New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Five days after testing positive for COVID-19, legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised for "abundant precaution under medical advice".
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): India reported 81,466 new COVID-19 cases and 469 coronavirus related deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the union health ministry on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 2 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest Bollywood celebrity to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Big B revealed the news on his social media handles and his blog, stating that he and his family have got the first dose of the vaccine.
Maryland [US], April 2 (ANI): As COVID-19 runs rampant across the world, a team of researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person's risk of getting infected.
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): France logged 50,659 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the second day seeing over 50,000 infections after 59,038 cases were reported the previous day.
Quito [Ecuador], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 26 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 12,003, the Ministry of Public Health said, adding that another 1,633 infections were reported in this period, taking the total caseload to 330,388.
Tunis [Tunisia], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Thursday reported 1,290 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 255,308.
Toronto [Canada], April 2 (ANI)): Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute to Canada have been put on hold for an indefinite period as India has temporarily stopped vaccine exports so as to cater to domestic needs.
Toronto [Canada], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian province of Ontario will go into a four-week lockdown effective Saturday amid a steady rise in variant cases of the coronavirus disease, Premier Doug Ford announced on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The third phase of the countrywide coronavirus vaccination drive began on Thursday and covers all those above 45 years.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Thursday took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a special camp in Chandigarh.