coronavirus infections

A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a tourist for COVID-19 testing amid surge in coronavirus cases in some countries, at the eastern entrance of the Taj Mahal, in Agra. India has recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections,…

The daily COVID-19 cases are being recorded at less than one lakh for the last six consecutive days. India saw a single day rise of 50,407 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,86,544, while the active cases have…

A sudden drop in surplus cash in the banking system on Thursday sent the inter-bank overnight call money rate to an 21-month high as banks scrambled to borrow short-term money for meeting their treasury requirements. The shortfall prompted…

Stressing on the need to protect both lives and livelihoods, he said public health action in India and across the world must be continually guided by evidence from four key questions — how transmissible is the variant, severity of the…

Mizoram government has imposed new Covid-19 guidelines on Friday. (PTI Image)Even with national Covid-19 average under control, a small village in Mizoram is facing a disproportionately large number of cases out of which 16 per cent belong…

Delta variants are eight times less unresponsive to vaccine-induced antibodiesThe Covid-19 Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a much higher ability to infect and transmit between individuals is now found in 170 countries, says the…

Covid positive mothers can breastfeed newborns . (Getty Image)Often Covid positive mothers flinch from taking care of their kids or breastfeed them, but neonatal experts opine that breastfeeding infants can only give them the required…

World Athletics chief admits restrictions mean “it won’t be business as usual” World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said on Sunday he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be “a beacon of hope and optimism”, despite…

The basic difference between a concentrator and a cylinder is the way they provide oxygen.India is currently facing the second wave of Covid-19 and experts believe that the country is in the middle of the worst phase. With around four lakh…