Coronavirus: News
31 May 2021
Fortis Hospital72-year-old COVID-19 patient given 'antibody cocktail' in Mohali
A 72-year-old COVID-19 positive man was administered the monoclonal antibody cocktail therapy at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Sunday, days after the treatment was given to two similar patients in Delhi and Gurgaon hospitals.
31 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: India reports lowest spike in cases in 50 days
India on Monday reported 1.52 lakh new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in infections in 50 days, along with over 3,100 fresh fatalities.
31 May 2021
Milkha SinghMilkha Singh discharged from hospital in stable condition
Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh was on Sunday discharged from a private hospital where he was getting treatment for COVID-19 infection even as he continues to be on oxygen support.
31 May 2021
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Gargle lavage method to detect COVID-19 should be implemented: AIIMS-RDA
The Resident Doctors Association of the AIIMS on Sunday wrote to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan urging him to implement the gargle lavage method in detection of COVID-19 and also give due credit to researchers of the hospital and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) for this diagnosis.
30 May 2021
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh eases COVID-19 restrictions in some districts
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to relax lockdown restrictions in some districts starting June 1.
30 May 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Video shows COVID-19 patient's body being dumped in river
A video of the body of a COVID-19 victim being thrown in a river in Uttar Pradesh has surfaced.
30 May 2021
HaryanaCOVID-19: Haryana extends lockdown till June 7 with some relaxations
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday extended the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in the state till June 7.
30 May 2021
Narendra Modi#MannkiBaat: Modi praises India's COVID-19 response; 'oxygen production increased 10-fold'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 77th edition of his monthly radio show 'Mann ki Baat'.
30 May 2021
LockdownDelhi lockdown extended till June 7; factory, construction work allowed
The Delhi government issued an order Saturday regarding the extension of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown along with some relaxations.
29 May 2021
Narendra ModiFree education, health insurance for children orphaned by COVID-19: PM
PM Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the "PM-CARES for Children" scheme to provide a number of benefits to support kids who lost both parents or guardians due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 May 2021
Government of IndiaUS willing to send COVID-19 vaccines to India: S Jaishankar
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as part of his official trip to the United States.
29 May 2021
Pakistan NewsFirst case of B.1.617 COVID-19 variant found in Pakistan
The first-ever case of the highly infectious B.1.617 variant of coronavirus, first identified in India, has been detected in Pakistan despite a ban on travelers from the neighboring country since April, the country's top health institute in Islamabad has said.
29 May 2021
COVID-19 VaccineKejriwal again urges Centre to buy vaccines for states
Amid an acute shortage of vaccines, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked the Centre to buy vaccines and distribute them to the state governments and said this is not the time for blame game and petty politics.
28 May 2021
Vaccine4 crore COVAXIN doses missing? Mismatch in production, availability reported
Even as India is facing an acute vaccine shortage, a report indicates that there is a mismatch in the number of doses of COVAXIN produced and the number of doses administered.
28 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi to start 'unlocking' from Monday; factory, construction activities allowed
From Monday morning, Delhi will start "unlocking" from its COVID-19 lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday, adding that construction and factory-related work will resume next week.
28 May 2021
Fortis HospitalActivist compiles list of breast milk donors for motherless infants
In a novel initiative, an activist is compiling a list of women willing to donate their breast milk for infants who have lost their mothers to coronavirus. The move comes after many such requests for breast milk were received on social media.
28 May 2021
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)Secondary infections, including fungal, causing COVID-19 death spike: ICMR study
Secondary infections among hospitalized COVID-19 patients are linked to the increased risk of fatality, an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study has found.
28 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: As second wave 'downsizes', economists warn of job crisis
India on Friday reported 1.86 lakh new COVID-19 cases along with 3,660 more deaths. The number of new infections was the lowest in 44 days.
27 May 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 may cause long-term lung damage: Study
Scientists have identified persistent damage in the lungs of COVID-19 patients at least three months after they were discharged from the hospital, and for some patients even longer.
27 May 2021
ChinaAmerica's call for virus origin probe politically motivated: China
China on Thursday accused the Biden administration of playing politics and shirking its responsibility in calling for a renewed investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that was first detected in China.
