New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa
Nov 18, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New York: Some 10,000 health workers will be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through a partnership between the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and Laerdal Global Health, the non-profit arm of a Norwegian company that provides innovative training, educational and therapy solutions for emergency medical care and patient safety.
‘Full scale’ humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia’s Tigray: UNHCR
Nov 18, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York: A “full-scale humanitarian crisis” is unfolding as thousands of refugees flee ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region each day to seek safety in eastern Sudan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday.
WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer, saving millions of lives
Nov 18, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) set out a strategy on Tuesday for eliminating cervical cancer, which would avoid the death of an estimated five million women and girls from the disease, by 2050.
Nov 18, 2020, at 02:23 pm
Results from an early-phase randomised clinical trial of a Chinese vaccine candidate based on the inactivated whole SARS-CoV-2 virus (CoronaVac) are published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, finding the formulation appears safe and induces an antibody response in healthy volunteers aged 18 to 59 years.
India records around 30,000 COVID-19 cases for past two days
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: India has been recording around 30,000 daily new cases for the last two consecutive days. 29,163 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The country has also seen less than 50,000 daily new cases being registered continuously for the past ten days, as per Indian Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday.
World Health Organisation praises UP for Covid-19 management
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised Uttar Pradesh Government for its COVID-19 management strategy.
Seoul to raise social distancing level due to increase in new COVID-19 cases - Reports
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: The authorities of South Korea's capital, Seoul, will raise the social distancing level amid a rise in new COVID-19 cases in and around the city, the Yonhap news agency reported.
France closer to regaining control over pandemic - French Health Minister
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France is gradually gaining control over the COVID-19 virus, which is still active, but has been in decline over the last few weeks, French Health Minister Olivier Veran told the RMC broadcaster on Tuesday.
Pfizer launches pilot COVID-19 vaccine distribution preparedness program in 4 US states
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced in a press release on Tuesday it was launching a pilot program that aims to inform the delivery and distribution of its coronavirus vaccine in the US states of Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico and Tennessee.
Russian watchdog reports Coronavirus mutations in Siberia
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:12 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The chief of the Russian public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Tuesday that some mutations of the coronavirus were registered in Siberia.
India's daily COVID-19 cases remained below 30,000 for the first time in four months
Nov 17, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 daily figures remained below the 30,000 mark for the first time in over four months.
New Delhi: Two suspected militants held
Nov 17, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With the arrest of two suspected militants from the national capital, Delhi Police Special Cell has foiled a likely terror strike.
Vaccine by itself will not end coronavirus pandemic: WHO Chief
Nov 17, 2020, at 04:20 am
Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic and cannot replace the other tools.
UK government in talks with US biotech firm Moderna on access to COVID-19 vaccine
Nov 17, 2020, at 01:18 am
London/Sputnik: The UK government said on Monday that it is in advanced discussions to get access to the COVID-19 vaccine candidate being developed by US company Moderna, which, according to the firm, has proved to be nearly 95 percent effective at the clinical trials.
Pakistan witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases, Imran Khan urges people to follow SOPs
Nov 17, 2020, at 12:37 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases and even PM Imran Khan on Monday urged people to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) to tackle the situation.
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine shows nearly 95 pct efficiency
Nov 16, 2020, at 11:41 pm
London: Moderna, Inc, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, on Monday said its vaccine candidate against COVID-19 has shown 94.5 percent efficiency.
UK to run final stage clinical trial of Janssen´s COVID-19 vaccine candidate - Government
Nov 16, 2020, at 11:09 pm
London/Sputnik: The COVID-19 vaccine candidate being developed by the pharmaceutical company Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will begin its phase three clinical trial across the United Kingdom on Monday with 6,000 voluntaries, the UK government announced.
UK Prime Minister says he Feels 'great' after being in contact with COVID-19 case
Nov 16, 2020, at 11:07 pm
London/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said on Monday that he feels “great” and “bursting with antibodies” after he was told to self-isolate for 14 days because he was in contact with a person who tested positive for the COVID-19.
South Australia to impose temporary COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday - Premier
Nov 16, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Starting Tuesday, the Australian state of South Australia will be enforcing new restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19, which will last for about two weeks, Premier Steven Marshall said Monday.
'No lockdown in Delhi': Minister Satyendar Jain amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Nov 16, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite a steep rise in Covid-19 cases in the national capital over the last several days, Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said no lockdown will be imposed in the union territory at a time several socio-economic aspects of lives have been reopened following the national shutdown.
India registers 435 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Nov 16, 2020, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India registered 30,548 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest figure in past four months, and 435 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per government data released on Monday.
Venezuela expects first deliveries of Russian SputnikV vaccine in January: Vice President
Nov 16, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Buones Aires/Sputnik: The supply of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 to Venezuela is expected in January 2021, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said.
Global COVID-19 case count tops 54 million : Johns Hopkins University
Nov 16, 2020, at 01:18 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the global scale has surpassed 54 million, the latest data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Coronavirus Resource Center showed on Sunday.
Amit Shah to chair meeting with Delhi CM over Covid-19 situation
Nov 15, 2020, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As the number of Coronavirus infection cases are increasing rapidly in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a review meeting on Sunday to assess the situation in the national Capital with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Health Minister Satyendra Jain and top officials.
India's coronavirus tally touches 88.14 lakh with over 41000 fresh cases
Nov 15, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With a fresh jump of 41,100 cases in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus count has touched 88.14 lakh, the Union Health Minister said in a bulletin on Sunday.
Polio: First ever vaccine listed under WHO emergency use
Nov 14, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Geneva: WHO on Friday listed the nOPV2 vaccine (Bio Farma, Indonesia) for emergency use to address the rising cases of a vaccine-derived polio strain in a number of African and East Mediterranean countries.
Yellow fever outbreak kills 76 in Nigeria
Nov 14, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Lagos/Xinhua: A yellow fever outbreak has killed 76 in three states in Nigeria for the first 10-day period of November, local health officials said Friday.
Italy adds more 'red zones' as COVID-19 infections soar
Nov 14, 2020, at 09:31 pm
Rome/UNI: The Italian government on Friday announced that it was increasing the number of coronavirus high risk "red zones" as record number of new cases across the country rose exponentially.
Diabetes increasing COVID risks, showing need to strengthen health systems
Nov 14, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New York: As the number of people with diabetes surges, many are at “increased risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19”, the UN chief said in his message for World Diabetes Day, on Saturday.
COVID-19: Consequences of ‘chronic under-investment in public health’ laid bare: Tedros
Nov 14, 2020, at 04:02 pm
New York: A global chronic under-investment in public health has been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, which must now lead to a major re-think in how all societies value health, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.