Novel coronavirus infections may have been present in US as early as December: StudyWhile the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US was identified on January 19, 2020, the scientists, including Sridhar V Basavaraju fro...
02 Dec, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Study suggests babies cannot get Covid-19 through breastfeeding, proper hygiene measures should be takenResearchers said viral transmission through milk is rare, if at all.
16 Oct, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
India takes 13 days to cross 40 lakh COVID-19 cases from 30 lakh; record 86,432 infections reported in a dayIndia's COVID-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being reported in...
05 Sep, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Buddy, first dog to be infected with Covid in the US, passes awayThe German shepherd was euthanised earlier this month, after he started vomiting clotted blood.
31 Jul, 2020, 01.38 PM IST
How coronavirus jumped from animals to humans decodedThis jump from species-to-species was the result of the ability of the virus to bind to host cells, a study shows.
30 May, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
Recovered COVID-19 patients may help cut risk from lifting lockdown: StudyResearchers, including those from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the US, said the presumed immunity of those who have recovered fro...
10 May, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
Coronavirus India case count rises to 137, Maharashtra is the new epicentreMeanwhile, the Mumbai civic body has decided to display awareness messages about coronavirus infection on around 1200 hoardings in the city...
17 Mar, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
Children are less severely affected by coronavirus compared to adults: StudyThe review, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, noted that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, seems to cause fewer sympt...
14 Mar, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
China's coronavirus death toll touches 3,042; confirmed cases rise to 80,552The death toll in China's novel coronavirus outbreak has touched 3,042 with 30 new fatalities while the confirmed cases have risen to 80,55...
06 Mar, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Coronavirus: Six suspected cases in Agra being testedContact tracing of the people who came in contact with the six is simultaneously being done through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Pro...
03 Mar, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
WHO team visits Wuhan city as China's Coronovirus death toll jumps to 2,442By the end of Saturday, a total of 2,442 people had died of the disease and 76,936 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been ...
23 Feb, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
China's coronavirus death toll crosses 2,300, WHO team to visit WuhanBy the end of Friday, a total of 2,345 people died of the disease and 76,288 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been report...
22 Feb, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Death toll in China's coronavirus jumps to 2,236; confirmed cases cross 75,400The number of deaths is higher than the previous day when 114 people died of the disease, but the country reported the lowest number of new...
21 Feb, 2020, 08.59 PM IST
Kerala declares coronavirus outbreak as state disasterThe World Health Organization (WHO) was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan at the end of December. Chinese authorities confirme...
04 Feb, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
Coronavirus testing facility likely at Mumbai hospitalThe Maharashtra government is mulling to set up a coronavirus testing facility at Kasturba Hospital here to reduce the burden on Pune-based...
04 Feb, 2020, 12.50 PM IST
Homeopathy and Unani effective in prevention of novel coronavirus infections: AYUSH ministry"The Ministry of AYUSH is issuing the advisory as preventive measure and not claiming to be a treatment advice for the nCoV infection. The ...
29 Jan, 2020, 09.28 PM IST
Travellers from China to be screened for novel coronavirus at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata airportsThe government has also issued a travel advisory asking citizens travelling to and from China to follow certain precautionary measures. It ...
17 Jan, 2020, 04.46 PM IST