WHO says seven cases of hantavirus confirmed from cruise shipSeven cases of Andes hantavirus are confirmed among passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The World Health Organization updated its tal...
11 May, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
Three more Zika virus found in Uttar Pradesh's KanpurThe first case of the virus was also confirmed in an IAF personnel on October 23. However, the 22 persons, including the family members, re...
31 Oct, 2021, 09.02 AM IST
India records 44,111 new cases, lowest count in 86 daysIndia's daily positivity rate has been under 5% for 26 consecutive days, says the ministry. India's tally of those recovered/discharged has...
03 Jul, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
With a '3 Idiots' reference, actor R Madhavan tweets about testing positive for Covid-19The virus, he said, caught up with him and Aamir Khan in real life.
25 Mar, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
With 47,703 fresh cases, India's Covid-19 tally inches closer to 1.5 million markThe country's death toll due to the virus rose to 33,425 with 654 deaths being reported in a 24-hour span, data updated at 8 am showed.
28 Jul, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
U.S. shatters daily record for coronavirus cases with over 77,000 cases in a dayThe loss of 969 lives was the biggest increase since June 10, with Florida, South Carolina and Texas all reporting their biggest one-day sp...
17 Jul, 2020, 10.55 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 81: Another grim milestoneSome experts, meanwhile, have come down hard on the ICMR for its assertion that there was no community transmission of COVID-19, saying it ...
13 Jun, 2020, 07.08 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 78: Bright spots amid gloomS&P has retained India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook while Fitch forecast show the Indian economy will bounce back wit...
10 Jun, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
Global death toll from COVID-19 passes 400,000The milestone was reached Sunday, a day after the Brazilian government stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infecti...
07 Jun, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
Delhi's COVID death toll jumps to 82 in last 24 hoursHe said 13 deaths occurred on Friday while the remaining 69 took place in the last 34 days and were reported late. The total deaths due to ...
29 May, 2020, 02.24 PM IST
Chinese, US scientists identify 2 bacterial secreted proteins effective in inactivating coronavirusAs the development of virus-specific vaccines and antiviral drugs usually take a great deal of time, broad-spectrum antiviral drugs could b...
26 May, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
India Covid case count goes past 1.31 lakh, 3,867 fatalities so farCases were reported from 27 states over the past 24 hours, which showed that the virus has now reached virtually every corner of the countr...
24 May, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,373; number of cases climb to 42,533A total of 67 deaths were reported since Sunday evening, of which 28 fatalities were reported from Gujarat, 27 from Maharashtra, six from R...
04 May, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
Lockdown, Day 37: Make-or-break May for IndiaCompared to other countries, India has been faring fairly well, with a slower doubling and lower mortality rate than the US, Italy, Spain, ...
30 Apr, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 26: Litmus test is almost hereIn some heartening news from the past 24 hours, all of Goa's Covid-19 patients have recovered and the state has not reported any new cases ...
19 Apr, 2020, 07.52 PM IST
Global coronavirus death toll tops 160,000More than 160,000 people have died from the new coronavirus around the world, almost two thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tall...
19 Apr, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 23: Maharashtra becomes first state with 3000 casesMaharashtra today became the first state in India to hit the 3000-mark, but there's a silver lining. India's worst affected state saw a 34%...
16 Apr, 2020, 10.17 PM IST