Coronavirus: Over 95,000 patients recover in 24 hours, Covid-19 tally crosses 53 lakh
New Delhi/IBNS: In a ray of light for the country of 1.3 billion amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a record 95,880 people who were infected with the virus have recovered in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19 illustrates 'woefully under prepared' world: UN health chief
New York: Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and neglect seen throughout multiple disease outbreaks, the UN health agency chief said on Friday that the new coronavirus has shown that the world was “woefully under prepared”.
Amid COVID-19 horror, Brucellosis outbreak hits thousands after factory leak in China
Beijing: The horror of COVID-19 pandemic is still not over and in such a scenario a new report has emerged that several people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease.
WHO chief makes last push for countries to join multilateral COVID-19 vaccine effort
New York: Countries which have not signed on to a global mechanism that has pledged to provide fair and timely access to a COVID-19 vaccine, are urged to do so before Friday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told a virtual meeting of Member States, held on the eve of the deadline.
New Zealand reports zero coronavirus cases for 1st time in over a month
Wellington/UNI: New Zealand has reported no new cases of coronavirus on Friday, the first time since early August.
Protect health workers to save patients, WHO reiterates on World Patient Safety Day
New York: COVID-19 has reminded the world of the vital role health workers play in relieving suffering and saving lives, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said, underlining the need to ensure their safety and protection.
China leading in COVID-19 vaccine development, has no need to steal foreign data, claims Beijing
Beijing/Sputnik: China is leading in the development of a vaccine against COVID-19 and thus Beijing does not need to steal vaccine-related data from other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday, commenting on media reports claiming that Chinese hackers had allegedly stolen data on coronavirus vaccine development from Spain.
Syria COVID spread may be much higher than figures suggest, Lowcock tells Security Council
New York: Reports from inside Syria are pointing to a much broader spread of COVID-19 than the number of confirmed cases – currently 3,618 – suggests, the UN’s top humanitarian official says.
India reports 96,424 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 52-lakh mark
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, on Friday reported over 96,000 Covid-19 cases pushing the tally of infections beyond the 52-lakh mark.
UN chief: COVID-19 vaccine must be affordable and available to all
New York: The continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to top a long list of global concerns, the UN chief told journalists on Wednesday, noting that “the grimmest of milestones” is upon us.
More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children, says WHO head
New York: More research is needed into factors that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease among children and adolescents, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said, adding that while children may have largely been spared many of the most severe effects, they have suffered in other ways.
Jammu and Kashmir: GMC Anantnag gets ICMR nod for RT-PCR testing
Srinagar: Government Medical College Anantnag will soon be starting the gold-standard RT-PCR testing for COVID19 with Indian Council of Medical Research gave a go-ahead.
UK coronavirus cases rise by 3,395 amid test shortages
London/Xinhua: The number of coronavirus cases in Britain rose by 3,395 on Thursday with 21 more deaths as the country is struggling to cope with test shortages.
WHO alerts weekly cases in Europe eclipse March peak
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organisation(WHO) said on Thursday that there has been a significant increase in the number of weekly COVID cases being reported across Europe and that it has exceeded the numbers reported in March when the pandemic first peaked.
COVID-19: Positive cases cross 6 lakh mark in AP
Vijayawada/UNI: The massive spike of Coronavirus positive cases continued in Andhra Pradesh as the total number of cases have crossed the six lakh mark while 72 more patients died taking the death toll to 5,177.