US President-elect Joe Biden publicly receives COVID-19 vaccine

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine and said he was doing this to demonstrate that people should be ready to take the vaccine when it is available. Biden received the first course of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at ChristianaCare Hospital. “I am doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared […]

India’s total active caseload slumps below 3 lakh, lowest in 163 days

India has achieved another milestone in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak as the active caseload of the country has fallen below 3 lakh for the first time after 163 days, while the total recoveries have surpassed 96 lakhs, said the Union Ministry of Health on Tuesday. The active caseload was below the 3 lakh […]

New coronavirus strain: India suspends all UK flights till December 31

All flights connecting the UK and India will remain suspended from Wednesday till December 31, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Monday in view of the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus there. Moreover, it said passengers coming from the UK through flights till Tuesday midnight would be tested for COVID-19 on arrival […]

Alert about new coronavirus strain from UK, no need to panic: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday reassured the people of the country that the Central government is alert about the new coronavirus strain emerging from the United Kingdom, adding that there is no need to panic. “The government is alert. There is no need to panic,” said Union Minister while addressing the curtain-raiser […]

India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 1,00,55,560 with 24,337 new cases

With 24,337 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count has reached 1,00,55,560 cases, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Monday. According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 3,03,639 active cases in the country and so far 1,45,810 people have died. Besides, as many as 96,06,111 cases […]

India’s COVID-19 count crosses 1-crore mark

With 25,153 new infections in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed the 1-crore mark, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the total numbers of recovered and active cases in the country are 95,50,712 and 3,08,751 respectively. Meanwhile, the country’s death toll stands […]

Vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary, says Health Ministry

With the COVID-19 vaccination just around the corner, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that vaccination for COVID-19 will be voluntary. The Health Ministry said that it is advisable to receive the complete schedule of COVID-19 vaccine for protecting oneself against this disease and also to limit the spread of this disease to close […]

India’s COVID-19 tally nears 1 crore-mark; recovered cases cross 95 lakh

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 99,79,447 on Friday after 22,889 new infections were detected in the last 24 hours. The toll mounted to 1,44,789 with 338 new deaths, while the active cases in the country reached 3,13,831. Meanwhile, the total discharged cases stand at 95,20,827 as 31,087 more patients recovered […]

Global coronavirus caseload surpasses 74 million mark

The global coronavirus caseload has crossed the 74 million mark, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As of Wednesday, 23:45 GMT, the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at JHU reported that the total COVID-19 cases around the world stand at 74,087,090 cases. As many as […]