India records 2,259 COVID-19 cases, 20 people die
May 20, 2022, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 2,259 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 0.50 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
CMRI, Yashoda Hospitals Group launch lung transplant programme and Thoracic surgery services
May 19, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Yashoda Hospitals-Hyderabad and CMRI have taken the initiative to work together in providing Heart and Lung Transplantation Services, ECMO & Thoracic surgeries.
India reports 2,364 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
May 19, 2022, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded 2,364 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 4,31,29,563 in the country, as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.
Kolkata metro railway stations host free health check-up camps
May 19, 2022, at 04:41 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City has organized a free health check-up camp in collaboration with SRL Diagnostics and Metro Railway Kolkata at twenty stations which began on May 17 and will continue till May 30.
Pollution responsible for nine million deaths in 2019, with little progress in four years: Study
May 18, 2022, at 08:44 pm
New York: Pollution was responsible for nine million deaths in 2019 – equivalent to one in six deaths worldwide – a number virtually unchanged since the last analysis in 2015.
India records 1,829 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
May 18, 2022, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,829 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.42 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
India records 1,569 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours,19 deaths
May 17, 2022, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,569 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate touched o.44 percent in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
May 16, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Support from family members and friends is crucial for any person suffering from cancer while early diagnosis can help for those afflicted with bladder cancer, emphasised Dr Abhay Kumar, Head of Urology, Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery, at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata.
Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes may adopt other healthy routines: Study
May 16, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Washington: Adult smokers who shift to using to e-cigarettes may have more chances to improve health and well-being, according to new research from the University of Washington.
Total Covid incidence rate in North Korea spikes to 1.2 mln
May 16, 2022, at 03:44 pm
Seoul: North Korea on Sunday registered more than 392,000 new patients with fever and 8 more dead, totaling more than 1.2 million people sick, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Monday.
India records 2,202 new COVID-19 cases
May 16, 2022, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 2,202 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 0.74 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India records 2,487 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
May 15, 2022, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 2,487 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin.
India records 2,858 fresh COVID-19 cases
May 14, 2022, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,858 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daly positivity rate touched 0.59 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
WHO ready to support DPR Korea battle COVID-19 infections
May 14, 2022, at 12:44 am
New York:The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it is committed to helping the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), respond to COVID-19, after its first declared infection was reported in the media there.
India registers 2,841 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths in past 24 hours
May 13, 2022, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 2,841 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate touched 0.58 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
North Korea registers six deaths due to COVID-19
May 13, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea has registered six deaths due to COVID-19 and fever symptoms were reported by more than 18,000 people nationwide the previous day, media reports said on Friday.
India reports 2,827 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
May 12, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 2,827 Covid-19 cases while the toll went up by 24 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its bulletin Thursday.
WHO calls for greater regulation of cross-border alcohol marketing
May 11, 2022, at 09:00 pm
New York: Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Tuesday that calls for more effective regulation.
India reports 2,897 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
May 11, 2022, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India registered 2,897 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
India records 2,288 new COVID19 cases, 10 deaths
May 10, 2022, at 02:48 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 2,288 new COVID19 cases as the daily positivity rate dropped to 0.47 percent in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Pakistan detects first case of Omicron sub-variant
May 10, 2022, at 01:14 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has detected its first case of Omicron sub-variant, the National Institute of Health, Islamabad confirmed on Monday.
China: Beijing reports 50 new local Covid infections
May 10, 2022, at 01:09 am
Beijing: Beijing reported 50 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, said local authorities Monday.
India records 3,207 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths
May 09, 2022, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi: India registered 3,207 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.95 percent in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
China: Shanghai reports 322 confirmed, 3,625 asymptomatic local Covid-19 cases
May 09, 2022, at 02:03 pm
Shanghai: China's Shanghai city reported 322 confirmed locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and 3,625 local asymptomatic cases on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.
New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.5 variant case
May 08, 2022, at 07:16 pm
Wellington: New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.5 variant at the border amid 12,392 community cases during the weekend, said the Health Ministry on Sunday.
India records 3,451 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
May 08, 2022, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday recorded 3,451 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement.
South Korea reports 40,064 new Covid-19 cases
May 08, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Seou/UNI/Xinhua: South Korea reported 40,064 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,544,398, the health authorities said Sunday.
New international partnerships needed to boost healthcare in Syria
May 07, 2022, at 07:30 pm
New York: As the protracted conflict in Syria continues to push millions deeper into poverty and increase their vulnerability to health risks, UN agencies and their partners met on Friday to spur action to revitalize the country’s embattled healthcare system.
Clean hands may make the difference between life and death – WHO report
May 07, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: When good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are followed, 70 per cent of infections can be prevented in health care settings, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published on Friday.
UNICEF highlights devastating mental health dangers for Ukraine’s children
May 07, 2022, at 07:07 pm
New York: Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid “tremendous” mental health needs and ongoing dangers linked to the Russian invasion and sexual and gender-based violence.