Tag: Covid19

New Delhi: As the social media platforms and governments battle the spread of coronavirus-related fake news, a new study has revealed that information on Covid-19 spreads quickly and misinformation or misleading information can take on a life of its own in social media channels. The consequences can be fatal, since often during a crisis, people […]

San Francisco: California has become the first state in the US to surpass 2 million coronavirus cases since the onset of the pandemic earlier this year. On Friday, the California Department of Public Health confirmed 39,070 new cases and 351 fatalities, which increased the overall tally to 2,003,146 and death toll to 23,635 in the […]

London: As the world grapples with the pandemic amid the origin of newer and potentially lethal strains, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin has said that the deadly virus is going to stay with us for the next decade at least. In a virtual press conference this week, Sahin spoke about the potential virus deadline when asked […]

New Delhi: For the TV stars, the year that was one that augured withdrawal symptoms of sorts. An industry that is used to working up to 16 hours a day suddenly had no work. The Covid-induced lockdown made everyone take a break, though not in an intended way. For the average actor of daily soaps, […]

Bhubaneswar: The coronavirus pall of 2020 was writ large on Odisha like the rest of the world in a year that also brought with it the vagaries of nature, as a super cyclone and floods left a trail of destruction in the coastal State. Amid the pandemic crisis, various controversies especially towards the final months […]

New Delhi: Eyeing resumption of sporting events in the coming months, the Sports Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) which allow 50 per cent attendance in venues while prescribing formation of COVID-19 Task Force by organisers of each competition. The circular issued by the Sports Ministry on Saturday stated that the guidelines were formulated […]

New Delhi: ICC’s interim CEO Geoff Allardice on Wednesday said the body has backup plans in place for the T20 World Cup in India later this year but is currently…

New Delhi: A 16-member Indian judo team has been forced to withdraw from the ongoing Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after a player tested positive for coronavirus just before…

London: British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus. Dr. Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said Monday that the rising number of hospitalized […]

New Delhi: Hiring activities will bounce back in the coming year as major industries are recovering from the impact of Covid-19, according to a Naukri.com survey on Monday. While 26 per cent recruiters foresee hiring bouncing back to pre-Covid levels within the next three-six months, 34 per cent said that it would take their organisations […]

Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday tested positive for Covid-19 and went in home isolation. Deb tweeted: “I have tested positive for Covid-19. I have isolated myself…

Hyderabad: Telugu actor Ram Charan has tested positive for COVID19. Ram Charan took to social media on Tuesday morning to share about his infection with the Coronavirus. Ram Charan tweeted, “I have tested positive for Covid-19. No Symptoms & Quarantined at home. Hope to heal soon & come out stronger.” Request all that have been […]

Johannesburg: Due to an unabated increase in the number of fresh coronavirus cases across South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the country would return to level three lockdown with immediate effect. “The number of new coronavirus infections is climbing at an unprecedented rate,” Xinhua news agency quoted Ramaphosa as saying in a televised address to […]

New Delhi: All international passengers who arrived in India during the 14 days, from December 9 to December 22, if symptomatic and tested positive, will be subjected to genome sequencing in a bid to find if they have the new UK coronavirus strain. Others will be followed up by the respective states and district surveillance […]

New Delhi: A dry run for COVID-19 vaccination will be conducted by all state and union territory administrations on January 2 to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges, the Centre said on Thursday. The activity is proposed to be conducted in all state capitals in at least 3 session […]