Coronavirus: News
15 May 2021
IndiaIndia's COVID-19 situation is hugely concerning, says WHO chief
India's coronavirus situation remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to report a massive number of cases and deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
14 May 2021
IndiaCoronavirus also has a 'right to live,' says ex-Uttarakhand CM
BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat has said the coronavirus is a living organism and has a right to live, triggering a political row and inviting criticism from several sections.
14 May 2021
GoaOxygen crisis: 74 die at Goa Medical College and Hospital
In the past four days, 74 patients died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) reportedly due to a lack of medical oxygen. The GMCH is the biggest COVID-19 facility in the state.
14 May 2021
Vaccine'Narrow politics': Health Minister criticizes states demanding more vaccines
Referring to demands by various state governments to increase their respective COVID-19 vaccines' quota amid reports of acute shortage, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said this approach harms the "whole-of-government" approach and arouses "narrow political passion among the masses."
14 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: Sputnik V vaccine priced at Rs. 995 per dose
One imported dose of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine - Sputnik V - has been priced at Rs. 995.40 in India, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced today.
14 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally crosses 24 million; over 20 million recovered
India on Friday reported 3.43 lakh new coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally past 2.4 crore.
14 May 2021
IndiaIndia to have 8 vaccines by year-end. Which are they?
India plans to inoculate all its citizens against the coronavirus by the end of this year - a significant development for a nation that has been ravaged by a brutal second wave of the pandemic.
13 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareSputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to be available next week: Centre
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday announced that Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will be available in markets across the country from early next week.
13 May 2021
Madhya PradeshMP announces free education for children orphaned due to COVID-19
The Madhya Pradesh government will provide free education and a pension of Rs. 5,000 per month to children whose parents died of COVID-19, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday.
13 May 2021
IndiaAccused of black-marketing oxygen concentrators, who's Navneet 'Khan Chacha' Kalra?
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the case of alleged hoarding and black marketing of oxygen concentrators in the national capital.
13 May 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: 67-year-old Kumbh Mela returnee infects 33 in Bengaluru
A 67-year-old woman who had visited the Kumbh Mela tested positive for the coronavirus in the first week of April and infected as many as 33 more people in Bengaluru, The Times of India reported on Wednesday.
13 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalStates fighting over vaccines portrays India in bad light: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the fact that the states are left to compete and fight with one another in the international market for COVID-19 vaccines portrays a "bad" image of India.
13 May 2021
HaryanaCOVID-19: Haryana CM orders village isolation centers in each district
Taking note of the recent increase in COVID-19-infected patients in rural areas, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday directed all the deputy commissioners to set up village-level isolation centers in 50 or more villages (if there are hotspots) in each district over the next two days.
13 May 2021
OhioOhio giving $1 million to 5 vaccinated residents in lottery
Even as poorer countries are struggling with shortages of coronavirus vaccines, the United States is facing a starkly different problem.
13 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports 3.62 lakh new cases, 4.1K more deaths
India on Thursday reported 3.62 lakh new coronavirus infections along with over 4,100 more fatalities.
13 May 2021
MaharashtraVaccine paucity: Maharashtra suspends inoculation of 18-44 age group
Due to the acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to suspend the drive to vaccinate those in the age group of 18 to 44 and divert the available stock for the vaccination of the above-45 age group, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.
13 May 2021
Government of IndiaCoronavirus vaccine production to reach 9cr doses in June: Government
The Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech, the two companies India has entrusted to make its coronavirus vaccines, have both submitted their productions plans for the coming four months to the Indian government.
12 May 2021
Rahul GandhiPrashant Kishor slams Centre's 'positivity propaganda' to counteract COVID-19 criticism
Election strategist Prashant Kishor, the head of the Indian Political Action Committee, on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the tragedies unfolding across India in wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 May 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 in children: Symptoms, treatment and everything you should know
While earlier it was believed that kids and young adults were at a lesser risk of severe COVID-19 infections, with newer variants on the rise, there has been a steep increase in infections among children.
12 May 2021
Gujarat PoliceGujarat: Over one lakh cops deployed to enforce COVID-19 rules
More than one lakh police personnel have been deployed across Gujarat to ensure strict enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines in light of the recent rise in infections, an official said on Wednesday.
