ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's overall coronavirus caseload has increased to 406,810 after an additional 3,499 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO: California reported a record single-day increase of more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases, significantly surpassing the previous high of 18,350 set last week, health authorities said.
WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its guidelines regarding the Covid-19 quarantine period, from 14 days to seven to 10 days, depending on one's test results and symptoms.
SHIMLA: As many as 31 police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal in the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday.Director General Sanjay Kundu has asked the police personnel to avoid taking short leaves and unnecessary movements, besides maintaining physical distancing and wearing of masks.
HYDERABAD: Telangana has scaled an unprecedented peak with active coronavirus cases dropping below 10,000 as the state's recovery rate continues to improve.The number of active cases stood at 8,999 on Thursday, which include 6,922 patients who are either in home or institutional isolation.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra's Covid-19 deaths again crossed the 100-mark while new cases also increased, though the number of active cases dropped slightly, health authorities said on Wednesday.
HYDERABAD: The daily Covid-19 count in Telangana dropped to 565 on Wednesday even as the health authorities conducted more than 50,000 tests.Health officials said a total of 51,562 samples were tested during the last 24 hours as against average 40,000 tests being conducted on daily basis.
CHANDIGARH: With the Covid vaccine in the final stages of operationalisation in India, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder on Wednesday announced that he will take the first shot of the vaccine in Punjab, once it is cleared by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
MUMBAI: Actor-politician Sunny Deol on Wednesday announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is in isolation.
WASHINGTON: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 63.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.48 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
NEW DELHI: With chances of affordable Covid-19 vaccine likely to be available by February 2021, 59 per cent Indians divulged that they will not rush to take it, a survey revealed on Wednesday.
LONDON: Belgium virologists have developed a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 based on the yellow fever vaccine, which as a result also works against yellow fever.
LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government has brought down the rate of Covid-19 RT-PCR tests.
MOSCOW: Russia confirmed 26,402 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 2,322,056, the federal response centre said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK: Health care workers and nursing home residents will be the first in the United States to get Covid-19 vaccines, a high powered government panel announced late Tuesday.
BENGALURU: New 1,330 cases outnumbered 886 discharges in a day across Karnataka, taking its Covid-19 tally to 8,86,227, including 23,709 active cases, while recoveries rose to 8,50,707 till Monday.
LONDON: Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for novel coronavirus and will thus miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix, Mercedes announced on Tuesday.
JALANDHAR: To ensure an effective roadmap for the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine and all frontline health workers of the district receive first shot of the vaccine when it is available, the district administration has started making a comprehensive strategy for distribution of the vaccine.
CHENNAI: Vaccine development company Serum Institute, India on Tuesday said the Covidshield vaccine will not be released for mass use unless it is proven immunogenic, and safe.
NEW YORK: In a unique study, researchers have claimed that chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19.
ROME: Active coronavirus infections in Italy has decreased by 7,300 on a daily average, as the incumbent restrictions in the country have led to the slowing down of the second wave of the pandemic, according to health officials.
WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the continuing Covid-19 resurgence across the country could pose challenges to the economic recovery in the next few months.
BRASILIA: With 287 new coronavirus fatalities reported in Brazil in the last 24 hours, the country's death toll has increased to 173,120, the second highest in the world after the US, according to the Health Ministry.
NEW DELHI: With 31,118 new coronavirus cases and 482 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 94,62,809 on Tuesday, as the fatality toll touched 1,37,621, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
OTTAWA: As November nears its end, Canada reported a total of 374,051 Covid-19 cases and 12,076 deaths as of Monday afternoon, according to CTV.
WASHINGTON: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 63 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
WASHINGTON Hospitalisation of coronavirus infected patients in the US have reached an all-time high as the country is witnessing an ongoing resurgence of new confirmed cases, according to the the Covid Tracking Project.
HYDERABAD: Telangana logged 593 new coronavirus cases and 1,058 more recoveries during the last 24 hours, with the state's total tally climbing up to 2,69,816, health officials said on Monday.
MEXICO CITY: Mexico's Health Ministry reported 6,388 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, which increased the country's overall infection tally to 1,107,071.
NEW DELHI: With 38,772 new coronavirus cases and 443 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 94,31,692 on Monday, as the fatality toll touched 1,37,139, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
LOS ANGELES: The Governor of US state of Colorado, Jared Polis announced that he and his partner, Marlon Reis, had both tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the fifth governor in the country infected by the fatal disease.
WASHINGTON: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 62.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.45 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
WUHAN: Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus is likely to have originated in December 2019, said that three imported frozen food packaging samples have tested positive for Covid-19.
NEW DELHI: Everyday activities such as climbing stairs or simply walking to the neighbourhood store can significantly enhance our personal well-being during the pandemic times, particularly in people susceptible to psychiatric disorders.
LONDON: Researchers have revealed that Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines -- the existing medical treatment -- are saving lives of patients hospitalised with Covid-19.
WASHINGTON: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 62 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.45 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
NEW DELHI: With 41,810 new coronavirus infections and 496 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 93,92,920 on Sunday, as the fatality toll touched 1,36,696, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
DUBLIN: The Irish government has announced night that the current Level-5 or the highest Covid-19 restrictions will be lowered to Level-3 on December 1, with some special adjustments made for the upcoming Christmas holiday.