Cuba to vaccinate entire population against COVID-19 in 2021 - Foreign Minister
Moscow/Sputnik: Cuba will vaccinate all its residents against the coronavirus infection in 2021, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.
India reports over 47,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally touches 84.11 lakh
New Delhi/IBNS: The daily cases of Novel Coronavirus in India dipped on Friday as the vast country of 1.3 billion people reported over 47,000 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Pakistan: Sindh region witnesses spike in COVID-19 cases, virus claims 17 lives
Islamabad: Pakistan's Sindh region has registered 556 new cases of the coronavirus and 17 deaths, which is the highest daily jump in infections since July 29, media reports said on Friday.
Indian cos get licence to manufacture simpler NASA designed ventilators
Ventilators are in great demand during this pandemic period. The VITAL ventilators designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Covid-19 patients are affordable and simpler in design. Five Indian companies have recently received licences to manufacture it, reports Natasa Milas
India reports over 50,000 Covid-19 cases, tally touches 83.64 lakh
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has been reporting a steady decline in Novel Coronavirus cases over the last several days, registered over 50,000 Covid-19 cases on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Red Cross Society organises blood donation camp at DH Handwara
Srinagar: Red Cross Society Kupwara on Tuesday organised a blood donation camp in collaboration with District Hospital Handwara in which forty units of blood were donated by local volunteers of Handwara and adjoining areas.
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India registers 46254 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India recorded 46,254 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health released data showed on Wednesday.
Delhi records highest single-day jump in Covid-19 cases with 6,725 fresh infections
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Tuesday recorded a whopping 6,725 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest single daily tally since the pandemic stuck the national capital.
Seven different "disease forms" identified in mild COVID-19: Study
Vienna: In a study recently published in the top journal "Allergy", a team of MedUni Vienna scientists led by immunologist Winfried F. Pickl and allergologist Rudolf Valenta (both from the Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology) showed that there are seven "forms of disease" in COVID-19 with mild disease course and that the disease leaves behind significant changes in the immune system, even after 10 weeks.
Hot or cold weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 pandemic spread, study finds
Austin: The link between weather and COVID-19 is complicated. Weather influences the environment in which the coronavirus must survive before infecting a new host. But it also influences human behavior, which moves the virus from one host to another.
New Zealand confirms 2nd COVID-19 case of managed isolation worker
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday that a second worker at the Sudima hotel managed isolation facility in Christchurch was tested positive for COVID-19.
India registers 38310 new COVID-19 cases, 490 deaths
New Delhi: India registered 38,310 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data.
Pakistan slowly witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases
Islamabad: Pakistan is slowly witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases with capital Islamabad registering 119 new cases in the last 24 hours, media reports said.
Vietnam tests COVID-19 vaccine on monkeys
Hanoi/Xinhua: COVID-19 vaccine testing started in Vietnam on Monday on monkeys, according to the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production (Vabiotech) under the country's Ministry of Health.