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A worker checks a monitor inside a COVID-19 facility at Commonwealth Games Village in view of the Omicron cases, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India records 6,563 new Covid cases, active caseload lowest in 572...

The death toll climbed to 4,77,554 with 132 fresh fatalities

20 Dec 2021 4:40 AM

Syringes and vials of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a work surface during a drive through clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston. (Photo: AP)

UK researchers developing new COVID-19 vaccines

The research project will boost the UK's and the world's ability to rapidly develop new vaccines

20 Dec 2021 4:23 AM

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

India's Omicron count rises to 145

India's first two cases of the this heavily mutated version of the coronavirus were detected in Karnataka on December 2

19 Dec 2021 10:25 AM

A health worker collects swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Bandra Terminus railway station in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

India records 7,081 new Covid cases in a day, 264 fatalities

Kerala has been reconciling Covid deaths for the past few days so the death tally of the state is high

19 Dec 2021 4:54 AM

A health workers conducts thermal screening of a passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport amid concern over Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad (PTI)

Traders brace for third wave as Omicron cases rise in Delhi

On Tuesday, the minister said that the Omicron variant had not spread in the community so far and the situation was...

18 Dec 2021 11:19 AM

A health workers conducts thermal screening of a passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport amid concern over Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad (PTI)

Delhi logs 10 new cases of Omicron, total reaches 20: Jain

The minister said 10 out of the 40 samples sent for genome sequencing tested positive for the new variant

17 Dec 2021 7:28 AM

In this May file photo, family members react during the cremation of a COVID-19 victim, as coronavirus cases surge in record numbers, at Sarai Kale Khan Crematorium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India records 7,447 fresh Covid cases, decline of 830 cases in past 24...

The death toll climbed to 4,76,869 with 391 fresh fatalities

17 Dec 2021 4:59 AM

A man dressed as Santa Claus gives sanitizer to students as they prepare to attend classes at a school in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Delhi adds four more Omicron cases taking national capital's tally to...

With this, India's tally of Omicron infections reached 77

16 Dec 2021 6:55 AM

A worker disguised as Santa conducts thermal screening of a child as he arrives at a school that reopened after the Maharashtra government allowed schools to reopen for Ist to IVth classes, in Thane. (Photo: PTI)

India adds 7,974 new Covid infections, 15 per cent higher than...

The death toll climbed to 4,76,478 with 343 fresh fatalities

16 Dec 2021 4:38 AM

A health worker shows empty vials of Covishield vaccine at a vaccination centre in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

India records 6,984 new Covid infections, 247 fresh fatalities

A decline of 1,431 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours

15 Dec 2021 4:44 AM

In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic. (Photo: AP)

2 doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against...

The researchers noted that these data are important but are only one part of the picture

14 Dec 2021 8:17 AM

A health workers conducts thermal screening of a passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport amid concern over Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad (PTI)

Delhi's first patient of Omicron variant of COVID-19 discharged from...

The man, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there, to Delhi

14 Dec 2021 6:33 AM