COVID-19 ravages Nepal: 214 new deaths recorded in past 24 hours
May 18, 2021, at 12:00 am
Kathmandu: Nepal's battle against COVID-19 continues as the Himalayan nation registered 214 fatalities due to coronavirus and 9,198 fresh cases.
May 17, 2021, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union health ministry on Sunday said that the online appointments, already made for the second dose of the Covishield vaccine, will not be cancelled on Co-WIN platform.
Slight dip: India records 2.81 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
May 17, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: Giving a slight ray of hope, India's COVID-19 daily count dropped below the 3 lakh mark for the first time since Apr 21.
Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, UNICEF chief says ahead of G7 summit
May 17, 2021, at 03:18 pm
New York: The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have access to vaccines, the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Monday in a bid to get richer nations to share their excess doses.
India will complete administering 51.6 crore vaccine doses by July-end
May 16, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India will complete administering 51.6 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of July, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
Delhi records 6,456 Coronavirus cases, 262 deaths
May 16, 2021, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi recorded 6,456 cases of COVID-19 and 262 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said here on Sunday.
India records 3.11 fresh Covid cases, 4,077 deaths in last 24 hours
May 16, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported a slight dip in the Covid cases with 3.11 lakh fresh infections in the last 24 hours. With these, the overall caseload in the Asian country touched 2.46 crore.
India receives second batch of Russia's Sputnik-V Covid vaccine
May 16, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The second batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday, Russian Ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev, said.
Covid-19: Misuse of steroids responsible for growing mucormycosis cases, says AIIMS chief
May 16, 2021, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: AIIMS director Dr. Randeep Guleria on Saturday said misuse of steroids is the main cause behind the cases of mucormycosis infection commonly known as the 'Black Fungus' as he warned against the rise in the rare infection.
Uttar Pradesh records 12,547 COVID-19 cases, 281 deaths
May 15, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh recorded 12,547 COVID-19 cases and 281 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: First of multiple SMC COVID wellness centers getting ready in Srinagar
May 15, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The first of multiple Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) wellness centers with all facilities is getting ready for augmenting the bed capacity of summer capital of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi witnesses fresh 6,430 COVID-19 cases
May 15, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi recorded 6,430 cases of COVID-19 and 337 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said here on Saturday.
India witnesses slight fall in Covid cases
May 15, 2021, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday registered a slight decline of 31,091 Corona cases in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 18 crore
May 15, 2021, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 18 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
India reports 3.26 lakh Covid-19 cases, 3,890 deaths in 24 hours
May 15, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Reporting the lowest daily cases in 18 days, India, which is massively hit by the second wave of Novel Coronavirus, added 3.26 lakh new infections on Saturday.
Sniffer dogs to screen Covid-infected people at Islamabad Airport
May 15, 2021, at 01:01 pm
Authorities in Pakistan have decided to deploy trained sniffer dogs at Islamabad International Airport to detected people infected with Covid-19 coming from abroad, reported Dawn.
Covid pandemic to be far more deadly this year, warns WHO chief
May 15, 2021, at 05:18 am
Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday warned that the second year of the Coronavirus pandemic is going to be far more deadly than the first.
Jammu and Kashmir: 50,000 Covishield vaccine doses reach Srinagar
May 15, 2021, at 05:10 am
Srinagar: A fresh consignment of 50,000 Covishield vaccine doses from Serum Institute of India, Pune arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Brionia is latest homeopathic medicine against COVID19, says Dr Samit Ghosh of NIH
May 15, 2021, at 03:37 am
Kolkata: Brionia is the latest homeopathy medicine which is successfully working against the spread of COVID 19 virus, claims Dr Samit Ghosh, OPD in-charge of National Institute of Homeopathy.
May 14, 2021, at 08:14 pm
Hyderabad: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Friday announced that the first consignment of imported doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine that landed in India on May 1, received regulatory clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, on May 13.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan tweets advice to detect, manage Black Fungus
May 14, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday tweeted his advice to the people to detect and manage Black Fungus.
India registers 343,144 new Covid-19 cases, 4000 deaths
May 14, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi: India on Friday registered 343,144 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Vaccines' effectiveness on Indian variant of Covid remains uncertain: WHO
May 14, 2021, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed uncertainty about the effectiveness of vaccines on the Indian variant of coronavirus, which it had already claimed to be deadlier and more infectious.
Centre, Bharat Biotech invite vaccine makers to manufacture Covaxin to scale up production
May 14, 2021, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government and Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech are willing to invite other companies which want to produce Covaxin to help meet the shortage in production, a top government advisor said on Thursday.
Mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses can increase chance of reactions, says study
May 14, 2021, at 02:24 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Early results from a United Kingdom (U.K.) study, which is being watched closely by health officials in Canada and beyond has indicated that mixing different types of COVID-19 vaccines for two doses can increase the chance of someone having mild or moderate reactions like fatigue, headache or a fever.
Goa to launch Covid 19 vaccination drive for 18-44 age group on May 15
May 14, 2021, at 01:31 am
Panaji/UNI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the state government would launch Covid 19 vaccination drive for the 18-44 group on May 15.
Govt panel recommends vaccination for Covid patients after 6 months of recovery
May 13, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: People infected with Covid-19 should go for vaccination six months after recovery, according to the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) that held a meeting recently, said media reports.
eOnz Elite Smartwatch launched by OSS Infocom can monitor oxygen saturation level
May 13, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: OSS Infocom, exclusive importer and authorized distributor for LetsBfit Wellness Inc. Canada, has recently launched the eOnz Elite Smartwatch in India.
Indian drug regulator DGCI clears Covaxin phase 2, 3 clinical trials for children
May 13, 2021, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's drug regulator body has cleared the second and third phase of clinical trials of indigenous anti-Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, for children, media reports said.
India reports 3.62 lakh new Covid-19 cases, over 4,000 deaths in 24 hours
May 13, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 3.62 lakh new Covid-19 cases and over 4,000 deaths apparently due to the virus were reported in massively Coronavirus-hit Asian country India on Thursday.