UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres lamented that the deadly impact of the pandemic has worsened due to the absence of a global coordinated effort and said that \"vaccinationalism\" by governments is \"self-defeating\" that will delay a global recovery

The United States, which has accused China of hiding the extent of its initial outbreak a year ago, has called for a \"transparent\" WHO-led investigation and criticised the terms of the visit

The fall in gross domestic product reported by the Office for National Statistics was much lower than the average forecast for a 5.7% drop in a Reuters poll of economists

2020 has been a year of disruptive change and has involved significant adaptation and sacrifice on the part of many people across the world

Icra said it expects the hospitality industry to contract 65 per cent in the financial year 2021, with massive operating and net losses

Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a set of guidelines on Monday in light of samples of two crows from Mumbai testing positive for bird flu

COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite mass vaccinations: WHO The World Health Organization's chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop Covid-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year. At a media briefing on Monday, Dr Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future. Bird flu outbreak confirmed in...

At a media briefing on Monday, WHO's chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future

The new year began for the country with the spread of avian flu in 9 states so far, with Delhi and Maharashtra being the latest to confirm the outbreak

The bird flu outbreak has already been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh

The National Health Commission, which announced the arrival date, delayed from its early January schedule, did not detail the team's itinerary, however

As the world marches towards immunity, a bigger problem is the emergence of new strains of the virus, some more deadly and infectious than the original, warns WHO Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Coronavirus vaccine: A royal source said the vaccines were administered by a household doctor at the queen's Windsor Castle residence, adding that she made the news public to counter any speculation

Madhya Pradesh has reported that one of its citizens tested positive for the new virus strain which was originally discovered in the UK

Coronavirus pandemic: Without the uniform implementation of effective face masking and strict social distancing, epidemics could quickly worsen as these variants spread and become predominant, said the task force

A major incident is defined as one in which there is a risk to life and welfare and is \"beyond the scope of business-as-usual operations. It allows coordination between different emergency agencies and will let London ask for help from other areas

Tech Mahindra, Infosys, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid Corporation of India, NTPC, Sun Pharma, HCL technologies were among top gainers

All sectors, barring agriculture and electricity, are likely to see contraction in FY21, with 'trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting' expecting to see massive contraction of 21.4 per cent

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the centre, what it has learnt from the Nizamuddin Markaz congregation earlier this year, as the same issue may arise with the protesting farmers, if the precautionary measures are not taken

Warning about unknown diseases, Prof. Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum cautioned that new viruses appearing from the tropical forests of Africa could spread rapidly and prove to be a threat for humanity