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Novel test may quickly, accurately detect novel coronavirus: Study

Scientists have developed a new test that may detect the novel coronavirus more accurately and quickly, and relieve the pressure on polymerase chain reaction...

India needs to step up coronavirus testing: experts Two kinds of diagnostic tests are being currently used in India — RT-PCR test and rapid...

India needs to “significantly ramp up” the number of tests done across the country to trace COVID-19 infection if the virus is to be...

China dispatches 650,000 medical kits to India to fight COVID-19: Indian envoy

The orders are being placed with bonafide firms with the help of the Chinese government. China on Thursday dispatched 650,000 coronavirus medical kits to India...

Authorities in Kashmir seal off containment zones to ensure strict lockdown

Authorities in Kashmir have sealed off the containment zones to ensure strict adherence to the standard operating procedure to contain the spread of coronavirus...

Don’t spit in public or you will be fined: MHA

Spitting in public spaces shall be a punishable offence with fine as per the new lockdown guideline issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs...

India’s tally of COVID-19 cases crosses 11,000 mark; 38 new deaths reported

With 1,076 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen to 11,439, said the Union Ministry...

13 patients in Srinagar makes full recovery

13 patients, who had tested positive and then recovered over time, were discharged on Tuesday from a hospital in Srinagar after full-recovery from the...

2 fresh COVID-19 cases in Ladakh

Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, while one patient recovered on Monday, taking the total number of active cases in the...