Ramp up vaccination of all eligible population: Centre tells poll-bound states
Dec 28, 2021, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan held a high level meeting with the five poll bound states of Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to review the public health response measures for containment and management of COVID-19, and the vaccination status in these states.
China will have great difficulty with Omicron and zero covid policy: South African scientist
Dec 28, 2021, at 01:09 am
Cape Town, South Africa: South African scientist, who had informed the world about Omicron, said China's 'Zero Covid' policy won't work against the super-transmissible mutant variant.
South Korea approves first oral Covid pill treatment
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Seoul/UNI/Sputnik: South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Monday approved Pfizer’s oral antiviral pill, the first one to treat Covid-19 in the country, after a panel of experts reviewed its safety and efficiency, national media said.
Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere
Dec 27, 2021, at 09:58 pm
New York: COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life for all of humanity, the UN chief said on Monday, marking the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
Goa records first Omicron case
Dec 27, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Panaji/UNI: First Omicron case was reported in Goa on Monday, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said.
Manipur reports first Omicron variant case
Dec 27, 2021, at 08:33 pm
Imphal: Manipur has reported first Omicron variant positive case.
India's Omicron tally touches 578, total 6,531 new COVID-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
Dec 27, 2021, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which is witnessing a rise in Omicron variant cases, registered 6,531 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
First death from Omicron variant registered in Australia: New South Wales Health
Dec 27, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: The first death from the Omicron strain of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Australia, the health department of the state of New South Wales reports.
India's Omicron tally reaches 422
Dec 26, 2021, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi: India's Omicron case tally has touched 422, data released by the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
India registers 6,987 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Dec 26, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, India on Sunday registered 6,987 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
Iran closing land borders amid Omicron concerns: Customs
Dec 26, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Tehran/UNI/Sputnik: Iran is closing its land borders with the neighboring countries amid a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Rohollah Latifi, the spokesman for Iran's Customs, said.
DCGI approves Covaxin shots for children above 12
Dec 26, 2021, at 04:38 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin received emergency approval from Drugs Controller General of India's (DCGI) for children between the ages of 12 and 18.
Karnataka Medical College reports 30 Covid cases in last four days
Dec 26, 2021, at 02:31 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College in Karnataka's Kollar has become a Coovid cluster after 30 students tested positive for coronavirus in the last four days, according to media reports.
SARS-CoV-2 goes ‘underground’ to spread from cell to cell: Study
Dec 25, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Washignton: The virus that causes COVID-19 has adopted some stealth moves to stay alive and kicking, and one secret to its success is hiding from the immune system by spreading through cell-to-cell transmission, a new study has found.
China: 13 million residents put under lockdown as Xi'an city registers 52 new Covid-19 cases
Dec 25, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Xi'an: Authorities in the Chinese city of Xi'an put an estimated 13 million residents under lockdown as 52 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the region.
Pakistan: Islamabad reports first Omicron case
Dec 25, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Pakistan's Islamabad city has registered the first case of Omicron variant, media reports said on Saturday.
COVID-19: India's Omicron tally touches 415
Dec 25, 2021, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi: India's micron tally touched 415, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Centre rushes teams to 10 states amid rise in 'Omicron' cases
Dec 25, 2021, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government is set to rush its teams to 10 states which are either reporting high cases of COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' or the vaccination is poor, media reports said.
India reports 7,189 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 25, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 7,189 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 387 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Saturday.
China: Mainland reports 87 locally transmitted COVID cases
Dec 25, 2021, at 03:53 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 87 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday.
India records 358 Omicron cases overall, Delhi, Mumbai see new spike in infections
Dec 25, 2021, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Friday reported 180 Covid cases in 24 hours, which is a six-month high while Mumbai reported 680 new cases, also a 78-day high.
Kuwait returnee tests Omicron positive in Andhra Pradesh's Konaseema
Dec 25, 2021, at 01:45 am
Kakinada/UNI: A woman, who had returned from Kuwait to her native place Nedunuru Pedapalem village of Ayinavilli Mandal in Andhra Pradesh's Konaseema on Dec 19, was tested positive and she was kept in quarantine, said Dr Goureswerarao, District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO).
J&K Chief Sec reviews public health system preparedness against Omicron
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Jammu/IBNS: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the public health system's preparedness against the new covid variant Omicron, which is reportedly quadruple times more infectious than the Delta variant.
World is witnessing fourth surge, Centre warns countrymen as Omicron cases touch 358
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Friday said the world is witnessing a fourth surge in COVID-19 cases so people in India should remain alert.
People in Chinese city asked to stay home after one local Covid-19 case was confirmed: Reports
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Beijing: Over 210,000 residents of a Chinese city bordering Vietnam have been directed to stay home after a local Covid-19 case was recorded there, media reports said.
Delhi: Most Omicron patients got Pfizer vaccine, says expert
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A majority of Omicron patients admitted to different hospitals of the national capital have been vaccinated by Pfizer-BioNTech while a few among them had even taken its booster jabs, informed sources said.
Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns
Dec 24, 2021, at 08:03 pm
New York: As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued a reminder on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores COVID-19 is…perpetuating it”.
WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine inequity persists
Dec 24, 2021, at 07:54 pm
New York: Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
Mumbai records 602 fresh COVID-19 cases, PM Modi holds review meeting amid Omicron spread
Dec 24, 2021, at 03:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai recorded 602 fresh cases of COVID-19 and one death on Thursday raising concern as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting to review the preparations to contain the Omicron variant.
India reports 7,495 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, PM Modi calls meeting on 'Omicron'
Dec 23, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 7,495 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours amid the threat from the new variant 'Omicron'.