COVID-19

COVID-19 situation in Delhi shows ‘remarkable’ improvement: MHA

8:16 pm July 9, 2020

New Delhi: With a recovery rate of over 72 per cent and doubling rate of nearly 30 days, the COVID-19 situation in the national capital has shown remarkable improvement in recent days because of joint efforts, the Union Home Ministry said Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Home Ministry Joint Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava said the […]

Companies hopeful of economic recovery in 2021 but cautious about COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists discover small proteins which may reduce inflammation caused by COVID-19

3:56 pm July 5, 2020

Toronto: Scientists have discovered a new drug which they claim could be useful to combat inflammation of all varieties, an advance that may help in fighting aggravated immune response in respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19. The therapeutic, described in the journal Cell Reports, is called TAT CARMIL1, and is actually a combination of two naturally occurring […]

AIIMS, Rishikesh dedicates new 100-bed ward to COVID-19 patients

3:57 pm July 4, 2020

Rishikesh: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh on Saturday started functioning a new ward with 100 beds for COVID-19 patients. The decision to dedicate a new ward to COVID-19 patients was taken in view of rising cases of the pandemic in the state, said dean hospital administration Brigadier Udai Bhaskar Mishra. The number […]

Delhi Police sub-inspector dies due to COVID-19

10:49 pm July 3, 2020

New Delhi: A Delhi Police sub-inspector died due to COVID-19 at a hospital in Noida on Friday, officials said. Sub-inspector Dharamvir Singh was admitted to the Kailash Super Speciality Hospital in Noida on June 13 for a bypass surgery, a senior police officer said. He tested negative for coronavirus when he was admitted to the […]

Spain announces new state of emergency as COVID infections soar

Spain counts losses in tourism from outbreak

5:43 pm July 2, 2020

Madrid: New statistics in Spain show the coronavirus outbreak cost the country’s key tourism sector more than 15 billion euros (USD 17 billion) in two months. Figures published Thursday by Spain’s official statistics agency showed that in May, the number of tourist arrivals was zero. It was the same in April, as Spain closed its borders from mid-March until […]