India registered a 13 per cent decrease in new COVID-19 cases in the past week but the number of fresh infections was still the highest around the world, the WHO has said.

India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in a week; still highest globally: WHO

Coronavirus infections in India have started declining. The daily COVID-19 cases has plunged by more than 100, 000– from over 400, 000 cases during end-April to less than 300, 000 cases today.

COVID-19: India reports 263,533 new cases, lowest in 28 days

The latest data by Indian Medical Association (IMA) revealed that India has lost as many as 270 doctors in the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 which is wreaking havoc across the country.

COVID-19 second wave: 270 doctors have lost their lives in the line of duty in India

Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'.

World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

A government panel on AEFI (adverse events following immunisation) has found 26 potential cases of bleeding and clotting after administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, health ministry said on Monday.

India has 26 cases of bleeding, clotting after Covishield vaccine: Government report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with senior officials from state and districts to know their experience while handling the second wave of COVID-19.

COVID-19: You are field commanders, your weapons are containment, testing, says PM Modi to officials

Of the 1.2 million fully vaccinated people in Switzerland, more than 130 people contracted Covid-19 after their second dose. Around 12 cases are being considered fatal, according to the latest data provided by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) on Monday.

Switzerland: Despite getting both vaccine shots, over 130 people contract COVID-19

The Chinese mainland has reported four new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Liaoning province, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. Besides the four cases, the country has also registered 18 new imported infections, Xinhua news agency quoted the Commission as saying.

China reports 4 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases

India on Monday recorded 2,81,386 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 4,106 deaths due to the infection. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, the country saw a total of 3,78,741 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,11,74,076.

India records 2,81,386 lakh new COVID-19 cases, lowest rise after 26 days

The first batch of anti-COVID-19 drug 2-DG, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be released today Monday by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

COVID-19: DRDO's anti-coronavirus drug 2-DG to be released today

Two individuals lost their lives and at least 120 prisoners tested positive for COVID-19, as per an official on Thursday. While speaking to the reporters, DIG (Prisons), Subhakanta Mishra said, "Two individuals lost their lives and at least 120 prisoners tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 in India: 120 prisoners test positive in Odisha jails

Chinese biotech firm Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited saw its stock price jump by more than 20% the day after it announced on April 25 that it had "completed the first patient enrollment and dosing" in a late-stage U.

Chinese firm may have lied about tests of its COVID-19 drug

Mainland China reported seven new COVID-19 cases on May 13, including its first local transmissions in more than three weeks, the country`s national health authority said on Friday.

Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 cases in more than 3 weeks

The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 160.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.34 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning, the University`s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 160,825,974 and 3,340,130, respectively.

Global COVID-19 caseload tops 160.8 million

The first dose of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, which has an efficiency of 91.6 per cent, was administered today in India. The first consignment of imported doses of the Sputnik V vaccine landed in India on May 1, and received regulatory clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, on May 13, 2021.

Sputnik V in India: Vaccine to cost ₹ 995 per shot, made in India may be cheaper

India on Thursday reported 3,62,727 new Covid cases and 4,120 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. On Wednesday, India recorded 4,205 fresh Covid deaths, while on Friday last, the country had recorded its highest ever cases of 4,14,188.

COVID-19: India clocks more than 362,000 fresh Covid cases, 4,120 deaths

An aircraft carrying 176 ventilators from Germany, 324 oxygen cylinders from Finland, and 10 oxygen cylinders from Greece, arrived in Delhi on early Thursday morning.

COVID-19: More ventilators, oxygen cylinders arrive in India from Europe

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI) has recommended increasing the gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks.

COVID-19: Indian medical body recommends 12-16 week gap between Covishield doses, no change for Covaxin

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said in its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update that vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna have shown decreased effectiveness against the double mutant variants discovered in India.

Pfizer and Moderna show less efficacy against double mutant discovered in India

After setting new records with over 400,000 cases per day, the COVID-19 positive cases in India have remained below the four lakh mark this week. At the same time, the death toll continues to be a source of alarm.

COVID-19 in India: 3,48,421 fresh cases, 4205 deaths in last 24 hours

The Indian government has issued a statement after a wrong report circulating in media termed the B.1.617 COVID-19 variant as 'Indian variant'. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a statement said, "several media reports have covered the news of World Health Organisation (WHO) classifying B.

WHO hasn't associated the term 'Indian variant' with B.1.617 COVID-19 variant: Govt

The head of the main Indian health agency responding to the coronavirus has said districts reporting a high number of infections should remain locked down for another six to eight weeks to control the spread of the rampaging disease.

Indian health agency chief says most of country should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks

An Indian Air Force plane carrying 200 oxygen concentrators, arrived from the United Kingdom in Chhattisgarh's Raipur on Tuesday night as part of COVID-19 assistance to India.

COVID-19: India received 200 oxygen concentrators as foreign aid from UK

Mucormycosis, commonly called black fungus, is a serious and rare fungal infection affecting those suffering from coronavirus in India. The black fungus that invades the brain is being increasingly seen in vulnerable patients in India as the health system continues to struggle amid the pandemic.

What is 'Black Fungus' or 'Mucormycosis'?: Symptoms and treatment