Outbreak Of Covid-19

How Covid-19 moved India from milk shortage to glut in a few months

Unless quick steps are taken to clear surplus milk and milk product stocks in the country, the coming flush season will spell bad news for milk farmers, especially small and marginal ones

Tamil Nadu adds 5,996 new cases of Covid-19, total tally at 296,901

The total number of people tested in the last 24 hours was 68,179, said the State Health Department

The mask: Protective gear against Covid that doubles up as a style quotient

From simple protective gear to sophisticated offerings with logos, taglines and artistic work, there are a whole lot of masks you can choose from

Covid-19 may have longer incubation period of eight days, say scientists

They said the findings may concern health authorities relying on the standard 14-day quarantine

Noida gets 400-bed Covid-19 hospital, CM Yogi Adityanath reviews facilities

Aditynath also reviewed the facilities in the hospital, which is expected to begin services with 200 beds initially from Sunday

India's Covid-19 tally reaches 2.8 mn with single-day rise of 61,537 cases

Maharashtra with 1,45,889 active cases and 3,27,281 cured and discharged patients continues to be the worst affected

With 2,679 fresh cases, Assam's Covid-19 tally crosses 55,000-mark

The total number of persons losing their lives due to Covid-19 in the state has gone up to 132

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's son tests positive for coronavirus

Yathindra, 40, is a first-time MLA from the Varuna Assembly segment in Mysuru district

Crowded villages show why coronavirus cases are surging in rural India

Emerging rural hotspots, where health care infrastructure is fragile and living conditions are already difficult, pose a challenge to the government

Gujarat's Covid-19 death toll tops 2,600; state tally crosses 68,000 mark

Vadodara, for a second day, saw its daily spike shooting past the hundred mark with 110 fresh infections

WHO asks southeast Asia region members to bolster essential health services

The pandemic has put immense strain on health systems across the South-East Asia Region

India's Covid-19 recovery rate rises to 67.62%, says health ministry

A total of 46,121 Covid-19 patients have been discharged in a span of 24 hours

Cricket Australia mulls moving Boxing Day Test from India to Adelaide

Victoria has so far reported over 13000 positive cases for the coronavirus besides 170 deaths

Alcoholism drug may help in fight against coronavirus, says study

The potential drugs were taken from the database of medications approved by the US FDA

Next round of Covid stimulus: Where can the Centre intervene fiscally?

In meetings over the past two weeks in the PMO, advisors and bureaucrats are learnt to have given their views on what shape and form the next set of stimulus announcements should take

Oil prices fall on fears about economic fallout from rising Covid-19 cases

Coronavirus cases continued to surge in the United States and stood at almost 18 million globally

Global dilemma: Debate begins for who's first in line for Covid-19 vaccine

There will be many people who feel that they should have been at the top of the list

Healthcare platform GOQii plans expansion to Japan, SE Asia by year-end

GOQii will also launch a specialised application and dashboard to enable remote monitoring for COVID Care Centres

Coronavirus-hit budget hotels, guest houses in Delhi 'fight for survival'

Arvind Kejriwal government last Thursday allowed hotels to resume "normal functioning"

Govt asks states to allow Covid-19 patients use phones to interact with kin

Administrative and medical teams should be responsive to the psychological needs of patients