With dip in Covid cases on mind, India’s national capital orders reopening of schools, colleges, gyms

In view of the dip in the daily confirmed cases of coronavirus, the government of Indian national capital has decided on Friday to reopen schools for all classes from nursery onwards.   The gyms will also open shutters with certain restrictions. The drivers travelling alone in cars will also be exempted from wearing masks.   The…Continue Reading

Covid Hampered Development Works, Adityanath Will Put UP On Path Of Recovery: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the coronavirus pandemic hampered development works in Uttar Pradesh and if voted to power, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will put the state on the path of recovery.Addressing voters in Mathura, Agra and Bulandshahr, days before the first phase of the state Assembly polls, Modi said the people of…Continue Reading

India’s COVID deaths cross 500000 but some analysts count millions more

NEW DELHI, Feb 4 (Reuters) – India’s official COVID-19 death toll crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level some data analysts said was breached last year but was obscured by inaccurate surveys and unaccounted dead in the hinterlands, where millions remain vulnerable to the disease.The country, which has the fourth-highest tally of deaths globally, recorded 400,000…Continue Reading

Covid-19: Home caterers in Bengaluru see rise in demand for nutritious food as families isolate themselves at home

Most home food caterers in Bengaluru have their hands full. During the peak of the third wave of Covid-19, they were even turning away new customers Home cooks and caterers are in high demand as entire families who are down with COVID-19 are turning to them for nutritious meals. While COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru have…Continue Reading

Covid-19: Case against 12 for fake RT-PCRs in Belagavi

They were travelling in a private bus that was coming from Maharashtra The incident was reported from Kuganoli check post in Belagavi district, Karnataka.   | Photo Credit: File photo They were travelling in a private bus that was coming from Maharashtra The Belagavi district police have filed cases against 12 persons for trying to…Continue Reading

NHL relaxes COVID-19 testing protocols for vaccinated players

The National Hockey League and its players’ association announced new changes to its COVID-19 protocol, including a removal of daily tests for the fully vaccinated.A masked Dave Tippett, head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, handles bench duties during the third period against the Montreal Canadiens in January. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)The National Hockey League and its…Continue Reading

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. break 1,000 mark for the first time

B.C. health officials reported 1,048 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Monday, including 138 in intensive care, as the province recorded 19 more deaths from the disease and 4,075 new cases over the past three days.A COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Jan. 13. (Ben Nelms/CBC)For the first time since the pandemic began, the number of…Continue Reading

COVID-19: Delhi reports 2,779 new cases, positivity rate of 6.20 pc

Delhi reported 38 fatalities and 2,779 cases in a day, while the positivity rate marginally declined to 6.20 percent, according to data shared by the city’s health department on Monday. The number of cases could be low owing to the lesser number of tests (44,847) conducted the previous day since it was a Sunday. Delhi…Continue Reading

COVID-19: Indian experts weigh in on ‘NeoCoV’ fears after Wuhan scientists issue warning

A couple of days ago, reports emerged that Chinese scientists from Wuhan have warned against a new lethal type of coronavirus NeoCov. Media reports citing Russian news agency Sputnik claimed that NeoCov requires only one mutation to infiltrate human cells.  The reports have has caused panic and stress among common people as it is said…Continue Reading