183 kin of Maharashtra cops who died on duty get jobs
Nagpur, Feb 25 (PTI): The Maharashtra police have provided jobs to more than 180 family members of police personnel who died while on duty, including those in fight against coronavirus, DGP Hemant Nagrale said on More...
India reports 16,738 new coronavirus cases; highest since January 29
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India reported 16,738 new coronavirus infections, health ministry data showed on Thursday, for the highest daily jump since January 29, according to a Reuters tally. A healthcare worker More...
Maharashtra reports 8,807 new coronavirus cases, 80 deaths
Mumbai, Feb 24 (PTI) The rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra continued unabated on Wednesday with the state reporting 8,807 new infections, taking its total count to 21,21,119, the health department said. A woman More...
India’s dramatic fall in coronavirus cases leaves experts stumped
NEW DELHI (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world’s second-most populous country. Infections climbed dramatically for months More...
How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus?
How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus? Scientists are scanning virus samples taken from infected people to look for mutations, through a process called genome sequencing. It’s the same method researchers More...
‘How air conditioning spreads coronavirus aerosols decoded’
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Using advanced air-flow simulation tools on super computers, scientists have analysed an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a restaurant in China, findings that reveal how ventilation and More...
AstraZeneca vaccine being tweaked to fight South Africa variant
LONDON (AP) — Developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by autumn, the vaccine’s lead researcher said Sunday. NHS advice is More...
WHO team to visit Wuhan market, where first COVID infections seen
WUHAN, China (Reuters) – A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan was expected to visit Huanan market later on Sunday, a wholesale More...
India projects economic growth of 11% for 2021/22
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India forecast robust economic growth of 11% for the fiscal year beginning on April 1 in its annual economic survey on Friday, on the back of the beginning of a nationwide coronavirus More...
WHO team to begin face-to-face meetings with China experts
WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization experts are to begin face-to-face meetings with their Chinese counterparts Friday in the central city of Wuhan at the start of the team’s long-awaited fact-finding More...