Coronavirus news

Women's T20I cricket return after COVID-19 halt as Germany beat Austria by 82 runs

While batting first, German women made 165 for the loss of 2 wickets with Christina Gough scoring 72 off 60.

Aug 12, 2020, 17:56 PM IST

Russia to release first batch of coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine in two weeks, rejects safety concerns

"It seems our foreign colleagues are sensing the specific competitive advantages of the Russian drug and are trying to express opinions that in our opinion are completely groundless," said Health Minister Mikhail Murashko.

Aug 12, 2020, 15:30 PM IST

Germany reports biggest jump in new coronavirus COVID-19 infections since early May

Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 state governments in charge of health protection decided in May to gradually ease coronavirus restrictions.

Aug 12, 2020, 15:08 PM IST

Coronavirus spread may get harder to control, says French PM Jean Castex

France`s 7-day moving average of new infections climbed to 1,691 on Tuesday from 1,056 on July 31. 

Aug 11, 2020, 23:29 PM IST

US President Donald Trump says great bond with Chinese President Xi Jinping changed after COVID-19

First reports of the virus emerged from China in late 2019 and it has now infected more than 20 million people and killed at least 7,35,369 worldwide, including at least 5.1 million cases and at least 163,160 deaths in the United States.

Aug 11, 2020, 23:04 PM IST

New Zealand locks down Auckland after first local coronavirus COVID-19 case in 102 days

New Zealand retirement village in Christchurch, in the South Island, has also gone into lockdown after residents displayed symptoms of respiratory illness.

Aug 11, 2020, 22:50 PM IST

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa discharged from hospital after recovering from coronavirus COVID-19

Karnataka has so far witnessed 93,908 COVID-19 recoveries.

Aug 10, 2020, 18:45 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh minister Vishvas Sarang tests positive for coronavirus COVID-19

Several political leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa have contracted COVID-19 in the past few weeks.

Aug 10, 2020, 00:16 AM IST

Delhi reports 1,300 new coronavirus COVID-19 infections, 13 deaths in last 24 hours

Delhi has so far conducted a total of 11,92,082 COVID-19 tests.

Aug 09, 2020, 18:50 PM IST

Focus on reducing coronavirus COVID-19 case fatality rate: Centre tells states

States were also directed to ensure the unavailability of ambulances with zero tolerance for refusal. 

Aug 08, 2020, 18:42 PM IST

90% recovered COVID-19 patients in China's Wuhan suffer from lung damage: Report

Ninety per cent of a sample group of coronavirus-recovered patients from a prominent hospital in China's Wuhan city where the pandemic broke out have reported lung damage and five per cent of them are again in quarantine after testing positive for the virus, according to a media report on Wednesday.

Aug 06, 2020, 11:26 AM IST

Arsenal proposes 55 redundancies due to COVID-19, says changes ultimately about taking great football club forward

They said that the coronavirus pandemic represents one of the most challenging periods in their 134-year history and that they have responded promptly by implementing wide-ranging measures to reduce their costs. 

Aug 05, 2020, 22:34 PM IST

England, Pakistan observe one-minute silence for COVID-19 victims before start of first Test match at Manchester

Pakistan Chief Executive said the one-minute silence is also appreciation, gratitude and tribute to the front-line healthcare workers who have been working tirelessly and selflessly, and have even laid down their own lives in efforts to save others.

Aug 05, 2020, 19:22 PM IST

Happy to resume full fledge gym session after a long time, says PV Sindhu

The 25-year old shared the picture with her 2.8 million fans on Twitter.

Aug 05, 2020, 17:56 PM IST

Rafael Nadal decides not to defend US Open title due to coronavirus situation

Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty along with fellow Australian Nick Kyrgios have also decided to back out of the Grand Slam due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Aug 05, 2020, 16:43 PM IST

DCGI allows Serum Institute to conduct phase II+III trials of Oxford University vaccine COVISHIELD for COVID-19

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, the COVID-19 tests around India crossed a two-crore mark on Monday.

Aug 03, 2020, 17:53 PM IST

Alexander Zverev unsure of playing in US Open due COVID-19 outbreak

The 23-year old German said that he might not to go to the US if he or his team doesn`t feel safe.

Aug 03, 2020, 17:20 PM IST

Centre issues guidelines for opening up of yoga institutes, gymnasiums amid COVID-19

Yoga and gymnasiums are slated to open from August 5, after more than a fourth month of a halt due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Aug 03, 2020, 16:37 PM IST

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus COVID-19

CM Karnataka Yediyurappa requested those who have come in contact with him recently to be observant and exercise self-quarantine.

 

Aug 03, 2020, 00:41 AM IST

Centre issues fresh guidelines for international passengers arriving in India amidst COVID-19 situation

Centre said that the States can develop their own protocol with regards to quarantine and isolation as per their assessment post-arrival of passengers in the state concerned.

Aug 02, 2020, 20:26 PM IST