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India crossed the 5.5 million mark on Tuesday in terms of the number of coronavirus disease cases. But the Union Health Ministry said the country’s active cases are less than a fifth of the total count. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the number …

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday to work from home and impose new restrictions on pubs, bars and restaurants in a bid to tackle the second wave of the rapidly accelerating coronavirus outbreak. Speaking to parliament at 1130 GMT and then to the nation at …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level virtual meeting on Wednesday to review the situation of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country. The prime ministers and ministers of health of the seven states, which have a high viral load of cases, will attend the virtual meeting. “The prime …

The Opposition assembly in Madhya Pradesh raised the issue of alleged mismanagement at dedicated Covid-19 private hospitals across the state and demanded effective measures to verify the same. The assembly, in its monsoon session, met for a day on Monday in view of the Covid-19 situation and passed at least …

Coronavirus Cases in India: Total number of cases stands at 54,87,580. (Proceedings) New Delhi: India has recorded 54,87,580 COVID-19 cases so far with 86,961 new infections, while 1,130 deaths on Monday brought the total death count to 87,882. A total of 93,356 patients recovered from the infection in the country …

By: Desk Explained | Pune | Updated: September 22, 2020 9:16:23 am Moscow: An injection of Russia’s experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is shown before use in Moscow, Russia (AP) Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker: At least ten countries in Asia, South America and the Middle East have signed agreements to access …

Hypertension and diabetes are the most common comorbidities found in patients with coronavirus (Covid-19), with 5.74% and 5.20% of patients analyzed as part of the Ministry of Health’s disease surveillance initiative of the Union suffering from these two medical conditions, respectively. About 76% of those infected had comorbidities, and conditions …

For the first time since late March, when restrictions were imposed to control the Covid-19 pandemic, schools were opened in some parts of the country on Monday. However, only seven states and one Union territory chose to act on the Center’s ‘Unlock 4’ guidelines issued last month, which allowed schools …

At a time when a mask has become a political statement, at least in the US, it is not surprising that the semantics between a drop (a small drop of liquid, just to clarify) and a spray (a suspension of solid particles matter of droplets of liquid in gas or, …

In the midst of the race to develop and distribute a vaccine against the new coronavirus, the Russian government said Sunday that more than 60,000 volunteers have signed up for its first Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V in Moscow, according to a report. “More than 60,000 people have signed up as …