Page 50 - Health Crisis

US Covid-19 death toll surpasses 300,000: Johns Hopkins University

The US has reached the grim milestone of 300,000 coronavirus deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

Germany to impose stricter lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus

Germany will close most stores until at least Jan. 10, cutting short the busy Christmas shopping season, as it tightens coronavirus restrictions and tries to rein in the spread of the infection

AP reports 506 coronavirus cases even as active infections fall below 5,000

Active coronavirus cases fell below the 5,000 mark to 4,966 in Andhra Pradesh even as the state added 506 fresh positives, 613 recoveries and five deaths to its tally

Uttar Pradesh registers 1,441 fresh Covid-19 cases, 16 more fatalities

Sixteen more people succumbed to Covid-19 in a day in Uttar Pradesh taking the death toll to 8,072, while 1,441 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 565,556

Odisha registers 393 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 323,757

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 323,757 after 393 people tested positive for the virus, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,807

India's Covid-19 caseload jumps to 9.7 million with 29,398 fresh infections

India recorded less than 30,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, the second time this month, which pushed its caseload to over 9.7 million, while the total recoveries surged to more than 9.2 million

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 69.4 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 69.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.58 million, according to Johns Hopkins University

France reports 13,750 new coronavirus cases, tally stands at 2.3 million

France reported 13,750 new Covid-19 cases, bringing its tally to 2,337,966, according to the country's health authorities

Assam registers 146 new Covid-19 cases, taking state's tally to 214,165

Assam reported 146 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 214,165, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Bihar records 595 new coronavirus cases, four additional fatalities

Bihar reported 595 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 241,533, as per a bulletin issued by the Health Department

Indian scientists find new drugs that can potentially treat coronavirus

Indian scientists have identified drugs and possible cocktails that can target vital proteins of the novel coronavirus, and may potentially help treat Covid-19

USFDA to scrutinise Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine data for red flags

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the US: a panel of experts who will scrutinise the company's data for any red flags

India's cumulative coronavirus tests cross 150 million: Health Ministry

India's tally of cumulative Covid-19 testing has crossed 150 million, out of which past 10 million tests were added in just 10 days, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India's Covid-19 tally rises to over 9.7 million with 31,521 fresh cases

India's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 9.7 million with 31,521 fresh infections, while the total number of recoveries surged to 9.2 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.74 per cent

Spain to provide tax-free coronavirus vaccines and tests until 2022 end

Spain will abolish value-added tax on the sale of Covid-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said

Global Covid-19 cases top 68.8 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 68.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.56 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Maharashtra: 562 fresh Covid-19 cases in Thane, 12 more fatalities

The Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 234,347 with the addition of 562 new cases, an official said

Bengal reports 47 more deaths due to Covid-19, 2,956 additional cases

West Bengal's Covid-19 death toll rose 8,867 after 47 more people succumbed to the disease, the health department said in a bulletin

South Africa declares second wave of coronavirus infection as cases surge

South Africa has declared a second wave of coronavirus as the number of cases surged with the per day infections exceeding 6,000

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine data hacked from European Medicines Agency

German company BioNTech and US pharmaceutical company Pfizer say data on their coronavirus vaccine were unlawfully accessed during a cyberattack on the servers of the European Medicines Agency