US could see mid-January COVID-19 spike due to holiday gatherings: Top pandemic official
Dec 08, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New York/Sputnik: The United States is likely to see a major spike in coronavirus infections in mid-January stemming from year-end holidays in 2020, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said Monday.
India records 26,567 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 08, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 26,567 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 97,03,770.
After Pfizer and Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI approval for emergency use of Covaxin
Dec 08, 2020, at 04:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Pfizer and Serum Institute, Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech has sought approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the emergency use authorisation (EUA) of its Covid-19 vaccine-Covaxin, media reports said.
Pakistan struggles against rise in COVID-19 cases, positivity rate nears 10 percent
Dec 07, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is struggling against COVID-19 surge in the nation and the positivity rate is now nearing 10 percent.
India' COVID-19 daily fatalities fall below 400 after 157 days
Dec 07, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi: India has reported a landmark achievement today. India’s total Active Caseload has fallen below the 4 lakh mark today to 3,96,729.
Serum Institute applies for emergency approval of Covishield
Dec 07, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied for an emergency approval from the Indian government of its vaccine against Covid-19, named Covishield.
India registers 32981 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 07, 2020, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 32,981 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, official data released on Monday.
More than 67 million COVID-19 cases now confirmed globally: Johns Hopkins University
Dec 07, 2020, at 03:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 67 million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center.
UK imposes restrictions on bird keepers after discovering more Avian Flu cases
Dec 07, 2020, at 03:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: More cases of bird flu have been detected in the United Kingdom, prompting the authorities to obligate all bird keepers to keep them indoors at all times beginning from December 14, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said in a press release.
India's active Covid-19 caseload drops to 4,03,248, lowest in 4 months
Dec 06, 2020, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's total active Covid-19 caseload dropped to 4,03,248, the lowest in 137 days amid registration of fresh infections of 36,011 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry bulletin said on Sunday.
India's active Covid-19 caseload drops to 4,03,248, lowest in 4 months
Dec 06, 2020, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's total active Covid-19 caseload dropped to 4,03,248, the lowest in 137 days amid registration of fresh infections of 36,011 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry bulletin said on Sunday.
Govt begins preparations for introduction of COVID vaccine in J&K
Dec 05, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Srinagar: With the constitution of 12-member Block Level Task Forces, J&K Government has begun preparation for introduction of COVID-19 vaccine in the Union Territory.
India fights COVID-19: Daily recoveries outnumber new cases for last 8 days successively
Dec 05, 2020, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi: India’s total Active Caseload has dropped below 4.10 lakh (4,09,689) today. This is the lowest after 136 days. The total active cases were 4,11,133, on 22nd July, 2020.
Bangladesh reports 1,888 fresh nCoV cases, 35 deaths
Dec 05, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh logged an additional 35 deaths and 1,888 infections from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on Saturday, taking the death toll to 6,807 and infections to 475,991.
Serbia to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination program in early 2021
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Belgrade/Sputnik: Serbia expects to begin its mass vaccination program against COVID-19 in the first few months of 2021, Mirsad Djerlek, state secretary at the Serbian Ministry of Health, said on Saturday, adding that experts are currently studying Russia's Sputnik V as well as a candidate vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Russia begins vaccination for COVID-19 virus in Moscow
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia on Saturday started its vaccination programme for COVID-19, with clinics in the capital Moscow inoculating those most at risk from the virus.
NHS England issues call to start staffing COVID-19 vaccination points by Dec 14: Reports
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Public health officials in England have called on general practitioners to begin staffing local COVID-19 vaccination centers by December 14, the Sky News broadcaster reports, citing a letter sent to doctors.
Pakistan registers over 3,000 COVID-19 cases
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Novel Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged by 3,119 in the past 24 hours, the third day that the number of daily infection increased by more than 3,000, the National Command and Operations Centre said on Saturday.
Bahrain approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Manama/IBNS: Bahrain became the second country in the world to approve an emergency use of the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.
Scientists optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines for all
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New York: Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people everywhere will have access to safe and effective treatments against a disease which has disrupted the entire planet.
It isn’t over: WHO concerned at ‘growing perception’ COVID pandemic is passing
Dec 05, 2020, at 03:58 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on Friday over the “growing perception” that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, despite exploding infection rates in some countries and enormous pressure growing on health services.
COVID-19: India records over 36,000 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 05, 2020, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 36,652 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of instances in the nation to 96,08,211.
Dec 05, 2020, at 06:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India is the biggest buyer of Coronavirus vaccine in the world with 1.6 billion doses to cover 800 million people, according to a study based on countries across the globe, said media reports, adding that the government Friday decided to inoculate health workers, armed forces, police personnel, and municipal workers first.
COVID-19 recovery, focus of UN General Assembly special session
Dec 04, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Nations united on Thursday for a special session of the UN General Assembly to survey the wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflect on the best response, and forge a path to better days ahead.
India reports over 36,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, 540 deaths
Dec 04, 2020, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country which has been severely battered by the Novel Coronavirus, on Friday reported over 36,000 new infections and 540 deaths due to the disease.
Facebook to remove 'false claims' on COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Washington/UNI: Facebook and its subsidiary, Instagram, plan to remove posts with what they consider to be false information or conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines, the company said.
Pfizer to only get half of COVID-19 vaccines out this year due to logistics: Reports
Dec 04, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US drug giant Pfizer expects to ship just about half of the COVID-19 vaccines it originally planned for this year because of supply-chain problems, although it still expects to roll out more than a billion doses in 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Dec 04, 2020, at 04:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Three senior West Bengal physicians, including Kolkata's College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital's principal Hasi Dasgupta, succumbed to the novel coronavirus on Thursday, reports said.
Dabur, Patanjali reject CSE report claiming sugar syrup found in honey
Dec 04, 2020, at 12:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Dabur and Patanjali have rejected a recent Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report which claimed sugar cyrup was found in honey manufactured by several leading Indian brands.
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 95 lakh with over 35,000 new cases in 24 hours
Dec 03, 2020, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Novel Coronavirus tally on Thursday crossed 95 lakh with the reporting of over 35,000 new infections in the last 24 hours.