novel coronavirus

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

54 new COVID cases in Muzaffarnagar

11:29 pm August 18, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Fifty-four more people, including 18 jail inmates, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, taking the number of active cases to 325 on Tuesday, officials said. According to District Magistrate Selva Kumari J, 17 more patients have recovered, taking number of recoveries to 983. Eighteen more inmates have […]

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

Moderna’s vaccine protects monkeys against COVID-19, study finds

8:52 pm July 29, 2020

Washington: US biotechnology company Moderna’s experimental vaccine to prevent COVID-19 induced robust immune response and rapidly controlled the novel coronavirus in the upper and lower airways of monkeys exposed to SARS-CoV-2, according to a study published on Tuesday. The candidate vaccine, mRNA-1273, was co-developed by scientists at Moderna and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

Can coronavirus reinfect? Recovered Delhi cop tests positive again, raises question if coronavirus can r

9:00 pm July 23, 2020

New Delhi: The case of a Delhi policeman having a relapse of the novel coronavirus has baffled experts and the doctors treating him and has raised the question whether a recovered patient can contract the infection again. The policeman, 50, had tested positive for the virus in May and was treated at the Indraprastha […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

Health Minister Satyendar Jain to resume work after recovering from COVID-19

3:41 pm July 20, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who has recovered from COVID-19, will resume work from Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Jain will be resuming work after a month. The minister had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on June 17. In his absence, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was looking after health and […]

Another Bihar legislator tests positive for COVID-19

4:52 pm July 18, 2020

Patna: A ruling JD(U) legislator in Bihar has tested positive for novel coronavirus which is on the rise in the state. JD(U) Legislative Council member Khalid Anwar on Saturday said that he tested positive and is now under home quarantine in Patna. “I was suffering from fever for the past 3-4 days after which I […]