J&K achieves single digit neonatal mortality rate
Dec 13, 2020, at 04:55 am
Jammu/UNI: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has shown a record improvement in the last 3 years in key maternal and child health indicators as per the latest report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS5) conducted by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 death toll crosses 7000
Dec 12, 2020, at 11:39 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 34 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country over 7000, media reports said.
India’s sustained decline of active COVID-19 caseload continues; drops below 3.6 lakh
Dec 12, 2020, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi: India’s trajectory of active cases continues to follow a steadily dipping path. The total Active Caseload has dropped below 3.6 lakh (3,59,819) on Saturday.
COVID-19 shows ‘urgent need’ for solidarity, UN chief tells Nobel forum
Dec 12, 2020, at 03:55 pm
India records 30,005 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 12, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi: India registered 30,005 COVID-19 cases in the psat 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
US FDA authorizes emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine: Reports
Dec 12, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an authorization for the emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine against the coronavirus, The New York Times newspaper reported citing its sources.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tests positive for Covid-19
Dec 12, 2020, at 02:32 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced on Friday that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and is in home isolation with mild symptoms of the viral infection.
Dec 12, 2020, at 12:07 am
New Delhi: India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval from Indian Drug regulators to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trial.
First in India malarial parasite 'plasmodium ovale' detected in Kerala
Dec 11, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A new genus of malarial parasite called plasmodium ovale has been found in Kerala, state's health minister KK Shailaja said.
AstraZeneca accepts cooperation offer from Russian Covid vaccine developers
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca accepted cooperation offer from developers of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to study Covid-19 vaccine combinations, AstraZeneca said Friday.
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:12 pm
London: Alcohol-based han d sanitizer—the kind specifically recommended by the CDC to tackle the novel coronavirus—has become a hot commodity this year, resulting in a shortage of the alcohol used as an ingredient in a range of medical products.
Apollo Hospitals and CSIR-CCMB join to manufacture and commercialise COVID-19 test kits
Dec 11, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: To contain the spread of COVID-19 virus, it is important to increase the rate of testing and to meet this target, CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd has entered into a collaboration for joint manufacturing and commercialization of an innovative dry swab test.
Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before: UN health agency
Dec 11, 2020, at 04:11 pm
New York: Non-communicable diseases account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase from two decades ago, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally, a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) study has found.
India registers 29398 new COVID-19 cases, 414 deaths
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi: India, one of the worst COVID-19 hit nations in the world, registered 29,398 infections in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Meghalaya constitutes task force for COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 11, 2020, at 01:43 am
Shillong/UNI: In view of the anticipated early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the country, the Meghalaya Government has constituted a task force to ensure inter-departmental coordination with all line departments, mobilize resources and follow up on related activities in the state.
Australia and India partner on COVID-19 research
Dec 10, 2020, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi/Canberra: Australian and Indian researchers will work together to advance COVID-19 screening and study the future health effects of the virus, after a nearly $4 million investment by the Morrison Government.
24 more test positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal, tally mounts to 16461
Dec 10, 2020, at 06:28 pm
As many as 24 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 16461.
24 new cases, two deaths recorded in Puducherry
Dec 10, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Coronavirus infection continued in the downward trend in the Union territory with just 24 persons tested positive in the last 24 hours, ending at 10 AM, on Thursday.
Covid-19: 562 new cases in Thane
Dec 10, 2020, at 06:21 pm
As many as 562 fresh cases of Corona were recorded in the past 24 hours pushing the tally to 2,34,347 in Thane district, an official at the district headquarters said on Thursday .
Delhi registers 2463 new COVID cases, Thane reports 562 new cases
Dec 10, 2020, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (UNI) Continuing with the downward trend in the fresh COVID-19cases, the city on Wednesday clocked a spike of 2,463 new cases, the state health bulletin said here.
India reports over 31,000 new Covid-19 cases, 412 deaths in 24 hours
Dec 10, 2020, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, on Thursday reported over 31,000 new Covid-19 cases and 412 deaths apparently due to the virus.
Dec 10, 2020, at 12:16 am
London: Interim results of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials find that the vaccine protects against symptomatic disease in 70% of cases – with vaccine efficacy of 62% for those given two full doses, and of 90% in those given a half then a full dose (both trial arms pre-specified in the pooled analysis).
Dec 09, 2020, at 10:58 pm
London: COVID-19 cases and outbreaks were low among staff and students in schools and nurseries in England that re-opened during the summer half-term after lockdown, according to research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Here is How Telehealth is Going to Be the Wave of the Future
Dec 09, 2020, at 06:35 pm
The need of the hour is effective healthcare solutions, and as the world comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, we are once again reminded of the need for better healthcare systems, both domestically and around the world.
New WHO campaign to help COVID-era quitters kick the habit
Dec 09, 2020, at 05:18 pm
New York: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, announced the start of a year-long global campaign to help people quit tobacco, with millions citing the threat of COVID-19 as a new incentive to give up the habit.
India registers over 32,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 09, 2020, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi: India, one of the worst COVID-19 hit nations in the world, registered 32,080 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
CSE rebuts statement issued by Chinese company which exports sugar syrup to India
Dec 09, 2020, at 05:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has rebutted a statement issued by Chinese company Wuhu Deli Foods on Monday, which has criticised CSE’s recent investigation into adulteration in honey and the role played by Chinese companies in selling sugar syrup in India.
One crore health workers will get priority in vaccination against Covid-19: Centre
Dec 09, 2020, at 04:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday stated that about one crore health workers in the country will be given priority in vaccination against Covid-19 and that the government developed a digital platform for real-time monitoring of the same.
Pakistan registers 89 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Dec 08, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 89 new deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Prioritize health workers, at-risk groups, for COVID-19 vaccines: WHO chief
Dec 08, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New York: As countries plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days, weeks and months, health workers and other at-risk populations should be prioritized for vaccination, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.