Omicron variant has higher rate of transmissibility but causes mild symptoms: Maha health ministerIn a pre-recorded message, Tope said, “The Omicron variant of novel coronavirus has a higher transmissibility rate but its symptoms are mil...
04 Dec, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
40 cases of Delta Plus variant detected in India, say government sourcesAccording to the Health Ministry, INSACOG has termed the Delta Plus as a "variant of concern" and shows increased transmissibility, and bin...
23 Jun, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
India, UK variants equally transmissible, finds studyApart from the UK, the sub-lineage B.1.617.2 is prevalent in Maharashtra and other parts of India. Its presence, however, is yet to be esta...
09 May, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
COVID-19 Indian variant spreads to neighbouring countries; detected in Lanka, BangladeshThe B.1.617.2, classified as a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) on April 28, is now known as VOC-21APR-02 after it was found to be at leas...
08 May, 2021, 08.59 PM IST
'Indian strain' of coronavirus spreads faster, but little evidence of it being more lethal: ExpertsThe number of coronavirus cases has exploded in Delhi and Maharashtra over the last few weeks and crippled the healthcare sector. Several h...
27 Apr, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
Britain variant could be behind current COVID-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chiefThe UK variant was found in 28 per cent of samples in the second week of March. In the last week of the month, 50 per cent of samples had t...
23 Apr, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
Fear of second coronavirus wave as people moving out: Maha CM Uddhav ThackeraySpeaking at a virtual meeting with ministers and officials of Marathwada and Nashik divisions on the COVID-19 situation, the CM expressed c...
26 Sep, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
Community spread of coronavirus hasn't begun, says Maharashtra Deputy CM"We are still not in the third stage, also known as community transmission phase. People should make a resolution that they would not ventu...
29 Mar, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
COVID-19: Total cases 649; Rate of increase 'relatively stable', says governmentThe Union health ministry officials also said India was at the second stage as there is still no "hard evidence" to say that there has been...
26 Mar, 2020, 07.41 PM IST
Kalpataru Power Transmission postpones board meeting amid coronavirus scareAs per the government directives, the company's offices at various locations in India are also closed, KPTL said in a BSE filing.
23 Mar, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
No shorter working hours for markets, it'll be business as usual: SebiNSE and BSE said all segments at the exchange will operate as usual on Monday.
22 Mar, 2020, 08.26 PM IST
Local transmission of coronavirus rising, admits Maharashtra health minister5 of the ten people who tested positive in Maharashtra on Sunday got were infected through local transmission.
22 Mar, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
India reports third coronavirus death in Maharashtra, total case count nears 130According to reports, the person had the travel history to Dubai. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has now risen to nea...
18 Mar, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
Health Ministry to allow accredited pvt labs to conduct tests for coronavirusAt present only government labs are permitted to do the test and the Centre is making arrangements to nearly double its capacity to test fo...
17 Mar, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
With Covid-19 count at 32, Maharashtra expands healthcare facilitiesMaharashtra has reported 32 positive cases of novel coronavirus so far. Health Minister Rajesh Tope assured people that new laboratories wi...
15 Mar, 2020, 05.47 PM IST
Coronavirus cases in India climb to 107, cases rise in MaharashtraDelhi has reported seven positive cases and Uttar Pradesh 11 so far. Karnataka has six coronavirus patients while Maharashtra 31, Ladakh th...
15 Mar, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
India reports 75 coronavirus cases and 1 deathAsserting that the safety and welfare of its citizens abroad have always been a priority for India, the government said three flights will ...
13 Mar, 2020, 12.39 PM IST