Hoshiarpur: 31 BSF jawans among 34 found COVID-19 positive
Hoshiarpur/UNI: The Hoshiarpur district reported sudden spike Friday with 34 patients including 31 BSF Jawans testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
WHO concerned about growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are concerned about the growing Ebola outbreak in the northwestern province of Equateur, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as they face critical funding gaps amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency said on Thursday
EU removes Serbia, Montenegro off list of countries approved for entry
Brussels/Xinhua: The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday removed Serbia and Montenegro from its updated list of countries from where citizens are allowed to enter the bloc despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 45,119 as 66 more patients die
London/Xinhua: Another 66 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 45,119, the British Department of Health and Social Care said Thursday.
US breaks record with over 77,000 cases of COVID-19 in one day: Johns Hopkins
New York/Xinhua: The United States reported a record high of more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 3,560,364, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
US registers more than 77,000 COVID-19 cases in single day
Washington/UNI: The United States registered more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a day taking the tally of the country to 3,560,364, as per latest statistics released by the Johns Hopkins University on Friday.
India witnesses highest single-day spike, death toll stands at 25602
New Delhi: Witnessing the highest single-day spike of 34,956 cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India touched 10,03,832, as per data released on Friday.
Kolkata/IBNS: With the highest one-day spike of 1690 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 36,117, including 13,679 active ones, 1023 deaths and 21,415 recoveries, the state health department said on Thursday.
Afghanistan confirms 76 new COVID-19 positive cases
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry has confirmed 76 new cases infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, totalling the number of patients with the virus to 35,070 in the country, a spokesperson for the ministry Masooma Jafari said Thursday.
Our ‘new normal’ requires human contact, UN chief tells youth webinar on mental health
How to adapt and move forward in the new reality of a COVID-19 world was the focus of a UN webinar on Wednesday, which considered how young people can maintain good mental health and a sense of wellbeing.
Pandemic putting immunization gains at risk, UN agencies warn
New York: Disruptions in the delivery of immunization services resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to unravel global gains in reaching more children and young people with a wider range of vaccines, two UN agencies warned on Wednesday.
India's highest single-day spike of over 32k cases shoot up tally to 9,68,876
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded its highest ever single-day spike of 32,695 cases in the past 24 hrs that shot up the coronavirus tally to 9,68,876 on Thursday, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in its daily update.
India's second COVID-19 vaccine 'ZyCoV-D' to start human trials
New Delhi/IBNS: India's second indigenous vaccine to combat coronavirus by pharmaceutical giant Zydus Cadila received the Drug Controller General of India's (DCGI) nod to conduct the phase I/II clinical trials.
Kolkata/IBNS: With the highest single-day spike of 1,589 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has jumped to 34,427 while the Covid-19 death toll in the state has touched 1000 mark with 20 more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, the state health department said on Wednesday.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate touches 63.24 pct
New Delhi: India has recorded 63.24 percent recovery rate of COVID-19 patients, officials said.