Wockhardt announces COVID-19 vaccine partnership with UK Govt
Mumbai/UNI: Pharma major, Wockhardt on Monday said that it has entered into an agreement with the UK Government to fill finish COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19: Three areas in Gorakhpur to face complete lockdown from Aug 4-10
Gorakhpur/UNI: With 217 more cases being identified in the past 24 hours and amidst the spike in the number of infections, three police station areas of Gorakhpur will observe a complete lockdown from August 4-10.
Three Gambian cabinet ministers test positive for COVID-19 - Presidential Office
Moscow/Sputnik: The Gambian presidential office announced on Monday that the country's ministers of finance, energy and agriculture tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 : 1178 new cases detected in Assam, death toll rises to 105
Guwahati/IBNS: With four more deaths, the COVID-19 toll in Assam has mounted to 105.
Indian Vision Institute launches National Children’s Eye Health and Safety Campaign
New Delhi/IBNS: India Vision Institute (IVI) has launched a For Our Children campaign during August to focus attention on children’s eye health.
China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases
Wuhan/Xinhua: No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.
COVID-19 death toll in India touches 38135
India registered 771 new deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 to 38135, as per Ministry of Health website.
Global COVID-19 tally exceed 18 mln - Johns Hopkins University
New York/UNI Global COVID-19 cases have surpassed 18 million reaching 18,002,567, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center.
China registers 43 new COVID-19 cases, 11 asymptomatic cases over 24-Hour Period
Beijing/Sputnik: China registered 43 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, 10 COVID-19 patients recovered over that period, which is four less than the day before, the country’s National Health Commission said on Monday.
COVID-19: West Bengal sees highest one-day jump of 2739 cases, 49 deaths
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 2739 infections and 49 deaths, West Bengal's Covid-19 tally has mounted to 75,516, including 21,108 active cases, 1678 fatalities and 52,730 discharges, reports said on Sunday.
Another Kolkata traffic cop succumbs to COVID-19, 8th fatality in the force
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police on Sunday reported its eighth Covid-19 fatality as a traffic constable posted in Jorabagan Traffic Guard succumbed to coronavirus.
No end in sight to COVID crisis, and its impact will last for ‘decades to come’: WHO
New York: Expressing “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts”, the emergency committee convened by the UN health agency’s chief, made it clear that there is not yet an end in sight to the public health crisis that has so far infected more than 17 million and killed over 650,000 people.
Breastfeeding ‘for a healthier planet’
New York: World Breastfeeding Week got underway on Saturday, with the UN urging communities everywhere to “support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. Health agency (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a joint call for governments to protect and promote women’s access to skilled breastfeeding counselling - a critical component of breastfeeding support.
COVID-19: Bangladesh registers 22 deaths in past 24 hours
Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 22 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
BCG vaccine can slow Covid spread, prevent deaths: Study
Washington/IBNS: A study published in American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has said that the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin or BCG vaccine slows down the rate of coronavirus infection spread and prevents deaths due to the disease, adding that its impact is prominent in the first 30 days of vaccination.