5 state, UTs witness 58% new COVID-19 deaths; recovery rate now at 90.62% in country: Health Ministry
Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry, said that during the festival season, cases have increased in Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Delhi.
Oct 27, 2020, 16:55 PM IST
Global COVID-19 cases top 42 million, deaths cross 11 lakh-mark
The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 8,571,943 and 224,771, respectively.
Oct 25, 2020, 12:59 PM IST
Half of Indians may have had coronavirus by February, estimates government panel
India has so far reported 7.55 million cases of the coronavirus and is second only to the United States in terms of total infections.
Oct 19, 2020, 23:19 PM IST
Kerala records 5,930 new COVID-19 cases, tally inching towards three lakh mark
Kerala had recorded its highest single-day spike on October 10 when it had reported 11,755 COVID-19 cases and on Sunday, 9,347 new cases were detected.
Oct 12, 2020, 19:51 PM IST
Tamil Nadu becomes second state in India to surpass 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
As per the state government data, the recovery rate is over 90%, with 5,86,454 persons having recovered, out of the total of 6,40,943 infected persons.
Oct 09, 2020, 01:23 AM IST
58 CRPF jawan died of COVID-19 so far
On Wednesday, a total of 82 new COVID-19 positive cases, 234 discharges, and a death were reported from various units.
Oct 01, 2020, 00:55 AM IST
School reopening in Delhi postponed amid rising COVID-19 cases: Check new date
In an order on Friday, the Arvind Kejriwal government announced that all schools in the national capital will continue to remain closed till this date.
Sep 18, 2020, 16:57 PM IST
Prohibitory orders in Mumbai extended till September 30 amid rising COVID-19 cases
An official statement on September 16 read, "...it is considered expedient to issue prohibitory order for restricting any presence or movement of one or more persons in public places or gathering of any sort anywhere, including religious places to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus..."
Sep 18, 2020, 00:31 AM IST
Need to focus on effective health systems for improved pandemic preparedness: Centre
Vardhan extolled the virtues of investing in public health, an approach already underway in India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sep 18, 2020, 00:05 AM IST
Union MoS for Railways Suresh Angadi tests coronavirus COVID-19 positive
Angadi said that he is doing fine and is taking the advice of doctors.
Sep 11, 2020, 17:38 PM IST
Ensure no restriction imposed on movement of medical oxygen between states, urges Centre
Reiterating the critical importance of oxygen in hospitals for management of critical COVID-19 patients, it added that it is every state's responsibility to ensure that every hospitalized COVID-19 patient receives oxygen.
Sep 11, 2020, 17:17 PM IST
Some scientists spot 'unlikely' patterns in Russia COVID-19 vaccine data: Report
Addressing the editor of The Lancet, the international peer-reviewed medical journal in which Moscow`s Gamaleya Institute published its early-stage trial results, the scientists said they saw patterns in the data that looked "highly unlikely".
Sep 10, 2020, 00:27 AM IST
Canadians must be vigilant to avoid massive COVID-19 second wave, says PM Justin Trudeau
"Canadians need to continue to be vigilant," Trudeau said in a news conference broadcast from Toronto.
Sep 10, 2020, 00:24 AM IST
Delhi records highest single-day spike in coronavirus COVID-19 cases, tally crosses two lakh-mark
This is the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic that over 4,000 cases have been recorded in Delhi within 24 hours.
Sep 09, 2020, 21:35 PM IST
Centre exhorts states to curb COVID-19 chain of transmission, bring mortality below 1%
In addition to the state Health Secretaries, District Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, and other district functionaries also participated in the digital review meeting.
Sep 04, 2020, 20:33 PM IST
Delhi records highest spike in COVID-19 cases in 67 days; death count 4,500
With 19 more fatalities in the city, the death toll mounted to 4,500, it said. This is the third successive day in September in which over 2,000 new cases have been reported.
Sep 03, 2020, 22:09 PM IST
International transfer passengers will get option of COVID-19 test on arrival at airports: Centre
The Ministry of Civil Aviation in an order said that "it has been decided to allow for RT-PCR testing at the entry airport also, on a pilot basis".
Sep 02, 2020, 23:45 PM IST
Centre issues SOPs on preventive measures to be followed while conducting exams
In a circular, the MoHFW said that it's vital to plan and conduct the examinations while following specific preventive measures.
Sep 02, 2020, 18:37 PM IST
A fifth of Chennai people exposed to COVID-19, says Sero survey; Tamil Nadu records 5,928 new cases with 96 deaths
"Overall, one-fifth of the population in Chennai was exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection," the GCC said in its preliminary finding.
Sep 02, 2020, 02:09 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh issues new guidelines for Unlock 4.0: Check what's allowed and what's not
At a routine meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in the state, the CM said that weekly closure of all markets in the state will be on Sundays only.
Sep 01, 2020, 18:03 PM IST
