HYDERABAD:With consistent higher numbers of recoveries, Telangana's Covid-19 recovery rate improved to 95.20 per cent, health officials said on Monday.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan government on Saturday announced night curfew in eight districts to check the rising Covid-19 cases.

NEW DELHI: Continuing with the trend post Diwali festivities, India has reported a steady rise of fresh cases over the past four days. There were 46,232 new cases in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative tally to 90,50,597, as per the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: AIFF's developmental team Indian Arrows is set to begin training for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown, with the camp set to begin on Friday in Bhubaneswar. 28 players have been selected for the first phase along with six officials, led by head coach Venkatesh Shanmugam.

LONDON:Covid-19 vaccine being developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University produced a strong immune response in older adults, raising hopes that it can protect the age groups most at risk from the virus.

NEW YORK: It seems like we have now one more reason to take vitamin D supplements as researchers have found that vitamin D was associated with an overall 17 per cent risk reduction for advanced cancer.

NEW DELHI:With 45,576 more coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Thursday, India witnessed a jump of over 50 per cent in such cases reported on Tuesday, pushing its cumulative tally to 89,58,483.

HYDERABAD: Telangana's coronavirus cases' tally crossed 2.60 lakh on Thursday as the state logged 1,058 new cases, health officials said.

NEW DELHI: As the world's leading economies are directing trillions of dollars towards COVID-19 recovery packages, a significant proportion is going to fossil fuel industries without climate-related conditions, risking clean energy opportunities in the coming decade, a G20 climate performance report said on Wednesday.

ROME: Italy's coronavirus "contagion curve is stabilising" after the number of daily cases fell for a third consecutive day, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said.

GANDHINAGAR:Gujarat on Monday saw 926 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,89,236, while the death toll reached 3,808 with five more succumbing.

CHANDIGARH:  Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Mr. Om Prakash Soni on Monday expressed grief over the death of Dr. Ankit, a student of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister of Pakistan's Sindh province Syed Murad Ali Shah has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said on Monday.

LONDON: After Tesla CEO Elon Musk raised questions over the efficacy of the rapid tests to spot Covid-19, new research has claimed that the accuracy of a rapid finger-prick antibody test for Covid-19 infection may be considerably lower than previously suggested.

HYDERABAD: Telangana reported only 502 Covid-19 cases on Monday as the number of daily tests dropped further due to festival and weekend

LONDON:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-quarantining after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19, a Downing Street spokesman said in a statement Sunday.

HONG KONG: At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured after a fire engulfed a tenement building in Hong Kong, the city government said on Monday.

WASHINGTON: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 54.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,316,130, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

LONDON:Another 24,962 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,369,318, according to official figures released on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: As India celebrated the festival of lights, 41,100 new coronavirus cases and 447 more deaths were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours on Sunday, taking the total tally to 88,14,579 and COVID-19 death toll to 1,29,635 respectively.

SYDNEY: Scrambled, poached or boiled, eggs are a popular breakfast food the world over but new research warns that excess egg consumption can increase your risk of diabetes.

NEW DELHI: Several medical studies have shown that India has fast become the diabetes capital of the world with a large percentage of patients suffering from uncontrolled diabetes. With the onset of Covid-19, these patients have also become the worst sufferers.

NEW DELHI: Covid-19 cases are rising again the world over. Seven of the 10 most affected countries currently have reported surge in cases in the past seven days with the US alone reporting over 1.4 lakh new cases a day.

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat on Thursday reported 1,120 new Covid-19 cases out of the 52,624 samples tested in the last 24 hours, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 1,84,964. The death toll also climbed to 3,785 with the addition of six casualties on Thursday.

LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has started preparing to stock the Covid vaccine when it comes.

CHANDIGARH: The Health Minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu today handed over the appointment letters to 35 Medical Officers (Dental). Mr. Hussan Lal, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare was specially present on the occasion.

CHANDIGARH: In a major pro-people initiative, the Punjab government has introduced a user friendly e-auction policy in the Transport Department for reserved numbers (known as fancy numbers) thereby exempting the general public from visiting the registering authority office and participate in the process from their homes.

NEW DELHI: With 47,905 new coronavirus infections and 550 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 86,83,916 on Thursday as the fatality toll touched 1,28,121, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

MOSCOW: Russia confirmed 20,977 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its national caseload to 1,817,109, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement.

BAGHDADA: Sayf al-Badr, Iraqi Health Ministry's spokesman, said that the COVID-19 pandemic is under control in the country and the ministry has followed plans to contain the increase in infections.

NEW DELHI: With 44,281 new coronavirus infections and 512 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 86,35,921 on Wednesday as the toll touched 1,27,571, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

NEW DELHI: The number of Covid-19 cases shattered all records in the national capital as it reported as many as 7,830 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday and an all-time high positivity rate of 13.26 per cent, while 83 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.