India's COVID-19 cases cross 68-lakh mark, recoveries rise to 85.25%
Even as India's COVID-19 caseload rose to over 68 lakh the number of people who recuperated from the infection has surged to 58,27,704. The recovery rate stands at 85.25 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday (October 8, 2020).
Oct 08, 2020, 11:19 AM IST
Liquid gel in COVID-19 patients' lungs may open way for new treatment
In some patients who died of Covid-19 and respiratory failure, a jelly was formed in the lungs and now researchers have established that the active agent in the jelly can be the key to new effective therapies.
Oct 07, 2020, 15:15 PM IST
Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in India cross 63 lakh mark; death toll nears one lakh
The total number of coronavirus case hold stands at 63,94,068, while the death toll climbed to 99,773 with the infection claiming 1,095 lives in a span of 24 hours, as per the ministry data.
Oct 02, 2020, 11:00 AM IST
Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in India cross 61-lakh mark with 70,589 new infections
Out of the total cases, 9,47,576 are active cases and 51,01,398 cured/discharged/migrated cases. The death toll surged to 96,318 with 776 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
Sep 29, 2020, 10:49 AM IST
75% of new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours from 10 States/UTs
A total of 86,508 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported in the last 24 hours in India. Of these at least 75% confirmed cases are found to be concentrated from 10 States/UTs.
Sep 24, 2020, 13:40 PM IST
Coronavirus COVID-19 strain may have mutated, potentially evolving: Study
Houston researchers have unveiled a study of over 5,000 genetic sequences of coronavirus which reveals the pathogen`s virus`s continuous accumulation of mutations.
Sep 24, 2020, 11:57 AM IST
India's COVID-19 cases cross 57-lakh mark with 86508 fresh infections in 24 hours
India on Thursday reported a spike of 86,508 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours taking the total tally to 57,32,518, out of the total cases, 9,66,382 are currently active, 46,74,987 have been discharged.
Sep 24, 2020, 10:44 AM IST
Now, N95 mask with built in microphone to receive calls on the go
The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to stay at home and wear a mask. Even forcing us to use products like sanitisers, UV steriliser, pulse oximeter and more.
Sep 24, 2020, 08:51 AM IST
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for fighting COVID-19 misinformation to tackle crisis
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged joint efforts to address the infodemic, mitigating the harm done to people by misinformation and disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 24, 2020, 06:47 AM IST
At UNGA, US President Donald Trump accuses China of unleashing coronavirus 'plague'
US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that China must be held accountable for having "unleashed" COVID-19 on the world, prompting Beijing to accuse him of "lies" and abusing the UN platform to provoke confrontation.
Sep 23, 2020, 06:46 AM IST
COVID-19 vaccine for 'every American' by April 2021, says US President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump told a White House news conference on Friday that the United States would produce enough coronavirus vaccine doses for every American by April 2021.
Sep 19, 2020, 07:33 AM IST
Family, friends major source of COVID-19 infections, says French Health Minister
Gatherings of family are a major source of COVID-19 infections, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday, adding the spread of the disease had accelerated in the last weeks.
Sep 18, 2020, 07:07 AM IST
Coronavirus cases in India cross 49 lakh mark; death toll at 80,776
The death toll also crossed 80,000 mark with 1,054 deaths reported on Monday taking the toll to 80,776. At present, the country has 9,90,061 active cases and 38,59,400 people have been treated and discharged so far.
Sep 15, 2020, 10:04 AM IST
Coronavirus tally in India crosses 48-lakh mark with 92,071 new cases
As per the Ministry, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected State from the infection with 2,80,138 active cases while 29,115 patients have succumbed to the virus in the State.
Sep 14, 2020, 11:21 AM IST
This is what cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 looks like: In Pics
As several countries battle a resurgent novel coronavirus infection, scientists, researchers, medical professionals, have been hard at work trying to extract more information about the virus to help find effective treatments and preventive methods.
Sep 12, 2020, 09:51 AM IST
UN adopts resolution recognising COVID-19 as one of greatest challenges in its history
The UN General Assembly said in a new resolution the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic represents one of the greatest challenges since the establishment of the United Nations.
Sep 12, 2020, 06:36 AM IST
Scientists in Australia develop new tool to monitor coronavirus mutations
Scientists assessed the genome data of more than 1,20,000 samples of the novel coronavirus, and have developed a new tool to monitor mutations in the virus that may make it difficult to develop vaccines and drugs for COVID-19.
Sep 11, 2020, 14:15 PM IST
US President Donald Trump did not intentionally mislead about coronavirus: White House
The White House clarified on Wednesday that Trump did not intentionally mislead the American people about the coronavirus outbreak. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany issued the statement.
Sep 10, 2020, 09:02 AM IST
With record 90,802 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases, India's tally cross 42-lakh mark
According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 4,95,51,507 samples have been tested up to September 6 with 7,20,362 samples being tested on Sunday.
Sep 07, 2020, 10:30 AM IST
India records highest single-day spike of 90,633 new COVID-19 cases, tally cross 41-lakh mark
India on Sunday registered the highest single-day spike of more than 90,000 cases taking the total caseload past 41-lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Sep 06, 2020, 10:21 AM IST
