Sharing a report by news.com.au, the Malaysian Health Ministry said Peru was now experiencing "the highest mortality rate in the world,” in a tweet on Monday. "A new strain said to be more dangerous than the Delta variant has reportedly been detected in more than 30

India on Monday recorded 39,796 new Covid-19 cases and 723 deaths, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. There are a total of 3,05,85,229 cases in the country and as many as 2,97,00,430 people have recovered from the disease.  There are 4.82 lakh active cases at

Bangladesh on Sunday (July 4) recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities. According to official figure, 153 people died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 15,065. In the last 24 hours, 8,661 people have tested positive for

India recorded 43,071 new coronavirus cases and 955 deaths in the last 24 hours, ending 8 AM on Sunday. Of the new cases, 12,456 were recorded in Kerala. Active cases dropped to 4.85 lakh. After administering over 1.6 lakh coronavirus vaccines on Saturday, the Delhi government said

Bangladesh on Saturday (July 3) recorded 134 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 14,912. Besides, 6,214 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is overall 77.8 per cent effective against Covid, the vaccine maker said today in a statement, citing the data from the third phase of clinical trials. The data, however, is yet to be peer-reviewed. The vaccine offers "65.2 per cent protection",

India recorded a single-day rise of 44,111 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, besides 738 new fatalities, the lowest in 86 days, according to the Union health ministry's latest update.  With this, the tally increased to 3,05,02,362 cases and 4,01,050 deaths. There are currently

Bangladesh on Thursday (July 1) recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities. According to official figure, 143 people died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 14,646. In the last 24 hours, 8,301 people have tested positive for

Zydus Cadila, an Indian drugmaker has applied for Emergency Use Approval (EUA) for its Covid-19 vaccine, which is administered in a three-dose regimen. The firm claims the shot is the first ever plasmid DNA vaccine. In a press statement on Thursday, the Indian pharmaceutical giant said

India recorded 48,786 fresh Covid infections, six per cent higher than yesterday, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The total number of deaths are nearing the 4 lakh-mark as 1,005 deaths have been reported since yesterday. The country has recorded 3.04

Bangladesh on Wednesday (June 30) recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 cases, according to the official figures. In the last 24 hours, 8,822 people have tested positive for coronavirus raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,13,258. The country also

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 3,03,62,848 with 45,951 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 2.94 crores, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death count increased to 3,98,454 with 817 new

Recent studies have indicated that the Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine is well-effective against the Delta COVID-19 variant. Now, newer studies have indicated that further spacing out the vaccine doses, or allowing people to get a 'third' dose at least 10 months after the

Bangladesh on Tuesday (June 29) recorded the second highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities, according to the official figures. In the last 24 hours, 112 people died from the virus infection raising the number of total fatalities to 14,388. Besides, 7,666 people have tested positive

India recorded 37,566 new covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday, taking the country’s total to 3.03 crore.  This is the lowest single day spike since March 17 and less then 40,000 daily cases after 102 days.  Out of these, active cases fell to 5.52 lakh

Bangladesh on Monday (June 28) recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 cases, according to the official figures. In the last 24 hours, 8,364 people have tested positive for coronavirus raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,96,770. The country also

India reported 46,148 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. With 979 deaths in the last 24 hours, the daily count of deaths has dropped below 1,000 for the first time since April 12.  Maharashtra, the only state to report more than

Bangladesh on Sunday (June 27) recorded the highest single-day fatality from COVID-19, according to the official figures. The South Asian country of 165 million recorded 119 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours, the daily record since the first reported death on March 18 last

Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after he breached social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague. In a letter to the PM he said the government "owe it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down". Boris

India, in the last 24 hours, reported 50,040 new Covid-19 cases, according to data from the Union Health Ministry — a rise from its spike of 48,698 new cases a day ago.  Kerala reported 12,118 new cases, while Maharashtra recorded 9,812. As many as 1,258 new fatalities