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UK Reports 21 New COVID19 Deaths, Sharp Drop Compared to Day Before - Department of Health

Jul 13, 2020, at 02:23 pm

London/Sputnik: Over 20 new coronavirus-related deaths were registered in the United Kingdom in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total COVID-19 death toll up to over 44,800, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.

Vietnam records 2 new COVID-19 cases

Jul 13, 2020, at 02:55 am

Hanoi/Xinhua: Vietnam on Sunday reported two new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing its total number of confirmed cases to 372 with zero fatalities so far, according to its Ministry of Health.

Australia's coronavirus death toll climbs to 108

Jul 13, 2020, at 02:51 am

Canberra/Xinhua: Death toll due to coronavirus in Australia reached 108 on Sunday after a man died in Victoria.

COVID-19: Active cases in West Bengal surpass 10,000 mark with highest-ever single-day spike of 1560 cases, recovery rate continues to fall

Jul 13, 2020, at 01:21 am

Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 1560 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 30013, including 10500 active cases, 932 fatalities and 18581 recoveries, state health department said on Sunday.

India's COVID-19 recovery rate touches 62.93 percent

Jul 12, 2020, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi: The recovery rate from the highly infectious COVID-19 disease in India is currently 62.93 percent, health officials said on Sunday.

Kashmir eco-lovers campaign to focus on need to preserve springs

Jul 12, 2020, at 09:50 pm

Srinagar: Campaigning on the need to focus on preserving springs, a group of environment lovers recently participated in an awareness campaign in  Seven Springs region of Kashmir.

India registers over 28000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

Jul 12, 2020, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's single-day spike in coronavirus cases reached a record high with 28,637 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health informed on Sunday.

Covid-19: West Bengal reports biggest single-day spike with new 1,344 cases, toll crosses 900

Jul 12, 2020, at 03:40 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Registering the biggest single-day spike with fresh 1,344 infections in the last 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 cases in West Bengal on Saturday mounted to 28,453, including 9,588 active cases, 906 fatalities and 17,959 recoveries.

Six more persons die due to COVID-19, death toll mounts to 165 in J&K

Jul 12, 2020, at 12:05 am

Srinagar/UNI: Six patients died in Jammu and Kashmir due to COVID-19, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory to 165.

Parents’ smartphone use does not harm parental-child relationships: Study

Jul 11, 2020, at 11:34 pm

Sydney: Contrary to popular views, parental smartphone use is rarely associated with poor parenting, and more often than not, tends to be associated with warm and attached parenting, a Griffith University-led study has found.

India's COVID-19 recovery rate reaches nearly 63 pct

Jul 11, 2020, at 10:56 pm

New Delhi: The recovery rate from COVID-19 in India has now touched nearly 63 percent as more people fought successfully against the highly infectious disease in the country, revealed government data on Saturday.

How India's expanding airports are conduits for wildlife trafficking

Jul 11, 2020, at 10:12 pm

India is among the top 20 countries for the illegal wildlife trade and its fast expanding airport sector is often used by wildlife traffickers to smuggle high-end, high-value species and products. Wildlife trade poses the second-biggest direct threat to the survival of species after habitat destruction, reports Mongabay India writer Mahima A. Jain 

WHO lauds efforts to contain COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi

Jul 11, 2020, at 09:36 pm

Geneva/Mumbai/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom has lauded the efforts done to contain the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Asia's largest slum -- Dharavi -- in Mumbai.

Woman killed by leopard in Nainital forest division

Jul 11, 2020, at 09:29 pm

Haldwani/UNI: A 60-year-old woman killed when she was attacked by a leopard at Nainital Forest Division of Uttarakhand, Forest department said on Saturday.

Tokyo reports 206 new COVID-19 cases, over 200 for 3rd day

Jul 11, 2020, at 09:06 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua: The Japanese capital of Tokyo reported 206 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the third straight day that new cases have topped 200, said the Tokyo metropolitan government.

Maharashtra: 35 more nCoV cases in Aurangabad

Jul 11, 2020, at 09:05 pm

Aurangabad/UNI: Thirty five fresh corona positive cases were reported in Mahasrahtra's Aurangabad on Saturday, after registering 159 infections in morning, taking the count to 8,143, district authorities said.

DCGI approves psoriasis injection Itolizumab to treat COVID patients

Jul 11, 2020, at 06:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the psoriasis injection Itolizumab, a drug used to cure skin ailment psoriasis, an auto-immune disorder, for "restricted emergency use" to treat COVID-19 patients having moderate to severe acute respiratory distress,  media reports said.

France's coronavirus-linked deaths top 30,000

Jul 11, 2020, at 03:33 pm

Paris/Xinhua: With 25 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, coronavirus-related fatalities in France rose to 30,004, while the number of patients hospitalized or admitted to intensive care units continued to fall, official data showed on Friday.

Turkey reports 1,003 new COVID-19 cases, 210,965 in total

Jul 11, 2020, at 03:23 pm

Ankara/Xinhua: Turkey's COVID-19 cases increased by 1,003 on Friday, while the total cases climbed to 210,965, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

COVID-19 cases worldwide hit 12 million

Jul 11, 2020, at 03:13 pm

New York: COVID-19 cases globally have more than doubled in the past six weeks, reaching 12 million on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.

Wildlife crime putting environment and health at risk: UN report

Jul 11, 2020, at 02:54 pm

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but to human health, according to a new UN report issued on Friday.

CMRI hospital resumes elective surgeries after anti-Covid-19 lockdown

Jul 11, 2020, at 04:17 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) hospital has resumed the elective surgeries that were put on hold due to the months-long anti-Covid-19 lockdown.

West Bengal: COVID-19 recovery rate continues to fall, tally crosses 27000-mark with 1198 cases in single day

Jul 11, 2020, at 02:38 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 recovery rate in West Bengal on Friday further dropped to 63.99 per cent from 64.93 per cent after the total number of confirmed cases mounted to 27109, including 8881 active cases, 880 deaths and 17348 discharges, with its highest one-day spike of 1198 infections, reports said.

COVID-19 surge among BSF in Meghalaya

Jul 10, 2020, at 11:11 pm

Shillong/UNI:  The unrelenting surge in COVID-19 positive cases, primarily among troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF), Meghalaya Frontier headquarters, raised the total active tally in the State to 121 as on Friday afternoon.

Parts of UK may run out of water in 20 years due to mismanagement - Parliament Report

Jul 10, 2020, at 10:46 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Parts of the United Kingdom could be left without water in 20 years because of mismanagement of the private corporations responsible for the country’s water supply, a report from the parliament stated.

India's COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 62.42 percent

Jul 10, 2020, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi: The recovery rate from COVID-19 in India has touched 62.42 percent, officials said on Friday.

Bangladesh: 37 more die due to COVID-19 in 24 hours

Jul 10, 2020, at 09:21 pm

Mumbai: Bangladesh witnessed the deaths of 37 people in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 26k cases in 24 hours

Jul 10, 2020, at 04:46 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India's Novel Coronavirus tally on Friday inched close to the eight-lakh mark with the biggest ever single day spike of 26,506 fresh cases in the past 24 hours while 475 more lives were lost in the same period.

COVID-19: Bolivian Interim President tests positive 

Jul 10, 2020, at 03:38 pm

Buenos Aires/UNI: Interim President of Bolivia Jeanine Anez Chavez said she tested positive for the coronavirus disease.

Maharashtra: 465 test positive in Marathwada, 12 die

Jul 10, 2020, at 03:34 pm

Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 465 fresh cases of novel coronavirus and 12 deaths were reported across the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in past 24 hours, sources said on Friday.