Topic: Coronavirus
Bengal: Within 10 days, four candidates died of COVID-19
On Monday, independent politician Samir Ghosh, contesting the West Bengal Assembly polls, died due to COVID-19.
India’s total COVID-19 deaths pass 200,000 mark
India has reported a record rise in deaths from Covid-19 over the last 24 hours, taking its total fatalities past the 200,000 mark, while overall daily cases rose by a record 360,960.
India to receive first batch of Russia’s vaccine on May 1
India will receive a first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine on May 1, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, told Reuters.
COVID-19 situation in India ‘beyond heartbreaking’: WHO chief
The situation in India, where Covid-19 cases have surged dramatically, is “beyond heartbreaking”, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
Campus Front leader Rauf Shareef tests positive for coronavirus in Mathura jail
Campus Front of India (CFI) national general secretary Rauf Shareef, who was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police in Hathras conspiracy case, has tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mathura jail on Saturday.
Covid-19 infections surge in Nepal, fueled by mutant strains from India
Authorities in Nepal are grappling to contain the rapid rise of Covid-19 cases with experts fearing that thousands of people in the Himalayan state have caught the more infectious mutant strains emerging out of India.
