PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......

'80% of COVID-19 cases in India are asymptomatic'

The Union health ministry on Monday said 80 per cent of the COVID-19 patients are either asymptomatic or show mild symptoms and it is a major area of concern. IMAGE: Medics wearing protective......

ICMR to study effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19

The Indian Council of Medical Research will conduct a study to find the efficacy of BCG vaccine against COVID-19 and till any definitive result is reached it will not recommended the vaccine even......

India gets 5 lakh rapid testing kits from China

India received the much-awaited five lakh rapid COVID-19 testing kits from China on Thursday, the government said. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: Full Coverage   The Head of Epidemiology and......