India: Over 83,000 new COVID-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
New Delhi: India registered 83, 809 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday revealed.
Countries must ‘get their hands dirty’ to stem COVID and prevent future pandemics
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, unleashing catastrophic health, social and economic consequences along with irreparable harm to humanity, according to UN-backed report published on Monday.
COVID-19: 11 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Beijing/Xinhua: The National Health Commission said Tuesday that 11 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Monday.
Manish Sisodia self isolates after testing Covid-19 positive
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday informed that he is self-isolating after testing positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.
COVID-19 comes from Wuhan lab: Chinese virologist claims
A Chinese virologist has claimed that she has scientific proof that the COVID-19 virus originated from a Wuhan laboratory.
Pune: Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, has said it will take four to five years until everyone gets the COVID-19 vaccine on this planet.
India reports over 92,000 Covid-19 cases, 1,136 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Monday reported 92,071 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections to cross 48-lakh mark.
New Zealand prolongs COVID-19 restrictions for one more week
Wellington/Sputnik: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday an extension of coronavirus restrictions for one more week, until September 21.
Meghalaya: 30 Raj Bhavan staffers test positive for COVID-19, Governor not infected
Shillong/UNI: About thirty staff members at Raj Bhavan here have contracted COVID-19, while Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has tested negative for the viral infection, Raj Bhavan officials said on Sunday.
COVID-19 toll in West Bengal touches 3,945
Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 3,945 with the death of 58 persons on Sunday , while the tally touched 2,02,708 with 3215 new confirmed cases.
Chinese mainland reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 10 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,635, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
Bangladesh adds 1,476 COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh recorded 1,476 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths in the past 24 hours, Directorate General of Health Services said on Sunday.
Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred hospitalised Coronavirus patients
New York: As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax – a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.
India records 94,372 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,114 deaths in last 24 hrs
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported a single-day spike of 94,372 cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours pushing the country's total tally to 47,54,356, the Union Health Ministry revealed on Sunday morning.
Brazil reports more than 33,500 new COVID-19 cases
Rio De Janeiro/UNI: Brazil confirmed 33,523 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, along with more than 800 new deaths in that period, the country’s Health Ministry informs.