COVID-19: News
18 May 2021
MaharashtraCOVID-19 facility in Mumbai, backed by Amitabh Bachchan, starts operations
A COVID-19 care center with a 25-bed capacity and oxygen availability helped set up by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, began operations in Mumbai on Tuesday, filmmaker Anand Pandit said.
18 May 2021
Indian Medical AssociationDr. KK Aggarwal, former IMA chief, dies due to COVID-19
Dr. KK Aggarwal, Padma Shri awardee and a former national president of the Indian Medical Association, passed away last night due to the coronavirus.
18 May 2021
VaccineDelhi running out of COVAXIN stock for 45-plus group: AAP
AAP MLA Atishi has said that Delhi has less than a day's stock of COVAXIN and five days' stock of Covishield left for people over 45 and they will have to temporarily shut down centers administering COVAXIN.
18 May 2021
IndiaUS: Lawmakers introduce resolution to support India's fight against COVID-19
The raging second COVID-19 wave is wreaking havoc in India with lakhs of people getting infected every day consecutively for over a month and thousands losing their battle to the deadly disease.
17 May 2021
IndiaJ&K: 92 inmates test positive for COVID-19 in two prisons
Ninety-two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in two prisons of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday and asserted that all the positive cases are asymptomatic and have been isolated in separate barracks.
17 May 2021
Delhi PolicePolitical leaders should not hoard COVID-19 drugs: Delhi High Court
Political leaders should not hoard medicines used for the treatment of the coronavirus at a time when people are running from pillar to post for such drugs, the Delhi High Court observed today.
17 May 2021
UttarakhandBlack fungus claims first life in Uttarakhand
A 36-year-old COVID-19 patient has died of mucormycosis or black fungus at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh, according to hospital officials, marking Uttarakhand's first fatality from the fungal infection.
17 May 2021
Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentGovernment to rehabilitate children orphaned due to COVID-19
The government has laid out a procedure to rehabilitate children who lost their parents to COVID-19.
17 May 2021
COVID-19 VaccineSanofi-GSK vaccine candidate shows promising results
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline's potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adults in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot may join the fight against COVID-19 this year.
17 May 2021
IndiaBlack fungus in India: Which states have been affected?
Black fungus or Mucormycosis - a rare but potentially fatal fungal infection - is rapidly taking hold in several states during India's devastating second wave of the coronavirus.
17 May 2021
OdishaGroom dies of COVID-19 five days after wedding
A 26-year-old man died due to a COVID-19 infection after his wedding in Kendrapara District of Odisha, prompting the authorities to conduct coronavirus tests on the attendees of the marriage ceremony, as fears mount of it turning into a super-spreader.
17 May 2021
IndiaDRDO's anti-coronavirus drug: Its efficacy, price, and more queries answered
The first batch containing 10,000 doses of the anti-coronavirus drug - 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose or 2-DG - was launched by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today.
17 May 2021
Jyotiraditya ScindiaScindia: India to have 200 crore vaccine doses by December
BJP's Rajya Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said vaccination was the only way to tackle coronavirus, and 200 crore vaccine doses, enough for all, would be made available in India by December.
17 May 2021
IndiaNavneet Kalra arrested for black marketing of oxygen concentrators
The Delhi Police arrested businessman Navneet Kalra on Sunday night for alleged black marketing and hoarding of oxygen concentrators amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
17 May 2021
West BengalTelevision journalist Anjan Bandyopadhyay dies after battle with COVID-19
Eminent journalist and popular television anchor Anjan Bandyopadhyay, who tested positive for COVID-19 around a month ago, died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Sunday night, a health department official said. He was 56.
16 May 2021
Union Health MinistryCentre issues new guidelines to combat COVID-19 in rural areas
Noting the gradual rise of COVID-19 cases in the country's rural areas, the Union Health Ministry on Sunday issued fresh guidelines to ensure that community-based services and primary level healthcare infrastructure in these regions are equipped to manage the raging pandemic.
16 May 2021
CryptocurrencyVitalik Buterin's $1 billion COVID-19 donation: Fact or farce?
On May 12, the 27-year-old founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin donated cryptocurrency worth $1.5 billion to COVID-19 relief efforts in India and several other non-profits.
16 May 2021
CoimbatoreCOVID-19 relief: Generous Coimbatore cop donates a month's salary
As the second wave of COVID-19 wreaks havoc across the nation, many citizens are now coming forward to help those suffering.
15 May 2021
PfizerIndia may buy 50mn Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses: Details here
At a time when India is facing an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Centre is in "high-level" discussions with American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which is likely to sell 50 million doses of its vaccine in India by the third quarter of this year.
