With a single-day rise of 31,521 infections, the total number of cases in India stood at 97,67,371 on Thursday.  As many as 412 fatalities pushed the toll to 1,41,772. At present, the total number of active cases is 3,72,293 while 92,53,306 people have recovered so far. The

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said putting up posters or signs outside the homes of Covid-positive patients was no longer required unless there was direction from a competent authority.  The apex court said posters could be affixed in specific cases by authorities under the

Bangladesh today confirmed 24 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,930.  According to the Health authorities, 2,159 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Four Lions at Barcelona Zoo in Spain have tested positive for coronavirus, veterinary officials say. Three females named Zala, Nima and Run Run and one male called Kiumbe were tested after displaying mild symptoms. Two staff members also tested positive for the virus, the zoo said.

US President-elect Joe Biden has set a goal of 100 million Covid vaccinations in his first 100 days in office. He said his first months in office would not end the outbreak and gave few details on rollout strategy but he said he would change the course of Covid-19. Introducing his

Bangladesh today confirmed 32 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,906.  According to the Health authorities, 2,202 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to be given a Covid jab as part of the mass vaccination programme being rolled out across the UK. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the "best early birthday present". She was given the injection at 06:31

India recorded 26,567 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 3,83,866, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.  With 39,045 new recoveries, the number of overall recovered COVID-19

Bangladesh today confirmed 36 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,874.  According to the Health authorities, 2,198 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people. Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese

India recorded 32,981 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 3,96,729, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. With 39,109 new recoveries, the number of overall recovered COVID-19 patients

Bangladesh today confirmed 31 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,838.  According to the Health authorities, 1,666 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after its parent company secured such clearance in the UK and Bahrain. The firm, in its application

India detected 36,011 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday, taking the country’s overall tally to over 96.44 lakh. Out of the total cases, active cases have further dropped to 4.03 lakh and 91,00,792 people have recovered so far with over 41,000 recoveries

Bangladesh today confirmed 35 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,807.  According to the Health authorities, 1,888 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Experts are hopeful a vaccine for coronavirus is likely to be ready within the next few weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said last evening, adding that three different vaccine candidates are in different stages of trials.  Earlier this week, the United Kingdom became the

President-elect Joe Biden says Americans won't be forced to take a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available in the US. It comes as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the first time urged "universal mask use" indoors, unless when Americans are at their own

The government has launched free antigen test in 10 districts today (Dec 5) for rapidly detecting the presence or absence of coronavirus antigen in the patient’s body. The government has taken the decision as the temperature has started dropping with arrival of winter.

Bangladesh today confirmed 24 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,772.  According to the Health authorities, 2,252 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Moderna plans to have 100 to 125 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine available in the first quarter of 2021, the vast majority of which will go to the United States, the biotechnology company announced Thursday. Between 85 and 100 million of the doses will be distributed in the