COVID-19

Three new COVID-19 cases in Noida, tally rises to 25,357

10:52 pm January 31, 2021

Noida (UP): Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded three new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday that pushed the district’s infection tally to 25,357, official data showed. The active cases in the district came down to 51 from 52 the previous day, while its recovery rate stood at 99.43 per cent, according to the data released […]

126 test COVID-19 positive within 10 days in UP jail

9:38 pm January 25, 2021

Gorakhpur (UP): As many as 123 inmates of the Basti jail and three prison staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days, an official said on Monday. “A barrack has been turned into an L-1 hospital where infected jail inmates have been isolated and they are being monitored by a team […]

Portugal chooses a president amid a severe pandemic surge

7:06 pm January 24, 2021

Lisbon: Portugal held a presidential election Sunday, with the moderate incumbent candidate strongly favored to earn a second five-year term as a devastating COVID-19 surge grips the European Union nation. The head of state in Portugal has no legislative powers, which lie with parliament and the government, but is an influential voice in the running of the country. Marcelo Rebelo […]

COVID-19: India records 14,545 new cases

10:13 am January 22, 2021

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,06,25,428 with 14,545 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,02,83,708, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll increased to 1,53,032 with 163 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive underway in Bengal on day 3

4:17 pm January 19, 2021

Kolkata: The COVID-19 immunisation drive for frontline healthcare workers is underway at 207 centres in West Bengal on the third day of the exercise on Tuesday even as glitches were reported in the Co-WIN portal, a senior official of the health department said. Those who received texts for the inoculation reached the respective centres at […]