Focused vision science research can benefit primary eye care, according to experts
Jul 29, 2021, at 01:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A symposium hosted by India Vision Institute (IVI) discussed cutting edge vision science innovation and research that can lead to better and improved vision care products.
Bhutan, with excellent communication strategy, vaccinates 85 percent of its people above 18 years
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Bhutan has administered second doses of vaccine to almost 85 percent of people who are above the age of 18 years in a week-long inspired vaccination drive that has gained it international attention. With this, around 60 percent of its entire population of around 750,000 people is now fully vaccinated. The US had recently donated 550,000 Moderna vaccines to Bhutan.
India once again witnesses a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: After a dip, India once again witnessed a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Jul 28, 2021, at 02:16 am
Puri/IBNS: The famous pilgrim and beach town of Odisha, Puri, has become the first city in India to achieve 24 x 7 safe drinking water from taps as laid down by the Indian Quality Standards of IS 10500.
Tokyo confirms 2,848 daily COVID-19 cases, highest since pandemic starts
Jul 28, 2021, at 01:12 am
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tokyo confirmed a record 2,848 daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, four days after the opening of the Olympics, with health experts warning that the worst is yet to come, local media reported Tuesday.
Vaccine antibody levels start to wane at around 2-3 months: Study
Jul 27, 2021, at 09:22 pm
London: Total antibody levels appear to start declining from as early as six weeks after complete vaccination and can reduce by more than 50% over 10 weeks, according to new data from UCL’s Virus Watch study.
India records 29,689 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, lowest figure in 132 days
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 29,689 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily rise recorded in the past 132 days, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Delta variant capable of infecting fully vaccinated people: Virologists
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of Coronavirus, having the potential to infect even the fully-vaccinated people, virologists and epidemiologists have observed, raising concern at a time when most parts of the world are relaxing restrictions.
India registers 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 26, 2021, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 39,361 new COVID-19 cases and 416 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
India adds 39, 742 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hours, 535 new deaths
Jul 25, 2021, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 39,742 fresh cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours while deaths from the virus rose by 535, the Union Health Ministry stated in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Moderna's COVID vaccine approved by EU regulator for use on children aged 12-17
Jul 24, 2021, at 04:54 am
The Hague, Netherlands/ IBNS: Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the European regulator for use on children aged 12 to 17, making it the second jab to be administered on adolescents in the continent.
COVID-19: Africa ‘third wave’ not yet over, while vaccine inequity threatens all
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this “small step forward” could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Revealed: Inequalities persist in HIV prevention, child treatment services
Jul 23, 2021, at 10:47 pm
New York: Nearly half of the 1.7 million children worldwide living with HIV were not on treatment last year, the UN programme leading the global fight against HIV and AIDS, UNAIDS, said in a report released together with partners.
Lifesaving help needed for Venezuela cancer patients hit by US sanctions
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New York: Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients could die because they have been caught up in the excessively strict application of United States sanctions aimed at Venezuela and the state-owned oil company, Petroleum of Venezuela.
India records 35,342 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed a slight decline in daily COVID-19 count as 35,342 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Tokyo reports 1,979 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tokyo reported 1,979 new COVID-19 infection cases on Thursday, with 5,140 new cases nationwide until 5:40 p.m. local time, local media reported Thursday.
KTM & Kerala government launch free mass vaccination for tourism sector
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Kochi/UNI: Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) along with the state government’s tourism and health departments launched a free mass vaccination drive in Ernakulam district on Thursday to revitalize the holiday industry that has remained dull for one-and-a-half years owing to Covid-19.
India reports over 41,000 COVID-19 cases, 507 deaths in 24 hours
Jul 22, 2021, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 41,383 COVID-19 cases while the deaths apparently due to the virus increased by 507 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
Jul 22, 2021, at 12:38 am
The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant is reaching alarming levels in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi amidst the Eid-ul Azha festival with public and some private sector hospitals reaching capacity and starting to refuse patients, according to medical officials.
COVID-19 in India: Delhi reports 62 cases, 4 deaths
Jul 21, 2021, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi on Wednesday reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours along with 4 related deaths.
China may be failing in its fight against myopia amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Beijing: China has been battling hard against the trouble of myopia and with children getting more involved in studying online amid COVID-19, the problem may be accelerating.
India reports spike in daily COVID-19 cases, 3998 people die in last 24 hours
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi: India once again witnessed a surge in COVID-19 as 42,015 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
China: Man dies from rare Monkey B virus (BV)
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:32 am
Beijing: The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) recently reported that a man died from the rare Monkey B virus (BV), media reports said.
Zika virus cases rise to 38 in Kerala: Health Minister Veena George
Jul 21, 2021, at 01:18 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: With one more person who tested positive for the Zika virus, the total number of affected cases rose to 38 in Kerala, Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Eid relaxation spikes positivity rate in Dhaka
Jul 20, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Dhaka: The Covid-19 positivity rate in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka was 23 percent a week ago--well above the limit which could permit any relaxation in restrictions. On Monday, the city recorded 4834 cases with a positivity rate of 30 percent--the highest so far for the city. Yet the government moved ahead with easing restrictions due to religious pressure.
India records 30,093 new COVID-19 cases, 374 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 30,093 new cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily count in the past 125 days, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
China starts vaccinating children, teenagers against COVID-19
Jul 20, 2021, at 12:59 am
Beijing/UNI/SPUTNIK: Several Chinese regions on Monday began vaccinating minors aged between 12-17 against the coronavirus after health authorities approved two inactivated vaccines for emergency use on those over three years old.
COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection: Study
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:45 pm
London: Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.
Nepal govt starts inculcating single shot J&J vaccine
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Monday started the inoculation campaign of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine, this is the third COVID-19 vaccine approved for public use in the country.
Over 2.6 crore vaccine doses still available with states: Centre
Jul 19, 2021, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Monday said that more than 2.60 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine are still available with the states.