India registers 43893 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 508 deaths
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India registered 43893 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Wednesday.
Spanish doctors stage first nationwide strike in 25 years over working conditions
Oct 28, 2020, at 02:37 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: Doctors in Spain on Tuesday staged their first nationwide strike in 25 years, voicing their disapproval with the government's failure to improve their working conditions and a new decree that allows workers to be transferred to other positions, regardless of their specialism.
Assam Rifles conducts medical camp in Aizawl
Oct 28, 2020, at 12:04 am
Aizawl: Aizawl Battalion, under the aegis of HQ 23 Sector Assam Rifles and HQ Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), conducted a medical camp at Vaitin village in Aizawl district in Mizoram on Monday.
Coronavirus antibody prevalence falling in England, finds REACT study
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:18 pm
London: Tests on more than 365,000 people in England have shown that the antibody response to the virus that causes COVID-19 wanes over time.
Fight against COVID-19: Third phase of human trial of Covaxin to commence soon in IMS- SUM Hospital
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:59 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The third phase of the human trial of COVAXIN, the much-awaited indigenous vaccine being developed against Covid-19, will commence at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here soon.
India records lowest daily new cases after 3 months
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday said new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours have fallen below 36,500 (36,470) for the first time in three months.
Catch-up, ‘get ahead and stay ahead’ of coronavirus, urges UN health agency chief
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:57 pm
New York: Global COVID-19 cases spiked to their highest level yet during last week, with many northern hemisphere countries seeing “a concerning rise in cases and hospitalizations”, the UN health agency chief said on Monday, urging countries to “get ahead and stay ahead” of the virus.
4 Health Goals Everyone Should Set to End 2020 on a High
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Believe it or not, 2020 is almost over. Of course this has been an incredibly difficult year for almost everyone on the planet. And as a result, it’s understandable why some individuals may not have managed to maintain the lofty fitness goals they set for themselves back in January. Thankfully, it’s never too late to make a positive change for your health. Indeed, by setting and reaching these four important health goals, you can improve your overall wellness and set yourself up for success in 2021. Check them out here:
India reports 36,470 Covid-19 cases, tally nears 80-lakh mark
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 36,470 fresh cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, pushing the country caseload to 79,46,429 lakh while the death toll soared to 1,19,502 with 488 fresh fatalities.
Jammu and Kashmir: ISM provides winter stock of AYUSH medicines at Kishtwar dispensary
Oct 26, 2020, at 11:08 pm
Srinagar: Indian System of Medicine (ISM) department has supplied all stocks of AYUSH medicines to ISM Dispensary Afti Warwan to meet the stocks till May 2021.
Pakistan once again witnesses rise in COVID-19 cases
Oct 26, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is once again witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases as 847 new instances were reported in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
India registers 480 new COVID-19 deaths, 45,149 new cases
Oct 26, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi: India registered 480 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the toll due to the disease to 119014.
Steroids boost survival of preterm babies in low-resource settings, study finds
Oct 25, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Geneva: The results of a new clinical trial, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone—a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic problems and severe COVID-19— can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth in low-resource settings.
Chinese mainland reports 15 new imported COVID-19 cases
Oct 25, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 15 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,228, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate touches 90 percent
Oct 25, 2020, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi: India's national recovery rate touched 90 percent on Sunday, the Ministry of health said.
New Zealand reports no new community case of COVID-19
Oct 25, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported no new community case of COVID-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
India continues to record dip in daily Covid-19 cases, lodges 50,129 new infections
Oct 25, 2020, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Keeping in sync with its continuous dip in the number of daily cases, India recorded 50,129 new coronavirus infections during the last 24 hours.
COVID-19 cases surpass one million in Colombia
Oct 25, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Bogota/Xinhua: The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced on Saturday that the country had reached 1,007,711 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), while the death toll rose to 30,000.
Covid cases shoot up in Delhi, 4,116 more infected, 36 die in 24 hrs
Oct 25, 2020, at 05:17 am
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital recorded 4,116 new cases of the "millennium scourge" novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours, while 36 people succumbed in the same period, the Health bulletin said on Saturday.
A musical start to Durga Puja for Covid-19 Patients at CMRI
Oct 25, 2020, at 12:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite all the negativity around us and the uncertainty of what the next day will bring, the spirits of the Covid warriors at the wards of Kolkata' hospital Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have a completely different story to tell.
Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 397,507, death toll reaches 5,780
Oct 25, 2020, at 12:00 am
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 1,094 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total cases in the country to 397,507 and the total deaths to 5,780, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Universal US mask wearing could save nearly 130,000 lives by the end of February 2021: Study
Oct 24, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Washignton: More than a half million lives could be lost to COVID-19 by 28 February 2021 in the USA, suggests a modeling study published in Nature Medicine. The paper also estimates that universal mask use could prevent the worst effects of epidemic resurgences in many states and could save nearly 130,000 of those half million lives.
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 78-lakh mark with over 53,000 cases in 24 hours
Oct 24, 2020, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Covid-19 tally in India on Saturday crossed the 78-lakh mark with the reporting of over 53,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial to resume in US
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said on Friday it will resume the trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, which has been paused since September.
‘Very tough’ months ahead in COVID battle, WHO helping scale up dwindling oxygen supplies
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:14 pm
New York: Facing another critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief told reporters on Friday that a “very tough” few months lie ahead with too many nations seeing an exponential increase in cases.
Chinese mainland reports 28 new imported COVID-19 cases
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:01 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 28 new imported COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,213, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
WHO says US drug authority oked Remdesivir without considering WHO-led trial results
Oct 24, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment without having taken into consideration the results of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Solidarity Trial, Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO's chief scientist, said on Friday.
Active COVID-19 caseload in India stands below 7 lakh for the first time after 2 months
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:41 pm
India has leaped across a significant milestone in its fight against COVID. The active caseload of the country has fallen below 7 lakh for the first time after two months (63 days). The active caseload was below the 7 lakh mark (6,97,330) last on 22nd August.
Chinese mainland reports 18 new imported COVID-19 cases
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 18 new imported COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,185, the National Health Commission said Friday.
Trials of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V begin in India
Oct 23, 2020, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 will be tested in India on 100 volunteers, the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organization's Drug Controller General (DCGI) has said.