NEW DELHI – India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2 crore mark with 3,57,229 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed to […]
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Italy quarantines 242 on board Air India’s Amritsar-Rome flight after 30 found COVID-positive
NEW DELHI – At least 30 people on board Air India’s Amritsar-Rome flight last Wednesday were found positive for COVID-19 on arrival, aviation industry sources said on Monday. At least two of the 30 people are flight crew members, they added. All 242 people on board, including those found COVID-positive, have been put under quarantine […]
PM authorised keys decisions to boost availability of medical personnel to fight COVID-19
NEET-PG Exam has been postponed for atleast 4 months NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday authorised keys decisions to boost the availability of medical personnel amid the pandemic. The NEET-PG Exam has been postponed for at least 4 months, said the Prime Minister’s Office. Further, the PMO said medical personnel completing 100 […]
24 patients died at Karnataka hospital due to oxygen shortage
BENGALURU – As many as 24 patients including 23 suffering from COVID-19 died in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar due to alleged oxygen shortage in the district hospital in the last 24 hours, officials said. A pall of gloom descended on the Chamarajanagar district hospital as the grieving kin of the deceased gathered after hearing the news. Family […]
Supreme Court directs Centre to revisit current vaccine policy, says it may create disparity
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy, saying it would prima facie result in a detriment to the right to public health. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said as of date, the manufacturers have suggested two different prices, a lower price which […]
India records 3,68,147 new Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI – The daily COVID-19 cases in India showed a slight dip with 3,68,147 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, taking the total tally of cases to 1,99,25,604, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 2,18,959 with 3,417 daily new fatalities, the data updated […]
Final-Year MBBS, Nursing Students Called For Covid-19 Duty
NEW DELHI – Medical students may be roped in to boost India’s response to the coronavirus crisis, government sources said on Sunday after a meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review efforts to contain the surge in COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed the country and its healthcare system. The Prime Minister reviewed ways […]
Serum Institute’s CEO leaves India after threats from ‘powerful people’
LONDON – Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonwalla on Saturday spoke out about the pressures he was under over the production of COVID-19 vaccines to meet the ever-increasing demand in India as the country battles through a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In his first comments since he was provided with ‘Y’ […]
Delhi’s Batra hospital run out of oxygen, Eight Covid-19 patients dead
NEW DELHI – At least 8 patients, including a doctor, died at Delhi’s Batra Hospital on Saturday allegedly due to shortage of oxygen. According to reports, the hospital had run out of liquid medical oxygen supply around 12.30 pm and received an oxygen tanker only at 1.35 pm. On being asked if the lack of […]
Few weeks’ lockdown in India can break COVID-19 transmission chain: Dr Fauci
NEW DELHI – Top U.S. epidemiologist Anthony Fauci has suggested a lockdown for a few weeks in India as an immediate step to contain the spread of the coronavirus as its deadly second wave shows no signs of ebbing. Dr. Fauci, in an interview to an Indian newspaper, said another most important thing in the […]








