India records 46,951 new COVID-19 cases on 'Janata Curfew' anniversary day
Mar 22, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed an alarming spike as 46,951 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Nepal approves emergency use of India's COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN
Mar 22, 2021, at 04:23 am
Kathmandu: Nepal has approved India's COVAXIN COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, media reports said.
Maharashtra clocks over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mar 22, 2021, at 04:05 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra state on Sunday set a new record of detecting 30,535 fresh cases of corona, pushing the total infections in the state to 24,69,682, State Health Department said.
Conduct fine and Rapid Antigen Test on people without mask: DC Srinagar
Mar 22, 2021, at 01:11 am
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Saturday said that following COVID19 safety guidelines is a ‘greater common good’ for all and people must adhere to SOPs as a preventive measure to contain the coronavirus.
Effectiveness of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines creating doubt
Mar 22, 2021, at 12:29 am
Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine prepared by China is triggering doubts across the globe.
Mar 21, 2021, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 77.7% of the new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours.
With 43,846 fresh Covid cases, India witnesses highest daily spike in 4 months
Mar 21, 2021, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, setting another highest daily-spike record in nearly four months, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.
Denmark registers 2nd death after AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot: Reports
Mar 21, 2021, at 03:23 pm
Murmansk, Russia/Sputnik: A second person has died in Denmark shortly after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination, national media reported on Saturday.
Coronavirus: Centre directs states, UTs to enforce Covid protocol strictly amid fresh surge of cases
Mar 21, 2021, at 12:05 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amid rising number of Covid 19 cases in the country, the Centre has asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) to enforce coronavirus safety measure strictly including wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing.
COVID-19: Virus variants, vaccine inequity, contribute to rising caseload
Mar 20, 2021, at 11:02 pm
New York: COVID-19 cases globally are on track to rise for a fourth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
COVID-19 surge: Delhi reports 2 deaths, 813 new cases
Mar 20, 2021, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital Delhi has been burdened with 813 fresh Corona cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to the maximum in the year 2021 since the onset of the disease last year, government source said Saturday.
Spike continues: India records 40,953 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi: India clocked 40,953 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Delhi records over 700 daily cases of Covid-19 for first time this year
Mar 20, 2021, at 05:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital on Friday reported a whopping 700 plus cases of Covid-19 in a 24-hour period for the first time this year.
Sleeping pills lead to memory loss over a longer period: CMRI experts on World Sleep Day
Mar 20, 2021, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least four percent of India's 1.3 billion population suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to doctors at the CMRI Hospital in Kolkata on the World Sleep Day.
Kashmiri doctor's body says COVID-19 likely to stay with us forever
Mar 19, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Srinagar, Mar 19 (UNI) Asserting that COVID-19 could stay with humans forever, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said that virus will become yet another infection joining many other diseases that humanity has learned to live with.
Mar 19, 2021, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh together account 80.63% of the daily new cases.
UK Coronavirus variant found in cat in northern Italy
Mar 19, 2021, at 04:00 pm
Rome/Sputnik: Italy’s Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZSPLV) has detected the UK coronavirus variant in a domestic cat from northern Novara province, marking the first such case in the country.
India continues to witness spike, records 39,726 new COVID-19 cases
Mar 19, 2021, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 39,726 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 154 deaths, maintaining the continuous spike in cases for the past few days.
'AstraZeneca safe but can't rule out link to rare clotting disorder': Europe medical regulator
Mar 19, 2021, at 04:52 am
Amsterdam/IBNS: Europe's medical regulator said Thursday declared the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as "safe and effective".
Maharashtra records highest daily rise in Covid cases with 25,833 fresh infections
Mar 19, 2021, at 03:35 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra recorded 25,833 fresh cases of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, its highest since the pandemic hit the country last year.
Arvind Kejriwal asks Centre to ditch phased age-wise vaccination to curb Covid-19 surge
Mar 18, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today asked the Centre to ease the age restriction for Covid-19 vaccination and allow everyone above 18 to get inoculated. He also claimed his government could vaccinate entire Delhi within three months, if allowed.
COVID-19: India records over 35,000 cases, PM Modi warns of second wave
Mar 18, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday recorded a whopping 35,871 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 1,14,74,605, while the death toll soared to 1,59,216 with 172 more fatalities making it the highest splurge in cases after 100 days.
Delhi reports over 500 Covid-19 cases in single day, highest since Jan 1
Mar 18, 2021, at 04:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital recorded more than 500 coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time since Jan 1 on Wednesday, along with three deaths, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in some parts of the country.
Maharashtra registers 23,179 new coronavirus cases, 84 deaths in last 24 hours
Mar 18, 2021, at 03:01 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra registered 23,179 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday alone, nearly 30 per cent higher than the day before, amid a spike in COVID-19 infections in some parts of the country, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as an 'emerging second peak'.
COVID: Aurangabad to impose Sec 144 from Mar 19
Mar 17, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As Aurangabad faces a surge in COVID cases, the district administration on Wednesday announced prohibitory orders, which will come into effect from March 19.
COVID mass vaccination may begin in Bhutan from March 18
Mar 17, 2021, at 09:50 pm
Bhutan is planning to start COVID-19 mass vaccination from March 18, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH), though the date is yet to be finalized.
Mar 17, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat andTamil Nadu continue to report a high number of daily new cases. They collectively account for 71.10% of the 28,903 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
China: Research group finds 24 previously unknown bat coronaviruses
Mar 17, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Beijing: A group of researchers have found 24 previously unknown bat coronaviruses – four of them related to the strain which causes Covid-19 – all within a radius of less than 4 km in southwestern China, media reports said.
Keep mothers and newborns together, new health research says
Mar 17, 2021, at 08:57 pm
New York: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, highlighted the risks of separating newborns from mothers, with new research showing that up to 125,000 lives could be saved by keeping them together to ensure skin-to-skin contact.
India records 28,903 fresh COVID-19 infections in past 24 hours
Mar 17, 2021, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed the highest daily spike of COVID-19 cases in recent times as the country recorded 28,903 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.