Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall this year
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:32 pm
New York: Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
India breaks its single-day vaccination record, Govt may administer 2.5 crore jabs today
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre expects to achieve 2.5 crore vaccinations by COVID-19 vaccines on Friday after India broke its record of single-day vaccination in the day, sources at Union Health Ministry said.
UN Women’s feminist roadmap tackles triple crises of jobs, care and climate
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:47 pm
New York: The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past, and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises better.
Patient Safety Day observed across the globe today
Sep 17, 2021, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Like every year, the Patient Safety Day is being observed across the world Friday.
India reports 34,403 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 34,403 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Friday.
Act now to slow climate change and protect the planet, urges UN chief
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:51 pm
New York: The ozone layer – a fragile shield of gas that protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun – is “on the road to recovery”, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the World Ozone Day.
Links between Covid-19 vaccine and menstrual cycle changes possible, must be investigated: Study
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:31 am
London/IBNS: There is a possible link between the Covid-19 vaccine and the menstrual cycle, which demands investigation, according to an editorial published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal on Thursday.
Kolkata's leading clinical trial specialist Dr Subhrajyoti Bhowmick felicitated
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's leading clinical trial specialist and Director of Peerless Hospital, Dr Subhrajyoti Bhowmick, was bestowed with the "Clinical Research Development and Excellence Award 2021" at the Higher Education and Research Summit 2021 held recently in the city.
India reports 30,570 COVID-19 cases, 431 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a South Asian country, reported 30,570 new COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 431 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:31 pm
New York: The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans.
COVID crises highlight strengths of democratic systems, says Guterres
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:10 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday, urged the world to “learn from the lessons of the past 18 months, to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of future crises.”
Earthquake hits Southwestern China, 2 die: Reports
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:55 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least two people have died and three more have been injured as a result of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the CGTN broadcaster reported on Thursday.
J&K sees a sudden spike in Covid19
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:24 am
Srinagar/IBNS: J&K reported 150 fresh covid19 cases in the last 24 hours.
SDRF of Jammu and Kashmir trains personnel to equip against Covid19
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:34 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Commandant-General of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Jammu and Kashmir, V K Singh on Tuesday said that 40 of its employees were trained at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura and 100 other employees at Government Medical College, Jammu for handling Covid-19 situations in hospitals.
Only 2% of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
Sep 15, 2021, at 04:14 pm
New York: More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday.
Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms environment: UN report
Sep 15, 2021, at 03:53 pm
New York: Around 87% of the $540 billion in total annual government support given worldwide to agricultural producers includes measures that are price distorting and that can be harmful to nature and health.
India registers 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 15, 2021, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi: India registered 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Forest dept to make J&K’s green lungs polythene free
Sep 15, 2021, at 05:32 am
Jammu: J&K Forest department has embarked on a mission to make the “green lungs” of the Union Territory (UT) polythene-free.
Sep 15, 2021, at 01:41 am
London: An expert review by an international group of scientists, including some at the WHO and FDA, concludes that, even for the delta variant, vaccine efficacy against severe COVID is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.
Bangladesh registers 27000 deaths due to COVID-19
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country witnessing a tough wave of the pandemic, registered 35 new deaths due to the virus, taking the tally to 27,007.
China: Tourism city Xiamen partially seals off two districts, one hospital after COVID-19 cases
Sep 14, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Beijing: China's tourism city Xiamen has partially sealed off two districts and one local hospital early Monday as two positive COVID-19 patients were detected, media reports said.
WHO approval for Covaxin likely by month-end, says Niti Aayog
Sep 14, 2021, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organisation's emergency approval for indigenously made Covid-19 jab, Covaxin, can come by the end of September, said Dr VK Paul, chairman of the National Expert Committee on Vaccine Administration, according to media reports.
Chinese mainland reports 59 new locally transmitted Coronavirus cases
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 59 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
COVID-19: India reports 25,404 new infections, 339 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 14, 2021, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: India logged 25,404 new cases and 339 deaths due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday.
Kashmir’s children and pregnant women show presence of igG antibodies
Sep 14, 2021, at 06:11 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Around 78 per cent of children below 18 years of age and 64 percent of pregnant women in Kashmir have developed Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) CoV-2 infection, Seroprevalence survey conducted across Kashmir revealed.
DC Kashmir discusses Covid19 inoculation drive in Srinagar
Sep 14, 2021, at 06:06 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Divisional Commissioner (DC), Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole Monday chaired a meeting regarding the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Srinagar district at the Divisional Covid-19 Control Room, Kashmir.
ICMR receives Centre's nod to undertake experimental delivery of vaccines in Andaman, NE states
Sep 14, 2021, at 12:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has received permission from the union government to conduct experimental delivery of vaccines using drones in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and North-East states, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) announced on Monday.
India registers 27,254 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 13, 2021, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi: India registered 27,254 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Sep 13, 2021, at 04:11 am
Wuhan: A new investigation has revealed that 26 scientists, who wrote a letter in The Lancet medical journal dismissing the possibility that Covid-19 originated from a Wuhan lab, have links to its Chinese researchers, their colleagues or its benefactors.
Bangladesh records 51 new COVID19 deaths in past 24 hours
Sep 13, 2021, at 03:47 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 51 fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.