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America's top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned on Tuesday that it would be a "bridge too far" to think that COVID-19 treatment or vaccines would be ready in time for the Fall 2020 reopening of schools, urged everyone to be extremely careful with children and warned of "really serious" consequences if states lift stay-at-home orders too quickly, even as President Donald Trump pushes them to act against the backdrop of a free-falling economy.....
The corona tide continued to lash Madhya Pradesh with 195 new cases reported on Saturday evening and total tally touched 4,790. The health department bulletin said the cases have spread to 44 of the 52 districts.....
With the sharpest spike of 4,987 in 24 hours, India's total case count of coronavirus surged past 90,000-mark, the Union Health Ministry data revealed on Sunday.....
Highlighting the plight of migrant workers walking on foot to their native places, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday targeted the Uttar Pradesh government for not allowing the buses arranged by the party to enter the state.....
At a time when the credibility of the World Health Organization (WHO) has plummeted to an all time low and internationally there's a groundswell for new leadership, India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is all set to be the chairman of the WHO's Executive Board. He has been elected to the post and will take charge this Friday itself, succeeding Japan's Dr Hiroki Nakatani.....
Amidst the rising tension in east Ladakh along the Sino-India border, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that no one can threaten Narendra Modi's India.....
The nationwide lockdown - the fourth phase of which ends on May 31 - is likely to be extended beyond this date with more relaxations as most Indian states are in favour of continuing it for two more weeks, sources said on Friday.....
The coronavirus cases in the national capital witnessed the third highest jump in three day with 1,163 cases being reported in a day, taking the total tally to 18,549 and the death toll to 416, the Delhi Health Department said on Saturday.....
Stressing that in trying times, music has always symbolised the collective strength of the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that when the world is fighting an invisible enemy like the Covid-19 pandemic, writers, singers and musicians are playing their part to infuse confidence among the people.....
At least 49 NDRF personnel, who had gone from Odisha to West Bengal for relief work post-Cyclone Amphan, have tested positive for Covid-19, NDRF sources said on Monday. ....