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Indian-American girl Natasha Perianayagam among 'world’s brightest' for 2nd time
She scored the highest marks among candidates in the latest attempt. Less than 27 percent of the 15,300 candidates who took the tests, qualified for the CTY ceremony, receiving either high or grand honours based on their test scores.
Published on Feb 07, 2023 01:12 PM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Global death toll due to Covid-19 tops 5 million in under 2 years
India, despite its terrifying delta surge that peaked in early May, now has a much lower reported daily death rate than wealthier Russia, the US or Britain, though there is uncertainty around its figures.
Updated on Nov 01, 2021 04:06 PM IST
AP |
New Covid-19 variant found in eight US states: Official data
The strain has also been found in Colorado, Texas, New York, Georgia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, in a total of 63 cases.
Published on Jan 09, 2021 02:45 PM IST
AFP |
Thanksgiving testing crunch foreshadows strain in December
Nationally, Saturday saw a record with 1.98 million tests performed, according to Covid Tracking Project data.
Published on Nov 28, 2020 12:58 AM IST
India’s records less than 50,000 daily Covid-19 cases for 6th day in a row, active cases below 4.9 lakh
Earlier in the day, the health ministry credited the high levels of testing across states to the drop in coronavirus cases.
Updated on Nov 13, 2020 10:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar
Texas becomes first US state to surpass one million coronavirus cases
Texas is one of the 31 states that hit a record number of coronavirus cases this week, Johns Hokins University said. In Harris County, there are more than 167,000 cases and more than 2,300 deaths.
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 01:30 PM IST
Houston |
Press Trust of India | Posted by Karan Manral
US passes 9 million reported coronavirus cases: Johns Hopkins
The United States, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since mid-October, has now charted 9,007,298 cases, according to a real-time count by the Baltimore-based school.
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 03:35 AM IST
Washington |
Agence France-Presse | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US tops 90,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours for first time
The United States, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since mid-October, saw 91,295 new cases in the 24 hours up to 8:30 pm Thursday
Published on Oct 30, 2020 06:39 AM IST
Washington |
Agence France-Presse | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Global Covid-19 tally crosses 42 million mark
The United States has witnessed the highest numbers of deaths due to Covid-19 -- more than 223,750 - followed by Brazil, India, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
Published on Oct 24, 2020 07:01 AM IST
Maryland |
Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Germany records 7,334 new Covid-19 cases, logs highest single-day increase
Coronavirus cases hits a new high in Germany with 7,334 confirmed cases being recorded in the last 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase till date
Published on Oct 16, 2020 05:00 PM IST
Berlin |
Asian News International| Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
WHO expects to see Covid-19 vaccine by end of 2020 at earliest
Countries have been developing dozens of vaccines since the start of the outbreak earlier this year, but none have passed the WHO-approved phase 3 trials so far.
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 07:04 AM IST
Geneva |
Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Nearly 20,000 Amazon workers in US tested positive for Covid-19
The disclosure comes after months of pressure from Amazon workers and labour groups calling for the company to divulge the Cpvid-19 numbers.
Published on Oct 02, 2020 05:52 AM IST
New York |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million
The bleak milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Jerusalem or Austin, Texas. It is 2 1/2 times the sea of humanity that was at Woodstock in 1969.
Published on Sep 29, 2020 07:02 AM IST
New Delhi |
Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
News updates from Hindustan Times: India’s Covid-19 recovery rate surges past 78%, one of the highest globally and all the latest news
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other updates from Hindustan Times.
Updated on Sep 15, 2020 09:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
India’s Covid-19 recovery rate surges past 78%, one of the highest globally: Govt
As of Tuesday, 3,859,399 people had recovered from Covid-19 and the country’s recovery tally exceeded the active cases by 2,869,338.
