Coronavirus News

The brief said that while pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have fallen sharply during the pandemic when countries halted their economies to contain the spread of the virus, these environmental gains are expected to be temporary if economies reopen  

Bengaluru civic agency, BBMP commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad urged people to get tested for coronavirus and they can be treated and will recovery early

 Karnataka crossed the grim milestone of 1-lakh coronavirus cases on July 27 with Bengaluru recording the highest number of cases

A Hyderabad-based techie who lost her job, decided not to quit life easily and has adapted to the changing situation. Now she wakes up at 4 am, buys vegetables from the wholesale market and then ends up close to 10 to 12 hours on footpath selling vegetables near her home

 With India reporting 47,704 COVID-19 cases and 654 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total number of infections on Tuesday rose to 14,83,157 including 33,425 casualties, 4,96,988 active cases, and 9,52,744 recoveries.

Karnataka deputy chief minister Dr Ashwath Narayan along with revenue minister R Ashoka and BBMP commissioner N Manjuantha Prasad inaugurated the largest COVID care centre

There were comparatively lesser number of discharges, with 1,847 in Karnataka and 784 patients in Bengaluru getting cured of COVID-19.  

US President Donald Trump appears to have pinned his hopes on the swift emergence of a successful vaccine to both contain the country's still raging epidemic and revive his faltering re-election hopes.

The much-awaited trial of BBV152 COVID-19 vaccine or Covaxin commenced at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, one of the 12 centres selected by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting phase one and two of the process, the official at the facility said.

Both vaccine candidates rely on a new technology that allows for faster development and manufacturing than traditional vaccine production methods but does not have an extensive track record.