Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with over 4 million people infected by the deadly contagion. More than 2.8 lakh people have died due to Covid-19 across the globe while more than 1.5 million patients have recovered from the disease globally. The United States, Spain, Italy, France, the UK, Turkey, […]
India Covid-19 tally breaches 70,000-mark, 3,604 cases in last 24 hours
India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crossed the bleak 70,000-mark on Tuesday morning as more than 3,600 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, Union health ministry data showed. There were 46,008 active cases and 22,455 recoveries or migration along with 2293 fatalities across the country, according […]
New York reports lowest new coronavirus deaths since end of March
New York reported the lowest number of new deaths from Covid-19 — 207 — since the end of March. Other indicators also began to show the virus outbreak nearing where it was at the start of what Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday called “this hellish journey.” He said he would […]
Covid-19: What you need to know today
How do you coexist with a virus? How do life, work, and play go on when a highly infective and potentially fatal disease is still extant. It is unlikely the Covid-19 disease will be wiped off the face of the Earth, like small pox was. It is unlikely that there […]
China admits coronavirus exposed ‘shortcomings’ in healthcare system
The coronavirus outbreak exposed “shortcomings” in China’s public healthcare system, a top health official admitted Saturday, saying that reforms are underway to improve the country’s disease prevention and control mechanisms. China has faced criticism both at home and abroad for downplaying the virus and concealing information about the outbreak when it […]
Kolkata man becomes 1st Indian to beat Covid-19 after 38 days on ventilator
Nitaidas Mukherjee, a 52-year-old resident of south Kolkata who trumped Covid-19 after being on a ventilator for 38 days, returned home to a hero’s welcome by his neighbours earlier this week. Doctors said that it was a remarkable feat by the hospital authorities and nothing less than a miracle, because […]