Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening
Aug 14, 2020, at 02:31 pm
New York: Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases, according to a report published on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Aug 14, 2020, at 03:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Witnessing the biggest single-day spike of 2,997 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal on Thursday touched 1,07,323, including 26,447 active ones, 2259 deaths and 78,617 discharges, reports said.
Assam records biggest single-day spike with 4,593 Covid-19 cases, tally surges to 68,999
Aug 13, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has recorded the biggest single-day spike in the number of Covid-19 positive cases as the state has registered 4593 positive cases for the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.
India registers biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases, records close to 67,000 fresh infections
Aug 13, 2020, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, one of the worst Covid-19-affected countries in the world, on Thursday registered the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases by adding almost 67,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.
Ayush Minister Shripad Naik tests positive for Coronavirus
Aug 13, 2020, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Shripad Naik on Wednesday informed that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Assam: 28 people attend a marriage party, test positive for COVID-19
Aug 13, 2020, at 12:18 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A marriage party of Assam’s Biswanath district has now become a breeding ground of COVID-19 after at least 28 people who attended the wedding party have tested positive for the new virus.
Australia records 21 coronavirus deaths on 4th consecutive deadliest day
Aug 12, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: Australia's coronavirus death toll has surpassed 350 on the nation's deadliest day of the pandemic.
India registers highest single day recoveries of 56,110
Aug 12, 2020, at 10:24 pm
The record highest single day recoveries at 56,110 registered in the last 24 hours are the result of the successful implementation of effective containment strategy, aggressive and comprehensive testing coupled with standardized clinical management of the critical patients based on holistic Standard of Care approach.
India reports over 60,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 2.32 million
Aug 12, 2020, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With over 60,000 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 tally crossed 2.32 million on Wednesday.
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally surpasses 1 lakh mark, death toll reaches 2,149
Aug 12, 2020, at 04:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With 2,931 fresh infections and 49 more deaths reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has crossed the one lakh mark, reports said on Tuesday.
Russia becomes first country to register Covid-19 vaccine, names it 'Sputnik V'
Aug 12, 2020, at 03:25 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia on Tuesday said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute has been named 'Sputnik V' in reference to the 1957 launch of a Soviet satellite, soon after President Vladimir Putin announced his country was the first to register a coronavirus vaccine.
Car passengers can reduce pollution risk by closing windows and changing route, says study
Aug 12, 2020, at 02:23 am
Birmingham/IBNS: Drivers and passengers can inhale significantly lower levels of air pollution by setting their vehicle’s ventilation systems more effectively and taking a ‘cleaner’ route to their destination, a new study reveals.
HP: 3 ministers could not attend Council of Ministers meeting due to COVID-19
Aug 12, 2020, at 01:14 am
Shimla/UNI: Three Cabinet Ministers of Himachal Pradesh Government could not attend the Council of Ministers meeting here on Tuesday, owing to the COVID-19 situation.
Russia registers world's 'first' COVID-19 vaccine: Report
Aug 11, 2020, at 08:56 pm
Moscow/IBNS: Russia has become the first country in the world to register a vaccine against COVID-19, President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday during a government meeting, Russian news agency Sputnik said.
Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases
Aug 11, 2020, at 05:26 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: No new locally-transmitted confirmed, asymptomatic, or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
New Zealand reports one new case of COVID-19
Aug 11, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Wellington/UNI: New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the number of active cases in the country being 22, all in managed isolation or quarantine facilities, according to the Ministry of Health.
Chinese mainland reports 44 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Aug 11, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of 44 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including 31 imported cases and 13 locally-transmitted ones.
Kolkata: Three senior doctors battling COVID-19 succumb in a single day
Aug 11, 2020, at 03:34 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Three senior physicians, who were battling Covid-19 at different private hospitals in Kolkata's EM Bypass area for the past few weeks, died on Monday, reports said.
Assam DGP tests positive for COVID-19
Aug 11, 2020, at 01:58 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
UP CM asks officials to deploy more doctors at Covid-19 hospitals
Aug 11, 2020, at 01:16 am
Lucknow/UNI: Stressing on providing quality health services at all Covid -19 hospitals in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the additional deployment of doctors should be made in these hospitals if required.
India's COVID-19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday said the country's COVID-19 recoveries have crossed the historic peak of 1.5 million.
India reports over 62,000 Covid-19 cases, more than 1,000 fatalities in 24 hours
Aug 10, 2020, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Novel Coronavirus-affected Asian country, has reported over 62,000 Covid-19 cases besides 1,007 deaths due to the contagion in a span of 24 hours between Sunday and Monday mornings.
Erdogan says Turkey becomes 3rd to develop COVID-19 vaccines
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China according to the World Health Organization.
Xinjiang reports 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all in the regional capital Urumqi, the regional health commission said Monday in its daily report.
Sikkim: Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude jolts Gangtok
Aug 10, 2020, at 04:04 am
Gangtok/UNI: Gangtokians experienced Earthquake at 6.49 am today.
Some 1,000 tonnes of fuel leaked from Japanese vessel near Mauritius - Transport Company
Aug 10, 2020, at 03:10 am
Tokoy/Sputnik: No less than 1,000 tonnes of petroleum into the Indian Ocean from a Japanese bulk carrier, which ran aground off the island of Mauritius in late July, Executive Vice President Akihiko Ono of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines transport company said on Sunday.
Delhi registers 1300 fresh COVID cases in past 24 hrs
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Capital on Sunday witnessed a spike of 1300 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, taking the city's overall case tally to 145427, the Health bulletin said here.
COVID-19 claims 34 more lives in Bangladesh
Aug 10, 2020, at 01:46 am
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,399 as 34 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours.
Your brain gets bigger if you’re anxious and depressed: Study
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Sydney: Researchers have found depression is linked to areas of the brain shrinking in size but when depression is paired with anxiety one area of the brain becomes "significantly" larger.
COVID-19: India touches a new peak of 7,19,364 tests in a day
Aug 09, 2020, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi: In a new high, India has scaled the peak of testing more than 7 lakhs tests in a single day. Continuing the streak of more than 6 lakh tests in a single day for several days, India’s tests have grown exponentially. 7,19,364 tests were done in the last 24 hours.