Coronavirus Outbreak In India

Coronavirus LIVE News Updates: UP reduces night curfew from next week; restaurants, malls allowed at 50% capacity

Coronavirus LIVE News Updates: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to give relaxation of two more hours during the night 'corona curfew' across the state from 21 June with the improvement in the COVID-19 situation. From next Monday, the night curfew hours will be effective from 9 pm to 7 am. So far, the restrictions were effective from 7 pm to 7 am the following day

Pfizer, Centre working together for earliest possible import of vaccines: NITI Aayog

VK Paul, the head of India's COVID-19 task force, refuted the notion that the Centre is not doing enough to ramp-up vaccine production

India's COVID-19 crisis: US has provided over $500mn of relief aid till now, says White House

The Biden administration has sent seven air shipments, including oxygen supplies, 95 masks, rapid diagnostic tests and medicine, said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki

India must impose lockdown for few weeks to break chain of COVID-19 transmission, says Anthony Fauci

Top US public health expert also recommended taking the help of the armed forces to immediately build makeshift field hospitals

Endless funerals, people pleading for oxygen; India must etch horrors of COVID-19 in its memory, writes TM Krishna

We are facing our worst moment in modern history, struggling to stay afloat. If we do not show courage and honesty to speak for justice now, we may never be able to recover compassion.

FirstAct: In '11:11', an experimental performance that explores virtual reality as a therapeutic aid

Captured on camera in a single take, 11:11 is a response to the growing disaffection induced by the pandemic in a year that has pushed us online with a vengeance.

FirstAct: Watch 11:11, a physical theatre performance on virtual reality therapy that devises new corporeal expression

Through '11:11', the creators aim at exploring how the VR ‘in-world' works in opposition to the actual world in which the subject is effectively rendered blind by their headset.

Maharashtra reports highest-ever COVID spike, accounts for 74% of active cases; 10 states show upward trend

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 5.46 crore with 15,20,111 doses being given till Thursday evening, the Union Health Ministry said

India reports 14,545 new COVID-19 infections taking total over 1.06 cr; active cases below 1.89 lakh

The COVID-19 toll as of Friday stands at 1,53,032 with 163 fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, said the Union health ministry

India records 16,946 new COVID-19 infections, 198 deaths in past 24 hrs; over 1.05 cr cases so far

The number of people who have recuperated from the novel coronavirus has surged to 1,01,46,763, pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.52 percent