Updated on Sep 15, 2020 10:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com| Edited by Kanishka Sarkar
How India reached the grim figure of 4 million Covid-19 cases
India has the third-highest number of coronavirus infections in the world, after the US and Brazil. Brazil has confirmed 4,091,801 infections while the US has 6,200,186 people infected, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Updated on Sep 05, 2020 11:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi
US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus
Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as countries tightened restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of humanity.
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 07:08 AM IST
Washington |
Agence France-Presse| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Israel to resume international flights on August 16: Report
As per the report, Israel transport minister Miri Regev noted that passengers arriving in Israel from countries with low morbidity would not have to enter quarantine.
Updated on Aug 02, 2020 07:28 AM IST
Tel Aviv |
Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Mexico now has third highest Covid-19 death toll in the world
A total of 46,688 people have died of the coronavirus disease in Mexico, putting it just ahead of the United Kingdom, which has 46,119 recorded deaths, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Updated on Aug 01, 2020 08:38 AM IST
Mexico City |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US reports over 68,000 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, tally tops 4.17 million
After a drop in the rate of infections in late spring, the US has seen a coronavirus surge, particularly in southern and western states like California, Texas, Alabama and Florida.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 07:18 AM IST
Washington |
Agence France-Presse | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Covid-19 cases in US surpass 4 million, global tally crosses 15 million-mark
Despite the surge in Covid-19 cases, countries across the world including the US, India, Denmark and Italy have started the process of lifting the lockdown by easing restrictions.
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 06:04 AM IST
Maryland |
Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US dips under 50,000 new coronavirus cases
The United States has the most infections and virus-related deaths in the world, with 2.8 million cases and nearly 130,000 dead, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 07:33 PM IST
Washington |
Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh
US holiday weekend adds to Covid-19 worries as case counts grow
The US has more than 2.8 million confirmed cases of coronavirus — about a quarter of worldwide infections, according to the tally, which is widely thought to understate the true toll, partially because of asymptomatic cases and limited testing.
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 07:21 AM IST
St. Pete Beach (US) |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Mexico passes Spain to have sixth deadliest coronavirus outbreak
Mexico, like other Latin American countries has vulnerable populations living in tight quarters where work is essential to meet daily basic needs.
Published on Jul 02, 2020 06:12 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Bloomberg
World markets subdued as coronavirus fears cloud recovery outlook
Concern has deepened as the number of confirmed cases topped 10 million, with more than 500,000 reported dead from Covid-19, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Published on Jun 29, 2020 05:47 PM IST
Bangkok |
Associated Press | Posted by Jasra Afreen
Europe on track to reopen borders by July 1, US citizens likely to be left out
Europe is likely to rule out people living in the United States, where new coronavirus infections have surged to the highest level in two months, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University. After trending down for well over a month, new US cases have risen for more than a week.
Updated on Jun 25, 2020 08:28 AM IST
Brussels |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Need for adequate testing, aggressive containment by states to manage Covid crisis: Amitabh Kant
With 9,195 fatalities till Sunday, India is the ninth worst-hit nation in terms of Covid-19 deaths, while the highest spike of 11,929 cases took the tally to over 3.20 lakh, of which over half have recovered from the disease.
Published on Jun 14, 2020 08:10 PM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India
Trump dismisses report claiming US Covid-19 daily toll could reach 3,000 in June
In its report, Johns Hopkins University projected new coronavirus cases in the US reaching 200,000 daily by June 1 and fatalities around 3,000.
Updated on May 06, 2020 02:16 AM IST
Washington |
Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US records 1,303 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
The country now has an overall death toll of 56,144, with 987,022 infections, according to a tally by the Baltimore-based institution 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Tuesday).
Published on Apr 28, 2020 07:15 AM IST
Washington |
Agence France-Presse
Over 54,000 Covid-19 deaths in hardest-hit US, number of cases near a million
A record 26.5 million Americans have filed for jobless benefits since mid-March due to coronavirus pandemic, and retail sales, homebuilding and consumer confidence have all cratered.
Updated on Apr 27, 2020 08:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
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