Tag Archives: COVID-19

As of early October, 39 residents of the Spiti Valley village of Rangrik had tested positive (Representative) Shimla: All but one of the 42 residents of Thorang village in Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti district tested positive for COVID-19, with 2.83% of the population of the sparsely populated tribal district having been infected. …

The Union Interior Ministry (MHA) said on Saturday that the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has increased the RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests per day to 37,200 as directed by the Union Interior Minister, Amit Shah. Shah, on November 15, had announced a series of measures to control …

The health condition of former Assam Prime Minister Tarun Gogoi is critical, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. Gogoi’s condition deteriorated with multiple organ failure and he was left unconscious with shortness of breath, Sarma added. His son and deputy leader of the Congress party Lok Sabha, …

A health worker collects Covid-19 test samples at the Nizamuddin train station in New Delhi. Coronavirus India News Live Updates: With Gujarat witnessing an increase in Covid-19 cases, the government has decided to impose night curfew in Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot from Saturday. During the curfew, essential services such as …

A study published to evaluate the efficacy and safety of favipiravir has concluded that the drug has shown positive results in the treatment of mild to moderate cases of Covid-19 disease. In the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. The significant improvement in the time required for clinical cure suggests that …

Noida and Ghaziabad, the twin cities that border the national capital, Delhi, have again imposed the limit on the number of guests to be invited to weddings. According to the Hindustan Times’ sister publication Hindustan, the district administration in Noida and Ghaziabad has restricted the number of guests and weddings …

The Center has advised Union states and territories to increase testing as part of measures to keep the rise in Covid-19 cases under control. “With a continuous increase in daily cases in European and American countries, India is taking all precautionary measures to control the trajectory of the disease. In …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the multi-story flats here, which have replaced the old bungalows, for members of Parliament on 23 November via video conference. A statement from the PMO on Saturday said these flats are located on Dr BD Marg in the national capital. For the construction of …

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will reopen in a phased manner according to UGC guidelines in this regard starting on November 23, said Dr. Rajesh Singh, BHU public relations officer. In the first phase, the final year students of the PhD programs of the scientific currents will be able to visit …

The BioNTech / Pfizer photo and another being developed by the American firm Moderna. Washington, United States: American biotech giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech sought approval on Friday to launch its coronavirus vaccine early, a first step toward relief as rising infections triggers a return to shutdowns that …