15 May 2021
West BengalWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's brother Ashim dies of COVID-19
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Ashim Banerjee, passed away on Saturday morning due to COVID-19 related complications in Kolkata. He was 62 years old.
15 May 2021
Madhya PradeshAnger erupts after MP's staffers, family get jab at home
A controversy has erupted after a government medical team allegedly administered COVID- 19 vaccines to Ujjain BJP MP Anil Firojiya's staffers, family members, and supporters at his residence in Ujjain, prompting the district authorities to order an inquiry into the incident.
15 May 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police arrests 15 over posters critical of PM Modi
The Delhi Police has arrested 15 people and registered 17 First Information Reports (FIRs) over posters critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Press Trust of India reported today.
15 May 2021
Cricket: News, Stats and more!UK tour: Three COVID-19 tests at home for Indian players
With the Indian cricket team to tour UK for the ICC World Test Championship and the Test series against England, the BCCI has implemented a plan in regard to COVID-19 tests.
15 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi CM Kejriwal announces oxygen concentrator banks, home delivery
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, today said that oxygen concentrator banks have been set up in all districts in Delhi to strengthen the national capital's fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
15 May 2021
CoronavirusLockdown led to fall in COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Experts
Delhi on Friday recorded 8,506 COVID-19 cases, the daily count dipping to below the 10,000-mark again after a month, with medical experts believing the lockdown to be the main factor behind the dip amid the second wave of the pandemic.
15 May 2021
IndiaFully-vaccinated people should continue masking, physical distancing: AIIMS Director
Wearing of a face mask and maintaining physical distancing need to be continued even by those who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr. Randeep Guleria has said.
15 May 2021
World Health OrganizationCan't rule out COVID-19 lab-origin theory, rigorous investigation needed: Scientists
The COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc, disrupting lives across the world since it broke out a year-and-a-half ago. Still, the origin of the novel coronavirus causing the deadly disease remains unclear.
15 May 2021
PunjabPunjab Police wins hearts for delivering meals to COVID-19 patients
Worried that there was no food available after nine members of her family tested COVID-19 positive, a 38-year-old woman from Rajindergarh village in Fatehgarh Sahib dialed the 112 helpline and a Punjab Police team immediately reached their home with the required food.
14 May 2021
JapanJapan to expand virus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Japan is set to further expand a coronavirus state of emergency, currently in Tokyo and five other prefectures, to nine areas as the government is determined to hold the Olympics in just over two months.
14 May 2021
OlympicsPetition with over 3,51,000 signatures to cancel Tokyo Olympics submitted
A petition to cancel the Tokyo Olympics with more than 3,51,000 signatures was submitted to the city's governor on Friday.
14 May 2021
IndiaAustralia resumes repatriation flights from India for stranded citizens
The repatriation flights facilitated by the Australian government for its stranded citizens in India resumed from Friday, according to Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
14 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal promises financial help to families that lost earning members
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government will extend financial help to families which have lost their earning members to COVID-19 and also bear the educational cost and upbringing of children orphaned by the pandemic.
14 May 2021
MucormycosisBlack fungus has reportedly claimed 52 lives in Maharashtra
As many as 52 people have died due to Mucormycosis in Maharashtra since the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a senior health department official said on Friday.
14 May 2021
BhopalBhopal: COVID-19 patient raped by nurse, died within 24 hours
A coronavirus patient was raped by a male nurse at a government hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and died within just 24 hours of that incident, the police said on Thursday.
14 May 2021
PfizerAmericans can finally ditch the mask, says CDC
In the biggest indication that the United States is fast returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said fully vaccinated people are no longer required to wear masks.
13 May 2021
IndiaMaharashtra woman provides free meals to COVID-19 patients & kin
Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, a woman from Maharashtra's Osmanabad village is trying to provide some relief to COVID-19 patients and their relatives by delivering home-cooked meals to them free of cost.
13 May 2021
Manish SisodiaAllocate Delhi's surplus oxygen to other states, government tells Centre
Delhi's oxygen requirement has dipped from 700 MT a day to 582 MT and the government has written to the Centre that its surplus oxygen can be given to other states, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday.
13 May 2021
Narendra ModiPM missing along with vaccines, oxygen, medicines: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, alleging that he is missing along with vaccines, oxygen, and medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what remains is the Central Vista project and the PM's photos.
13 May 2021
IndiaUPSC Civil Services Prelims exam 2021 has been postponed
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has postponed the Civil Services preliminary examination in the view of the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, reports say.
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.
