COVID-19: West Bengal registers 59 new deaths
Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 6,900 with the death of 59 persons on Sunday, while the tally touched 3,77,651 with 3,987 new confirmed cases.
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 81 lakhs with 46,963 new infections in single day
New Delhi/IBNS: With 46,963 new infections, India Covid-19 tally has risen to over 81.84 lakh cases, the Union Health Ministry bulletin stated on Sunday.
Bangladesh registers 18 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 18 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious: Study
Austin: A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. According to the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal mBIO, that mutation, called D614G, is located in the spike protein that pries open our cells for viral entry.
Sustainable urbanization critical to COVID-19 recovery, better quality of life
New York: Cities will be critical for the world to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the worst recession for decades, according to the latest report published by UN-Habitat, the UN agency working on urban issues.
COVID-19: India's Case Fatality Rate drops below 1.5 percent
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has fallen below 1.5%, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief
New York: With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary care.
India registers 48,268 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 551 deaths
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally on Saturday crossed 8.1 million-mark as the nation registered 48,268 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health data released.
US COVID-19 cases surpass 9 mln: Johns Hopkins University
New York/Xinhua: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 9 million, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Chinese mainland reports 6 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases
Beijing/Xinhua: Six new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that COVID has evoked worldwide interest in Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy to build immunity and search for healthy lifestyle.
Most people mount a strong antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 that does not decline rapidly: Study
The vast majority of individuals infected with mild-to-moderate COVID 19 mount a robust antibody response that is relatively stable for at least five months, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published October 28, in the journal Science.
Pakistan: COVID-19 tally crosses 1,000 mark for first time since July
Islamabad: Showing a slow rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases, the country registered more than 1,000 cases for the first time since July on Oct 29, media reports said on Friday.
India reports over 48,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, active cases fall below 6 lakh
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, reported over 48,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally of infections to 80,88,851.
Israel pledges support for cancer awareness in India
New Delhi/IBNS: The Embassy of Israel in India on Thursday announced its support for a cancer charity in India during the 'World Breast Cancer Awareness Month' amid growing partnership and friendship between Israel and India is expanding to community domains.