.

Sep 27, 2020

Delhi: Patient assaults doctor after being asked to wear a mask

A doctor in Delhi was assaulted by a patient and her attendant at a hospital after asking him to wear a mask. The association has asked for action against the patient and the attendant.

Sep 26, 2020