Coronavirus News

 The vaccination drive will begin with 3,006 sites that will be virtually connected during the launch.

West Bengal on Thursday (January 14) reported 680 new COVID-19 cases. According to the state health bulletin, 17 deaths were reported in a single day taking the toll to 10,010.

The Serum Institute of India Pvt., the world’s largest producer of vaccines by volume, will supply 2 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford to Brazil, according to the nation’s Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello.

A World Health Organisation team of experts drawn from 10 countries has arrived in Wuhan to trace the origins of the Coronavirus.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on January 16 virtually launch the world's largest coronavirus vaccination drive. On Saturday, the Prime Minister will also launch the CoWIN application which will register and store Vaccination data. Here are answers to some questions on your mind at the moment.

While the fans gave positive feedback, many are now at risk of testing positive for Coronavirus as well. Asianet Newsable found near-zero adherence to Covid-19 protocols at movie halls. 

The COVID-19 vaccine “Covishield” arrived in Kolkata on Tuesday (January 12) afternoon. The vaccine has been manufactured by the Serum Institute of India in Pune.  

As many as 5.6 million doses of Covishield, the vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), will be delivered across 13 cities today.

Ace international shuttler Saina Nehwal was left in tears after a nasal tube was inserted in her nose for Covid-19 test.

Around 700,000 Covishield vaccines are scheduled to arrive in Kolkata from Pune’s Serum Institute today (January 12). Dry runs of the vaccine have already been carried in various parts of the state.