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- Kashmir
655 new coronavirus cases in J-K, 3 more die
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 655 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the virus tally to 3,43,965, while three fatalities due to the disease were reported from the Union Territory in the…
- Bollywood
TV star Arjun Bijlani tests positive for coronavirus
Mumbai: Actor Arjun Bijlani on Friday revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The 39-year-old actor shared the news in a post on Instagram and said that currently he has mild…
- Middle East
Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in biblical Bethlehem
Bethlehem: The biblical town of Bethlehem is gearing up for its second straight Christmas Eve hit by the coronavirus — with small crowds and gray, gloomy weather dampening celebrations Friday in the…
- Middle East
Iran says ambassador in Yemen has coronavirus, recalls him
Tehran: Iran said Saturday it is recalling its ambassador in Yemen for medical treatment as he has been infected by the coronavirus. The Foreign Ministry said on its website that Ambassador Hassan…
- World
US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances
Washington: The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend…
- Kashmir
119 new coronavirus cases in J-K, 3 more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 119 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 3,38,990, while three more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,498, officials said. Of the…
- Science
Seaweed may help stop coronavirus from infecting human cells: Study
Jerusalem: A substance extracted from edible marine algae may help stop the spread of coronavirus, according to a study. Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) said ulvan, the major water-soluble polysaccharide extracted…
- World
UK records over 50 thousand new coronavirus cases
London: Britain registered 50,584 new Covid-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,379,647, according to official figures released on Friday. The country also reported a further…
- Middle East
Israel detects its first case of new coronavirus variant
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry says it has detected the country’s first case of a new coronavirus variant in a traveller who returned from Malawi. The Health Ministry said in a statement…
- Kashmir
174 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths reported in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 174 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the infected number of people to 3,35,881 while two fresh deaths due to the virus were reported from the…
- India
UK records another 40,941 new coronavirus cases
London: Britain registered 40,941 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,806,034, according to official figures released. The country also reported a further 150 coronavirus-related…
- World
UK records another 37,243 new coronavirus cases
London: The UK registered 37,243 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,637,190, according to the latest official figures. The country also reported a further…
- Telangana
Telangana sees 105 new coronavirus cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday logged 105 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total positives in the state to 6.73 lakh. The number of active cases stood at 3,740, a state government bulletin said.…
- India
Coronavirus cases on the rise in West Bengal
Kolkata: With the Covid cases hovering around 1,000 for the last three days and the positivity rate touching nearly 3 per cent, West Bengal seems to be moving in the opposite direction from…
- World
WHO establishes new group to study origins of coronavirus
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an expert group that will study the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced…