Friday, Mar 29, 2024 | Last Update : 12:52 AM IST

coronavirus Page-6

Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague after eating infected marmot

The bubonic plague, known as 'Black Death' in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease spread mostly by rodents

16 Jul 2020 8:38 AM

'India and France always stood by each other in difficult times'

France is reportedly scheduled to hand over the first batch of Rafale fighter aircraft to India which is expected to be a huge boost to IAF

15 Jul 2020 4:32 PM

Tokyo's coronavirus resurgence alerts health experts

The resurgence of the virus in Tokyo could add to the growing pressure on policymakers to shore up the world’s No.3 economy

15 Jul 2020 3:48 PM

South Africa surpasses UK in confirmed coronavirus cases

South Africa now has world’s eighth-highest number of cases, which represents nearly half of all the confirmed cases on African continent

15 Jul 2020 12:13 PM

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers to attract 18% GST, says AAR

Authority for advance rulin further said although hand sanitisers are essential commodity, GST law has a separate list of exempted goods

15 Jul 2020 10:40 AM

ADVERTISEMENT

Zydus begins human trials for potential COVID-19 vaccine

In the human trials, Zydus will enrol over 1,000 subjects across multiple clinical study sites in India

15 Jul 2020 10:34 AM

First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing

Developed by Dr Fauci, US government’s top infectious disease expert, reports say the vaccine revved up people’s immune systems as hoped

15 Jul 2020 9:21 AM

Biophore gets DCGI nod to manufacture, export Favipiravir

CEO of Biophore said all starting materials for making favipiravir are either sourced locally or have been developed in-house for use

15 Jul 2020 6:59 AM

PepsiCo Inc reports double-digit fall in beverage sales in India

The company said its snacks volume also witnessed double-digit decline in India during the said period

14 Jul 2020 10:11 AM

Glenmark Pharma cuts price of COVID-19 drug Favipiravir to Rs 75/tablet

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals had launched antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, last month at a price of Rs 103 per tablet

13 Jul 2020 2:53 PM

ADVERTISEMENT

Another #MeToo wave sweeps up Egypt amidst a pandemic

Sexual assault is deep-seated problems in Egypt, where victims must also fight a culture that ties female chastity to family reputation

13 Jul 2020 1:22 PM

China reports 141 dead or missing in flooding since June

Flood damage has been estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars, adding to pressure on an economy deeply impacted by the pandemic

13 Jul 2020 12:51 PM

Ten million kids 'may never return to school' after virus

'For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education disrupted,' UNESCO report says

13 Jul 2020 10:43 AM

Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new COVID cases

If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day behind the United States, Brazil and India

13 Jul 2020 10:30 AM

Dengue prevention efforts worldwide stifled by coronavirus pandemic

With healthcare systems crumbling in countries around the world, experts say they aren’t sure how world would be able to handle this load

13 Jul 2020 9:36 AM

ADVERTISEMENT

Indonesia military academy hit by virus outbreak

Of the 1,280 confirmed infections, 991 were cadets and the rest were staff and their family members

12 Jul 2020 6:12 PM

Fifth night of protests in front of Serbian parliament

This week’s demonstrations were initially driven by frustration over economically stifling measures to contain the spread of COVID-19

12 Jul 2020 11:48 AM

Coronavirus crisis: Air India cancels job offers to 180 trainees

Air India says it's 'discontinuing with training arrangement' because of the troubles in the aviation sector

12 Jul 2020 9:55 AM

As virus rages in US, Trump finally wears a mask

Trump has reportedly told aides that wearing a mask would make him look weak and he could not allow media photograph him in one

12 Jul 2020 9:14 AM

COVID-19 in Bachchan household: Amitabh and son Abhishek test positive

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope told a TV channel that Amitabh is asymptomatic but is stable and responding well to treatment.

12 Jul 2020 12:33 AM

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT