Coronavirus News

Karnataka reported 5,939 fresh coronavirus cases in a single day, while the capital city alone reported 2,126 cases  

A total of 1668 deaths in the past few months in Bengaluru have been linked to the pandemic so far.  

The world famous Mysuru Dasara festival in October would be low-key, with restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa said.

Large-scale testing of the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya institute, is due to start in Russia next week.

The FDA, explaining its decision to administer plasma treatment, cited early evidence suggesting blood plasma can decrease mortality and improve the health of patients when administered in the first three days of their hospitalization.

In a tweet in Hindi, Vardhan said on Saturday, "I hope that if everything goes well, India will get a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year."

Covishield will be commercialised only after trials are proven successful and all the requisite regulatory approvals are in place.

US President Donald Trump will announce a 'major therapeutic breakthrough' on coronavirus Sunday (August 23) after accusing the 'deep state, or whoever, over in the FDA' of holding up COVID-19 vaccine and treatment testing

The government has also advised the use of Arogya setu app in the SOP released for the entertainment industry.

With 69,239 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours, the coronavirus tally in India crossed the 30-lakh mark. As many as 912 deaths pushed the casualties in the country to 56,706.