SRINAGAR: A 70-year-old tourist from Maharashtra died of Covid-19 in a hospital here on Wednesday.

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released a report on the global tracing of Covid-19 origins, following a joint research with China on issues including the pathways of the virus and future investigation in different countries.

NEW DELHI:The Covid-19 pandemic might have pushed several economies and businesses to the brink, but what stood strong at such a crucial period was Indias pharmaceutical industry.

JAMMU: J&K continues to witness a surge in Covid-19 cases as 235 new cases were reported on Monday while no Covid related death was reported in the last 24 hours, the official health bulletin said.

WASHINGTON: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 126 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.76 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

WASHINGTON: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 125.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.75 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

NEW DELHI: India reported 53,476 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, highest single-day spike since October taking the total tally to 1,17,87,534 on Thursday.

WASHINGTON: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 124.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.74 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin received one of the country's three domestic vaccines against the coronavirus, the Kremlin announced.

MADRID:Spain's public health commission agreed to extend the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine for people up to 65 years old. Previously it had only been used for people younger than 55.

WASHINGTON: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 123.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.71 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

WASHINGTON: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 121.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.68 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

NEW YORK: Coronaviruses may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations, within the frequencies used in medical diagnostic imaging, said researchers.

SAN FRANCISCO:Two coronavirus strains first detected in California have been officially defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as "variants of concern".

NEW DELHI:A year after the Covid-19 outbreak and two months, which recorded a sharp decline in cases across the country, the pandemic is rearing its head again.

NICOSIA: Cyprus has decided to buy 50,000 doses of Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine once it is cleared by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed the grim milestone of 120 million as the pandemic is still raging, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.65 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has taken three digital initiatives amid resurge in pandemic cases for tracking, tracing and vaccinating the patients of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases.

NEW DELHI: Eight states in the country are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases of Covid-19 over the last three weeks, said the union health ministry on Saturday.

LONDON: There is no indication that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is linked to an increased risk of blood clots, the EU's medicines regulator has said.

NEW DELHI: The health authorities in Denmark said on Thursday that they are temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab, including one who died, digital news publisher The Local reported.

GANDHINAGAR:The Gujarat government on Wednesday said it has collected around Rs 170 crore from the people for mask-related violations in the past six months.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan and Central governments seem to be engaged in a new tussle regarding the supply and availability of the Covid-19 vaccines in the state.

NEW DELHI: The start of the next phase of immunization which began on March 1 has provided much-needed push to the pace of vaccination as the average number of immunization has now improved to 4.5 lakh per day.

NEW DELHI: India recorded the highest single-day vaccination on Monday with an achievement of a total of 16,96,588 vaccine doses administered till 7 pm in the day, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has filed a plea in the top court to issue direction to quash the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) issued on March 5 for hybrid hearing without due consultation with the lawyers' body.

NEW DELHI: Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, LP on Saturday announced preliminary results from Ridgebacks Phase 2a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy to eliminate SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA of Molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral agent.

ADDIS ABABA:Twenty-one African countries are reporting Covid-19 fatality rates higher than the global average, according to health authorities.