12 May 2021
Chennai'Emergency auto ambulance,' an initiative helping COVID-19 patients in Chennai
At a time when oxygen is in high demand amid the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, with people scampering for hospital beds with oxygen supply, a Chennai-based NGO is reaching out to the needy in makeshift ambulances with the life-saving gas.
12 May 2021
World Health OrganizationCOVID-19: WHO hasn't associated B.1.617 variant with India, says government
The B.1.617 variant of coronavirus, associated with the pandemic's second wave in India, has not been termed as an "Indian variant" by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Union Health Ministry sought to highlight on Wednesday.
12 May 2021
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)ICMR chief explains why COVID-19 second wave is affecting youngsters
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr. Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that there are primarily two reasons why more young people are getting infected in the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 May 2021
India'Black fungus' infection: What is it, symptoms, and treatment
Even as a dreadful second wave of the coronavirus continues to batter India, a rare but potentially fatal fungal infection is taking hold in several states across India.
12 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India records deadliest day with 4.2K more fatalities
India on Wednesday reported over 4,200 COVID-19 deaths, marking the highest single-day spike in fatalities since the pandemic began.
12 May 2021
GoaGoa: 26 COVID-19 patients die at GMCH, minister seeks probe
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said that 26 COVID-19 patients died at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours and sought an investigation by the High Court to find out the exact cause.
11 May 2021
TelanganaTelangana announces 10-day lockdown from tomorrow; what's allowed
The Telangana government has announced a 10-day lockdown across the state starting May 12 (Wednesday).
11 May 2021
World Health OrganizationDespite WHO warning, all adults in Goa to receive Ivermectin
Everyone above 18 years pf age in Goa will be given Ivermectin drug irrespective of their COVID-19 status, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.
11 May 2021
Uttar Pradesh1,000+ teachers on UP panchayat poll duty died of COVID-19
Over 1,000 teachers have allegedly died of COVID-19 while on duty in the recent Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls, according to a teachers' body in the state.
11 May 2021
Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh: BJP leaders write to CM over COVID-19 crisis
Several MPs and MLAs from Uttar Pradesh BJP have written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, highlighting the state government's shortcomings in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports 3.2L cases; 7-day average hits record high
India on Tuesday saw a decline in coronavirus infections, reporting 3.2 lakh new cases days after a record spike of 4.14 lakh.
11 May 2021
Air IndiaAir India cancels COVID-19 vaccination camp for two days
Air India on Monday told its employees that it will not be able to hold COVID-19 vaccination camps for them at the Delhi Airport on Tuesday and Thursday due to the non-availability of vaccines.
10 May 2021
KarnatakaState of confusion: Karnataka's new lockdown rules leave residents miffed
Karnataka's COVID-19 lockdown from May 10 to May 24 has left residents of the hilly state confused about the new curbs.
10 May 2021
Madhya PradeshMP prepares for third COVID-19 wave with ICUs for kids
The Madhya Pradesh government will set up 360 ICU beds for children in hospitals across the state as part of its preparations for the third wave of COVID-19, BJP Leader and Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang said on Monday.
10 May 2021
Mumbai Indians (MI)Veteran spinner Piyush Chawla loses father to COVID-19
In another heartbreaking news, experienced India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla's father Pramod Kumar Chawla died on Monday after battling COVID-19.
10 May 2021
JharkhandDiagnosis confusion over typhoid, COVID-19; deaths double in Jharkhand's Bokaro
In Jharkhand's Bokaro district, where deaths have more than doubled in a month, increasing confusion between typhoid and COVID-19 has been delaying timely treatment, reported The Indian Express.
10 May 2021
HaryanaAmid vaccine shortage, Haryana, Assam, Rajasthan report highest wastage
The state of Haryana reported the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccine wastage even as the nation faces a shortage of doses which has hindered the nationwide immunization drive.
10 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports 3.6L new cases as lockdown calls grow
India on Monday reported a dip in coronavirus infections, reporting 3.66 lakh new cases. However, Mondays usually see a decline in infections due to fewer tests on Sundays.
09 May 2021
LockdownAmid states' lockdowns, India's Global Stringency Index score touches 74
India's score on the Global Stringency Index, calculated by the Oxford Coronavirus Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), stood at 74 on April 30 up from 58 on April 1.
09 May 2021
Mamata BanerjeeSitharaman responds after Mamata asks Modi to waive vaccine taxes
The 5% tax on COVID-19 vaccines and 12% tax on medicines and oxygen concentrators is required to keep costs low, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.
