Global COVID-19 caseload crosses 121.7 million mark, India among worst-hit nations
In the latest update, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 121,714,255 and 2,689,898, respectively.
Mar 19, 2021, 12:22 PM ISTAre we guinea pigs? France seniors wary of COVID-19 vaccine
Scientists say the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines will play a huge role in knocking back the coronavirus.
Dec 16, 2020, 01:49 AM ISTUS hit by spike in coronavirus cases; rising infections strain Europe's hospitals
Authorities in countries from Poland to Portugal have expressed mounting alarm at the renewed crisis confronting their health infrastructure.
Oct 22, 2020, 02:03 AM ISTBelgium may need to return to full COVID-19 lockdown, says virologist
Belgium could be returning to full lockdown if there is no reversal of the surge in COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions, a senior Belgian virologist said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday.
Oct 21, 2020, 19:49 PM ISTWHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak
Europe reported 96,996 new cases, the highest total for the region ever recorded by the WHO.
Oct 09, 2020, 01:05 AM ISTFrance's new daily COVID-19 cases at all-time high, hospitalisations up
French health authorities said there were 18,746 extra cases, versus a previous record on Oct. 3 of 16,972 and also sharply up from Tuesday`s tally of 10,489.
Oct 08, 2020, 01:56 AM ISTPoorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests: WHO
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the manufacturers Abbott and SD Biosensor had agreed with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Sep 29, 2020, 01:29 AM ISTDogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Finland's Helsinki airport
The dogs` efficiency has not been proven in comparative scientific studies so passengers who volunteer to be tested and are suspected as carrying the virus are instructed to also take a swab to confirm the result.
Sep 24, 2020, 17:57 PM ISTUK to host 'human challenge' trials for COVID-19 vaccines: Reports
Britain said it was working with partners on the potential for human challenge trials without commenting on a specific plan.
Sep 24, 2020, 01:30 AM ISTRussia approves first COVID-19 prescription drug for sale in pharmacies
Coronavir`s approval as a prescription drug follows the green light for another Russian COVID-19 drug, Avifavir, in May.
Sep 18, 2020, 21:49 PM ISTGlobal coronavirus cases surpass 30 million: Report
India was firmly in focus as the latest epicentre, although North and South America combined still accounted for almost half of the global cases.
Sep 18, 2020, 01:46 AM ISTBrazilian state of Bahia to test Russia's vaccine, plans to buy 50 million doses
The Russian vaccine is being developed by Moscow`s Gamaleya Research Institute and marketed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which last month also entered an agreement with the Brazilian state of Paraná to test and produce the vaccine.
Sep 12, 2020, 02:26 AM ISTOpening up without control of COVID-19 is recipe for disaster, says WHO
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recognised that many people are getting tired of restrictions and want to return to normality eight months into the pandemic
Sep 01, 2020, 00:37 AM ISTCanada wants to be at 'front of line' for coronavirus vaccines, signs deals with Novavax and Johnson & Johnson
Canada is also in "the final stages of negotiations" to secure AstraZeneca`s potential vaccine and is in talks to secure more doses of the Pfizer vaccine candidate, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said.
Sep 01, 2020, 00:19 AM ISTFrance reports 7,379 new COVID-19 cases, infection rate now exponential
Metropolitan France is now seeing an "exponential progression of the virus transmission", the health ministry said in a weekly review of the coronavirus situation.
Aug 29, 2020, 00:43 AM ISTUK moves to fast-track coronavirus vaccine if safety tests passed
The government said that under its proposals the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) would be able to grant this status to a vaccine while it underwent the full licensing process, with reinforced conditions to ensure safety.
Aug 29, 2020, 00:31 AM ISTFirst US COVID-19 reinfection case identified in Nevada study
The report, published online, describes a 25-year-old man living in Reno, Nevada, who tested positive for the virus in April after showing mild illness.
Aug 29, 2020, 00:27 AM ISTTwo European patients re-infected with coronavirus
The cases, in Belgium and the Netherlands, follow a report this week by researchers in Hong Kong about a man there who had been re-infected with a different strain of the virus four and a half months after being declared recovered - the first such re-infection to be documented.
Aug 25, 2020, 18:48 PM ISTNew US COVID-19 cases drop for fifth week in a row, deaths decline
Nearly 1,000 people a day continue to die from COVID-19, though last week`s total of more than 6,700 deaths was down 9% from the previous seven days.
Aug 25, 2020, 00:44 AM ISTBrazilian state agrees to produce Russian COVID-19 vaccine
The Brazilian state of Parana on Wednesday reached a deal with Russia to produce a COVID-19 vaccine that Moscow has touted as the first to market, the state`s press office said, although details of the agreement were not immediately available.
Aug 13, 2020, 00:55 AM IST