India has classified a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in Europe as a "variant of concern", but it's too early to really tell.  A mutation is elevated from a "variant of interest" to a "variant of concern" (VOC) when it shows

India reported 50,581 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry.  The active caseload has dropped to 6,43,194, lowest in 82 days. The national recovery rate has risen to 96.56 per cent.  With 1,358 new deaths, the

AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, the company said on Tuesday, citing a study. The study by the Oxford University investigated the ability of monoclonal antibodies in blood from recovered people

Bangladesh on Tuesday (June 22) recorded 76 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 13,702. Besides, 4,846 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday released a white paper on Covid-19 saying “its aim is not finger-pointing at the government but to help the nation prepare for the third wave of infection. The whole country knows that a third wave will strike.” India reported 42,640 new

VisionSpring to participate in the five-year ENGINE suite of trials exploring vision correction as a driver of social and economic development - supported by the Wellcome Trust and Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation. VisionSpring (www.visionspring.org), the pioneering social enterprise,

Bangladesh on Monday (June 21) recorded 78 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 13,626. Besides, 4,636 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

Plans for an autumn Covid booster jab programme will be set out in the next few weeks, the health secretary says. Matt Hancock told the BBC that ministers were waiting for results from trials of different combinations of vaccines. It comes after doctors and NHS trusts said planning

India recorded 53,256 new covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Monday, taking the country’s total infections to nearly 3 crore.  This is the lowest spike of daily cases in 88 days. Out of these, active cases further declines to 7.02 lakh, while over 2.88 crore people

Bangladesh on Sunday (June 20) recorded 82 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 13,548. Besides, 3,641 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The virus continues to spread as President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to back measures like social

India recorded less than 60,000 new coronavirus infections after 81 days taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,98,81,965, while the active cases further reduced to 7,29,243, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. A total of 58,419 fresh infections were

Bangladesh on Saturday (June 19) recorded 67 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 13,466. Besides, 3,057 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

One in every 100 deaths is by suicide, according to new figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO).  More than 700,000 people died by suicide around the world in 2019, the figures show, more than the numbers killed by diseases like HIV, malaria or breast cancer, or even by

Bangladesh on Thursday (June 17) recorded 63 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 13,345. Besides, 3,840 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

A single day rise of 67,208 new coronavirus infections were recorded taking India's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,97,00,313, while the active cases declined to 8,26,740, the lowest after 71 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The COVID-19

Bangladesh on Wednesday (June 16) recorded 60 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 13,282. Besides, 3,956 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

India recorded 62,224 new Covid-19 cases and 2,542 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the country’s overall caseload rose to 2.96 crore, while the death toll surged to 3.62 lakh.  Kerala is the top contributor, adding 12,246 new cases to the country’s caseload.

Bangladesh on Tuesday (June 15) recorded 50 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 13,222. Besides, 3,319 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

India reported the lowest daily spike in infections since March 31 with 60,471 new cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the country's total coronavirus caseload has reached 29,570,881.  The country reported 2,726 deaths yesterday, taking the death toll to 377,031. The number