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India reports 3,29,942 new COVID-19 cases, 3,876 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): India reported a slight dip in new COVID-19 cases with 3,29,942 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
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Twitter donates USD 15mn to three NGOs to help India battle COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], May 11 (ANI): Amid India's battle against COVID-19, Microblogging giant Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the record surge in infections due to the second wave of the deadly virus.
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Scientists develop better way to block viruses causing respiratory infecti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers have improved a method in rodent models intended to help keep children healthy by engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the attachment of human parainfluenza viruses to cells.
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WHO Chief Scientist says India's COVID-19 figures worrying, calls for exer
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): As India is in the grasp of a devastating second wave of COVID-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) termed the rate of infections and deaths in the country as "worrying" and called on governments
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Over 1000 Kerala healthcare workers test COVID positive in last 10 days
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 11 (ANI): More than 1000 healthcare workers have been found infected with COVID in the last 10 days in Kerala, said state Medical Officers' body on Monday.
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Delhi reports new 12,651 COVID-19 cases, 319 deaths in last 24 hrs, positi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Delhi continue to witness a dip in new coronavirus cases as only fresh 12,651 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours bringing down the positivity rate below 20 per cent, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin released on Monday.
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COVID-19: UAE to bar travellers from Bangladesh, Pak, Nepal, Sri Lanka fro
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 10 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it will bar entry of travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka from May 12 amid a sudden surge in COVID-19 infections in these countries.
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Philippines logs 6,846 new COVID-19 cases, total surges to 1,108,826
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday 6,846 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,108,826.
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RBI's relief to postpone financial stress from Covid-19 surge: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, May 10 (ANI): There are growing indications that India's latest wave of Covid-19 infections will add to risks among financial institutions (FIs) by sapping near-term momentum from the economic recovery, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Two Mumbai Police personnel succumb to COVID-19; toll at 113
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI): Mumbai Police's COVID-19 death tally has mounted to 113 with deaths of two cops due to the infection in the past 48 hours.
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COVID-19: Chhattisgarh to vaccinate journalists, lawyers and their familie
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Amid surge in COVID-19 infections across the country, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced to vaccinate journalists and lawyers of the state and their families on priority as front line workers.
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After couple tests Covid positive, Delhi Police Head Constable comes to th
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In a heartwarming episode that incidentally took place on Mothers' Day amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the head constable of the Delhi Police on Sunday took care of a child, both of whose parents were down with the coronavirus infection.
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