27 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: As second wave continues, India rushes to import vaccines
India on Thursday reported 2.11 lakh new COVID-19 cases along with over 3,800 deaths. As the second wave of COVID-19 is finally seeing a downward trend, India is rushing to import more vaccines.
27 May 2021
Zydus CadilaZydus seeks human trial approval for its COVID-19 antibody cocktail
Indian pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila has sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct human clinical trials of its antibody cocktail meant to treat mild COVID-19 patients.
27 May 2021
Medanta HospitalOctogenarian treated with monoclonal antibody therapy returns home
An 84-year-old man who was given monoclonal antibody therapy, which is said to reduce the chance of hospitalization by 70 percent in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms, returned home on Wednesday.
26 May 2021
LondonUK fell 'disastrously short' on COVID-19: Boris Johnson's former aide
Dominic Cummings, a former aide of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has apologized for the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 May 2021
COVID-19 VaccinationUK's vaccine program expanded to cover everyone over age 30
The UK's health service on Wednesday extended its COVID-19 age-based vaccination program to the next cohort to cover everyone aged over 30.
26 May 2021
COVID-19577 children orphaned during COVID-19 second wave, says government
As many as 577 children have been orphaned in India since the second wave of COVID-19 hit the nation, government data showed.
26 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: India reports 2.08 lakh new infections, 4.1K deaths
India on Wednesday reported 2.08 lakh new COVID-19 cases along with over 4,100 fresh deaths due to the viral disease.
26 May 2021
Press Information Bureau#FakeNewsAlert: Nobel laureate claiming COVID-19-vaccination will kill people is untrue
A viral message doing the rounds on social media and messaging platforms claims that French virologist and Nobel Prize laureate Luc Montagnier said people who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus will die within two years.
25 May 2021
MaharashtraCOVID-19 crisis: Man sets up community kitchen for slum dwellers
A man from Mumbai has set up a community kitchen from his savings for the poor migrant workers who are suffering due to the COVID-19-induced restrictions.
25 May 2021
COVID-19Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection: Study
Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune cells which produce antibodies against the novel coronavirus, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Nature.
25 May 2021
GujaratGujarat: Over 80 held for participating in 'anti-coronavirus' religious procession
More than 80 people were arrested after a social media video showed them participating in a religious procession for performing a ritual to "protect" their village from the scourge of coronavirus in Prantij taluka of Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, police said on Tuesday.
25 May 2021
COVID-19No reason to believe third wave will affect children: Expert
In an interview, Dr. NK Arora, Chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said Indian data does not show specific predilection of the currently circulating virus strains either for the youth or pediatric age group.
25 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports 1.96 lakh cases, lowest rise since mid-April
India on Tuesday reported less than 2 lakh new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily rise in infections since mid-April.
25 May 2021
World Health OrganizationNeed more information to give EUL to COVAXIN: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that more information is required from Bharat Biotech, which is seeking emergency use listing (EUL) for its COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN.
25 May 2021
Science and TechnologySingapore provisionally approves COVID-19 breathalyzer test, results in 60 seconds
A spin-off start-up from the National University of Singapore (NUS) called Breathonix appears to have found a new way to check if a person is suffering from COVID-19—all in under 60 seconds.
25 May 2021
Milkha SinghMilkha Singh hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19
Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, who had tested positive for COVID-19, was on Monday admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Fortis hospital in Mohali with doctors saying that his condition is stable. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia.
24 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: Only 3.8% vaccinated as death toll crosses 3 lakh
On Monday, India's death toll due to COVID-19 crossed the 3 lakh mark in what has been the deadliest month since the beginning of the pandemic.
24 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalPfizer, Moderna have refused to sell vaccines directly to Delhi
American pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna have said they would not sell their coronavirus vaccines directly to the Delhi government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal revealed today.
24 May 2021
OdishaOdisha: OAS officer dances at brother's wedding, violates COVID-19 guidelines
An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was found dancing at a marriage function of her brother violating the COVID-19 lockdown guidelines imposed by the state government in the wake of a surge in coronavirus cases in the state.
24 May 2021
AssamPoliceman wears PPE kit, carries COVID-19 patient to ambulance
A police officer donned a PPE kit and carried a COVID-19 positive patient, whose oxygen level had severely dropped, to an ambulance for shifting him to a hospital in Assam's Chirang district, Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said.
