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India’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 5394, total cases mount to 190535
New Delhi: With 8,392 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 1,90,535, the Union Health Ministry stated on Monday. Of the total cases, 93,322 are active and 5,394 are fatalities so far while at least…
Coronavirus Updates From Around The World Today
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 crisis from around the globe on Monday. Global COVID-19 cases reach over 6.1 mn: Johns Hopkins The total number of global…
ICMR asks states to do sero-survey to measure coronavirus exposure
New Delhi: With the initial tests conducted and doubling rate of COVID-19 cases slowed nationally, the question that lingers is what's next? In an attempt to decide the future course of action against the pandemic, the ICMR has given a…
India records highest single-day spike of 8380 new COVID-19 cases, death toll climbs to 5164
New Delhi: India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union…
Global COVID-19 updates from around the world today
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis from around the globe on Sunday. Global COVID-19 cases top 6 mn: Johns Hopkins The total number of global coronavirus…
COVID-19 Vaccine Likely In 2020, But Production Only By 2021 End
New Delhi: Swedens chief epidemiologist Dr Anders Tegnell said Covid-19 vaccine may be developed in 2020, but its production will only start by the end of 2021. In a webinar organized by Public Health Foundation of India, Tegnell, who is…
COVID-19: NRI Scientist Develops Test That Visually Detects Coronavirus In 10 Minutes
New York: A team of US scientists led by an Indian-origin researcher has developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of coronavirus in 10 minutes. Scientists from the University of…
Covid-19 vaccine: Pfizer CEO claims medicine could be ready by October
New York: Global pharmaceutical major Pfizer believes that a Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of October, the company's CEO Albert Bourla said. Pfizer is conducting clinical trials in the US and Europe for the BNT162 vaccine…
10% Covid cases with diabetes die within 7 days of hospitalisation: Study
London: One in 10 Covid-19 patients who have diabetes dies within seven days of hospitalisation, a new study has claimed. The findings, published in the journal 'Diabetologia', show that two-third (65 per cent) of Covid-19 patients with…
India reports highest 1-day spike in COVID-19 cases, tally at 165799 with 4706 deaths
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 and the number of cases to1,65,799 in the country on Friday, registering an increase of 175 deaths and a record jump of 7,466 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health…