MUMBAI (Reuters) – India reported more than 64,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day, with more than 1,000 deaths in the same period, federal health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The world’s second-most populous country had 64,531 new infections, which took the virus tally to 2.8 million. The number of deaths […]
Kate Holton, Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to bring in regular, population-wide testing for COVID-19 so it can suppress the spread of the virus and ease restrictions that have crippled its economy without triggering a second wave in one of the worst-hit countries in the world. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government was […]
THE WIRE STAFF Coronavirus Daily Updates: India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Crosses 50k Mark New Delhi/Bengaluru: In a statement released on August 12, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare claimed India’s “high” COVID-19 recovery rate was the result of a successful implementation of its containment strategy. On the same day, India’s recovery rate crossed 70%, and […]
Former India opener Chetan Chauhan has died at the age of 73, a month after being diagnosed with Covid-19. The right-hander played 40 Tests for his country between 1969 and 1981, mostly as the opening partner of India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar. He made 2,084 Test runs, with a highest score of 97 against Australia […]
PTI The Hidden Paradoxes in India’s Latest Life Expectancy Figures London: The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the vaccine approved by Russia this week is not among the nine that it considers in the advanced stages of testing. WHO and partners have included nine experimental COVID-19 vaccines within an investment mechanism it is encouraging countries to […]
AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik Tests Positive For COVID-19 THE WIRE STAFF Featured image: Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Y. Naik. Photo: Twitter/@shripadynaik New Delhi: Union minister Shripad Y. Naik on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Naik is Minister of State for AYUSH and defence. In a tweet, Naik said he will isolate […]
Stay up to date as we cover the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effects across the world. HuffPost Staff HuffPost Since Chinese officials implemented the first coronavirus lockdown in the city of Wuhan in January, there have been more than 20.2 million cases of COVID-19 across the planet. More than 741,000 people have died from the disease, according […]
The nation celebrated the milestone, but leaders have warned against complacency as cases continue to surge worldwide. By Sarah Turnnidge New Zealand has marked 100 days without a domestic transmission of the coronavirus, but leaders have warned against complacency as countries like Vietnam and Australia ― which once had the virus under control ― now battle a resurgence in […]
Coronavirus Vaccine Updates: कोरोना वायरस के कहर से जूझ रही दुनिया को अगले कुछ महीनों में वैक्सीन के आने की उम्मीद लगी हुई है। वहीं, विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने चेतावनी जारी करते हुए कहा है कि यह वैक्सीन कोई जादुई गोली नहीं होगी जो कोरोना वायरस को पलक झपकते खत्म कर देगी। Edited By Priyesh […]
In mid-July, Vietnam still shone as a Covid-19 outlier. No reported deaths, and months without a locally transmitted case. Fans packed into football stadiums, schools had reopened, and customers returned to their favourite cafes. “We were already back to normal life,” said Mai Xuan Tu, a 27-year-old from Da Nang in central Vietnam. Like many […]
