Karnataka reports 11,265 Covid cases, highest one-day spike this year
Apr 15, 2021, at 04:52 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka reported the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases this year by recording 11,265 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Delhi reports over 17000 fresh Covid cases setting a new single-day record
Apr 15, 2021, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital logged more than 17,000 fresh cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, setting another record in single-day infections since the pandemic stuck in Delhi last year.
IIT Kharagpur model shows SARS-CoV-2 alters lung cell metabolism, could help therapeutics
Apr 15, 2021, at 02:36 am
Kharagpur/IBNS: A research model developed by IIT Kharagpur researchers predicting alteration in metabolic reaction rates of lung cells post SARS-CoV-2 infection is expected to lead to a better understanding of metabolic reprogramming and aid the development of better therapeutics to deal with the viral pandemics, according to the researchers.
Denmark permanently drops AstraZeneca vaccine's use over rare side effects
Apr 15, 2021, at 02:23 am
Denmark/IBNS: Denmark on Tuesday announced it would stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine permanently, becoming the first European country to do so over suspected rare but serious side effects.
Remdesivir prices to go below Rs 3,500, assures minister: Report
Apr 15, 2021, at 12:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday that the manufacturers of Remdesivir have decided to reduce the price of the anti-viral drug to less than Rs 3,500 by the end of the current week, said media reports.
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 11crores
Apr 14, 2021, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi: The total number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 11 Cr today on the fourth day of the Tika Utsav.
WHO and partners urge countries to halt sales of wild mammals at food markets
Apr 14, 2021, at 04:24 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called for countries to suspend sales of live wild mammals in traditional food markets, also known as “wet markets”, in efforts to prevent the emergence of new deadly diseases, such as COVID-19.
Massive Spike: India reports 1,84,372 new COVID-19 cases, 1027 deaths
Apr 14, 2021, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi: India reported 1,84,372 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking a sharp rise in daily case count, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Argentine scientists say one dose of Russia's Sputnik V develops high immune response
Apr 14, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V prompts a high immune response even with a single dose, a study by Argentine scientists and cited by the country's government on Tuesday, has shown.
Haridwar reports 1000 Covid cases in nearly 2 days amid Kumbh Mela
Apr 14, 2021, at 05:11 am
Haridwar/IBNS: Uttarakhand's Haridwar reported 594 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the active caseload of the city to 2,812, as thousands gathered to Mahakumbh.
US health regulator calls for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine use after cases of rare blood clots
Apr 14, 2021, at 04:27 am
Washington/IBNS: US's federal health officials on Tuesday called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after several cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot were reported among 6.8 million people who received the vaccine.
India clears way for foreign-made Covid vaccines, invites applications
Apr 14, 2021, at 02:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has decided to fast-track the emergency approval of foreign-made vaccines against coronavirus amid the whopping surge in infections across the country.
Maharashtra: Four Covid patients die due to lack of oxygen in Nagpur
Apr 14, 2021, at 01:48 am
Nagpur/UNI: Four Covid patients allegedly died due to lack of oxygen availability at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital here on Tuesday, sources said.
China's Finance Ministry says fined 19 Pharmaceutical companies for inflating drug prices
Apr 13, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The Chinese Ministry of Finance has fined 19 pharmaceutical companies for violating the country's accounting law and artificially inflating prices for medicines, according to the ministry's website.
Apr 13, 2021, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi: The Union Government has been leading the fight against COVID-19 with a proactive and ‘Whole of Government’ approach, with focus on containment, surveillance, testing, COVID Appropriate Behaviour and vaccination.
COVID ‘long way from over’ as cases and deaths surge: WHO
Apr 13, 2021, at 04:31 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is “a long way from over” but there are many reasons to be optimistic and it’s possible the pandemic can be brought under control “within months”, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday.
India records 1,61,736 new COVID-19 cases, 879 deaths in past 24 hours
Apr 13, 2021, at 02:58 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,61,736 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 879 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, as per the data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Coronavirus: 9 patients die due to shortage of oxygen at Palghar in Maharashtra
Apr 13, 2021, at 02:20 pm
Palghar/UNI: Nine Covid patients died on Monday at two different hospitals at Nalla Sopara town of Palghar in Maharashtra, officials said.
India surpasses Brazil with 1.35 crore overall cases of Covid-19
Apr 13, 2021, at 05:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India overtook Brazil on Monday to become the second-worst hit country globally in terms of Covid-19 infections as the South Asian nation bears the brunt of a second wave of the deadly virus owing to crowded election rallies in several states, religious festivals and relaxed attitudes by the people.
COVID-19 cases surge in Karnataka, nearly 10k infected in past 24 hrs
Apr 13, 2021, at 04:50 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka on Monday reported 9,579 fresh cases of the Covid-19 in the last 24-hours taking the total number of people infected from the pandemic disease to 10,74,869.
Kerala's vaccine stocks will last only three more days: CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Centre
Apr 13, 2021, at 04:38 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala's Covid-19 vaccine stocks will last only three more days and the state needs at least 50 lakh doses soon, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written in a letter to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
Jammu and Kashmir: Process begins to appoint first executive director for AIIMS Kashmir
Apr 13, 2021, at 12:42 am
Srinagar: The central government has set ball rolling for the appointment of first executive director to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), coming up at Awantipora in southern Kashmir.
India approves Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine: Reports
Apr 12, 2021, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of central government on Monday gave its nod for the emergency use authorization of the Russia's COVID-19 vaccine SPUTNIK V, sources said.
India records 1,68,912 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 904 deaths
Apr 12, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,68,912 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Central teams to Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab submit report on Covid measures
Apr 12, 2021, at 05:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central teams sent to Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh earlier last week have found marked lack of compliance to Covid-appropriate behaviour, apart from issues like lack of RT-PCR testing facilities, shortage of healthcare workers and attacks on healthcare workers, said media reports.
Karnataka reports over 10,000 fresh COVID cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 04:08 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Despite the state government clamping night curfew in districts with high numbers of COVID-19 cases, the number of fresh pandemic cases surged past 10,000 in the last 24-hours in Karnataka.
Kerala reports 6,986 new COVID cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 04:02 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Covid-19 was detected in 6,986 persons in Kerala on Sunday while 2,358 patients have recovered from the disease, Health Minister KK Shailaja said.
Maharashtra records 63,294 fresh Covid-19 cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 03:36 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra recorded new 63,294 coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the tally to 3,407,245, according to the state’s health department bulletin.
India bans export of antiviral drug Remdesivir amid steep rise in Covid-19 cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 02:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has banned the export of antiviral drug Remdesivir and and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) due to massive jump in coronavirus cases in the country.
Pakistan records highest single-day COVID-19 deaths
Apr 12, 2021, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded the highest single-day deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours which stood at 114, media reports said.