COVID-19: News
02 Jun 2022
AssamAssam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife denies PPE kit scam
Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday denied allegations of a scam by her company in the supply of PPE kits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
02 Jun 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 3,712 fresh cases, 5 more fatalities
India on Thursday reported over 3,700 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 1,000 cases from the previous day.
01 Jun 2022
VaccineCOVID-19: India logs 2,745 fresh cases, 6 more fatalities
India on Wednesday reported over 2,700 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 400 cases from the previous day.
01 Jun 2022
COVID-19 IndiaNo concerning trends caused by new Omicron subvariants: Experts
Although India hasn't detected any concerning trends because of the discovery of new Omicron mutations—BA.4 and BA.5—experts have warned that people should remain vigilant against COVID-19.
31 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,338 fresh cases, 19 more fatalities
India on Tuesday reported over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 400 cases from the previous day.
30 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,706 fresh cases, 25 more fatalities
India on Monday reported over 2,700 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 120 cases from the previous day.
29 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,828 fresh cases, 14 more fatalities
India on Sunday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 130 cases from the previous day.
28 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,685 fresh cases, 33 more deaths
India on Saturday reported over 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 25 cases from the previous day.
27 May 2022
IndiGoFliers rebuke SpiceJet, IndiGo for poor service, behavior
Air travelers are getting increasingly dissatisfied with Indian airlines' poor services and behavior, according to a survey conducted for Bloomberg.
27 May 2022
World Health OrganizationHealth Ministry to release guidelines on monkeypox soon
With the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting 131 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 106 suspected cases in 19 countries, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will soon be releasing preventive guidelines.
27 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,710 fresh cases, 14 more deaths
India on Friday reported over 2,700 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 100 cases from the previous day.
26 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court recognizes sex work as a profession
The Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision that prostitution is a profession and that sex workers are entitled to dignity and equal protection under the law.
26 May 2022
VaccineCOVID-19: India logs 2,628 fresh cases, 18 more fatalities
India on Thursday reported over 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of more than 500 cases from the previous day.
25 May 2022
VaccineCOVID-19: India logs 2,124 fresh cases, 17 more deaths
India saw a single-day rise of 2,124 new COVID-19 infections, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Wednesday.
24 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 1,675 fresh cases, 31 more deaths
India on Tuesday reported over 1,600 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of more than 300 cases from the previous day.
23 May 2022
World Economic Forum (WEF)Pandemic created a billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam at Davos
According to Oxfam, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a new billionaire every 30 hours while one million people are now at risk of falling into poverty amid soaring global inflation.
23 May 2022
Coronavirus Cases In IndiaFirst cases of new Omicron subvariants detected in India
The first cases of the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 have been found in Tamil Nadu and Telangana, respectively, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) confirmed on Sunday.
23 May 2022
World Health OrganizationCOVID-19 re-emergence: Saudi bans travel to India, 15 other countries
Saudi Arabia has barred its citizens from traveling to 16 countries, including India, following the re-emergence of COVID-19 cases.
23 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 2,022 fresh cases, 46 more deaths
India on Monday reported over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 200 cases from the previous day.
22 May 2022
World Economic ForumDavos preps for World Economic Forum; Ukraine on agenda
The stage is set for the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
22 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 2,226 fresh cases, 65 more deaths
India on Sunday reported over 2,200 new COVID-19 cases, around 100 cases less than the previous day.
21 May 2022
BeijingBeijing: 13,000 COVID-19 negative people forced into quarantine
To achieve the "zero-COVID-19" goal in China, over 13,000 Beijing residents who tested negative have been forced into quarantine.
21 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 2,323 fresh cases, 25 more deaths
India on Saturday reported over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, a slight increase of around 70 cases from the previous day.
19 May 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 2,364 fresh cases, 10 more deaths
India on Thursday reported over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, a significant increase of over 500 cases from the previous day.
18 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 1,829 new cases, 33 more fatalities
India on Wednesday reported over 1,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of nearly 300 cases from the previous day.
17 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 1,569 new cases, 19 more deaths
India on Tuesday reported over 1,500 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 700 cases from the previous day.
16 May 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,202 new cases; 27 more deaths
India on Monday reported over 2,200 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 250 cases from the previous day.
15 May 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,487 fresh cases, 13 more fatalities
India on Sunday reported nearly 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, slightly less than the previous day.
15 May 2022
South KoreaNorth Korea: 8,20,620 fresh COVID-19 cases in just 3 days
Just days after North Korea reported its first COVID-19 case, an explosion in the number of infections rocked the country on Sunday.
14 May 2022
DelhiCOVID-19: India logs 2,858 fresh cases, 11 more fatalities
India on Saturday reported nearly 2,900 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal increase from the previous day.
13 May 2022
North KoreaNorth Korea reports 6 COVID-19 deaths, isolates 1,87,800 people
A day after North Korea acknowledged its first-ever COVID-19 outbreak, the nation said six people have died and thousands have shown symptoms of fever.
13 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,841 fresh cases, 9 more fatalities
India on Friday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal increase from the previous day.
12 May 2022
North KoreaNorth Korea confirms first COVID-19 case ever, imposes nationwide lockdown
Confirming its first COVID-19 case on Thursday, North Korea ordered a nationwide lockdown calling it the "gravest national emergency."
12 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,827 fresh cases, 24 more fatalities
India on Thursday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of 70 cases from the previous day.
11 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 2,897 fresh cases, 54 more fatalities
India on Wednesday reported over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 600 cases from the previous day.
10 May 2022
IndiaLate Danish Siddiqui awarded 2nd Pulitzer for photographing COVID-19 deaths
Late Indian Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has been posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of India's COVID-19 deaths along with his colleagues Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, and Amit Dave.
09 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 3,207 fresh cases, 29 more fatalities
India on Monday reported over 3,200 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 250 cases from the previous day.
07 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 3,805 new cases, 22 more deaths
India on Saturday reported over 3,800 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of more than 250 cases from the previous day.
06 May 2022
COVID-19 IndiaCOVID-19: India logs 3,545 new cases, 27 more deaths
India on Friday reported over 3,500 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of more than 250 cases from the previous day.
06 May 2022
HimalayasUttarakhand: Kedarnath Temple opens with daily limit on pilgrims
After a gap of over two years—courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic—the doors (kapat) of the holy temple of Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand finally opened for devotees on Friday.
