All flights between India and UK suspended until December 31

New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has suspended all flights from the UK to ..

Kerala reports 5,711 COVID-19 cases; test positivity rate increases to 10.60 percent

Kerala reports 6,293 COVID-19 cases; test positivity rate increases to 10.49 percent

Next two weeks crucial; should be cautious of Covid, says Health Minister

COVID-19 is world war, has spread like wildfire due to lack of implementation of guidelines: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said that COVID-19 pandemic has spread like a “wildfire” in the country due to lack ..

India to produce 300mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine in 2021: Report

Moscow: India will produce about 300 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in 2021, the head of the Russian Direct ..

Kerala reports 5,456 COVID-19 cases; test positivity rate increases to 10.02 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Friday reported 5,456 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Health Minister K. K. Shailaja. The district ..

Devise ways to give Covid medics rotational breaks: SC to govt

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to devise a mechanism to give rotational breaks to doctors and healthcare ..

COVID vaccine: Kerala completes registration of anganwadi and govt health workers

Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister KK Shailaja informed that the registration of health workers for COVID vaccination has reached ..

Kerala reports 4,969 COVID-19 cases; test positivity rate declines to 8.17 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Thursday reported 4,969 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Health Minister K. K. Shailaja. The district ..

French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced on Thursday. It ..

COVID-19 recovery rate in India among highest in the world: Health Ministry

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 recovery rate is amongst the highest in the world, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday, underlining ..

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 99.56 lakh

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.56 lakh with 24,010 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of ..

Biden, Pence set to get COVID-19 vaccine soon

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence are set to receive the COVID-19 vaccine soon. According ..

Kerala reports 6,185 COVID-19 cases; 5,728 recoveries

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Wednesday reported 5,218 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The district ..

Kerala reports 5,218 COVID-19 cases; test positivity rate at 9.24 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Tuesday reported 5,218 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Health Minister K. K. Shailaja. The district ..

New COVID-19 guidelines issued in Sabarimala; RT-PCR mandatory after December 26

Thiruvananthapuram: New guidelines have been issued in view of the increasing number of Coronavirus cases in connection with Sabarimala ..

No Winter Session due to Covid, Budget Session in Jan 2021

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in his letter to Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made ..

COVID-19: India records 22,065 infections, 354 fatalities

New Delhi: India's daily COVID-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months, while the national recovery rate ..

With fewer tests, Kerala reports 2,707 COVID-19 cases; test positivity rate at 8.49 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Monday reported 2,707 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Health Minister K K Shailaja. The district wise ..

Over 100 from IIT-Madras test positive for COVID-19, institute shuts down

Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras here has been hit by the coronavirus outbreak with over 100 people, a majority of ..

AIIMS director's co-authored book on India's fight against Covid hit the stands

New Delhi: "Till We Win", a definitive account of Indias fight against Covid-19 -- how to cope with the pandemic in the days ..

Task force to be formed for distribution of COVID vaccine

Kochi: Steps to form task force including officials from various departments have been initiated anticipating the arrival of the Covid ..

Bibosh, who lost job in America amid pandemic, shines with street food stall

Kanichukulangara: “I am 10 fold happier than when I was in the ship,” says Bibosh who had been a chef in a passenger ship ..

BJP chief JP Nadda tests coronavirus positive

New Delhi: BJP President J.P. Nadda on Sunday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and is isolating at home. Nadda ..

Covid test positivity rate in Kerala again crosses 10 percent; reports 4,698 new cases

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Sunday reported 4,698 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Health Minister K K Shailaja. The district wise ..

Online Covid calculator will tell who must get vaccines first

New York: Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a new online calculator for estimating the individual and community-level ..

Free vaccine part of Covid treatment, Vijayaraghavan backs CM

Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary A Vijayaraghavan said that the announcement of free Covid vaccine made by Chief Minister Pinarayi ..

Covid vaccine will be provided free of cost in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that Covid vaccine will be provided free in the state. “We ..

Kerala reports 5,949 new Covid-19 cases; test positivity rate at 9.97 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Saturday reported 5,949 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Health Minister K K Shailaja. The district ..

India's active COVID-19 caseload continues to decline, drops below 3.6 lakh: Health ministry

New Delhi: India's total COVID-19 active caseload has dropped to below 3.6 lakh (3,59,819), and comprises just 3.66 per cent of ..

DCGI gives nod to India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine for human trial

New Delhi: India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India to initiate ..

Guruvayur temple bans entry of devotees as 46 employees test COVID positive

Guruvayur: The authority has banned the entry of devotees in Guruvayur Sree Krishna temple from Saturday after 46 employees tested ..

Kerala reports 4,642 new Covid-19 cases; test positivity rate at 8.68 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Friday reported 4,642 fresh cases of Covid-19, informed Health Minister K K Shailaja. The district wise ..

Noted South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk succumbs to COVID-19, say reports

Latvia: Famous South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk who was in critical condition, after testing COVID positive, breathed his last on ..

US advisory panel endorses emergency use of Pfizer vaccine

New York:A high powered vaccine advisory panel, after a marathon 9-hour debate on safety and efficacy data, has endorsed emergency ..

DJ starts catering service in TVM after lockdown ended his career

Thiruvananthapuram: When a club DJ started a kitchen here, the entire cooking process has the rhythm of DJ music. S Arun who is popularly ..

Kerala reports 4,470 new coronavirus cases on Thursday; test positivity rate at 8.47 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Thursday reported 4,470 fresh Covid-19 cases, informed Health Minister KK Shailaja. The district wise ..

This robot checks temperature of voters, serves sanitizer at polling booth in Thrikkakara

Kochi: Voters who reached Thrikkakara community hall to cast their vote were surprised to see a robot outside the polling station. ..

India's COVID-19 tally rises to 97.64 lakh with 31,521 fresh cases

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 97,67,371 with 31,521 fresh infections, while the total number of recoveries surged ..

Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities

Kansas City (US): Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus ..

Foreign envoys impressed with India's progress on Covid-19 vaccine

Hyderabad/New Delhi: Over 60 foreign envoys on Wednesday visited Hyderabad-based leading biotech companies Bharat Biotech and Biological ..

Kerala reports 4,875 new Covid cases, 35 deaths; test positivity rate at 9.26 percent

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Wednesday reported 4,875 fresh Covid-19 cases, informed Health Minister KK Shailaja. The district wise ..

'Covaxin likely to be available for public use by Feb 2021'

New Delhi: Covaxin, the COVID vaccine candidate by Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech Limited, being developed in ..

3 COVID-19 vaccine candidates under active consideration of drug regulator: Health Ministry

New Delhi: Three COVID-19 vaccines candidates, developed by Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India and Pfizer, are under active consideration ..

5,032 new COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala on Tuesday; 4,735 recoveries

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported 5,032 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, informed Health Minister K K Shailaja. The district wise ..

CM Raveendran hospitalised again due to headache, fatigue

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister’s additional private secretary CM Raveendran has been hospitalised again on Tuesday. He sought ..

‘Covid cases increase in hot climate,’ study by Malayali researcher in American journal

Thrissur: A study conducted by a group of researchers including a Malayali has found that coronavirus doesn’t weaken in hot climate ..

Kerala reports 3,272 new COVID cases on Monday

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported 3,272 COVID-19 cases on Monday, informed Health Minister K K Shailaja. The district wise distribution ..

New model shows promise to treat lung fibrosis in Covid patients

Beijing: An analysis of lung tissues from patients with different types of pulmonary fibrosis -- including cases triggered by Covid-19 ..