Ethiopia records 845 new COVID-19 cases
Sep 12, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Addis Ababa/UNI/Xinhua: Ethiopia has registered 845 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 322,632 as of Saturday evening, the country's health ministry said.
Centre submits guidelines for issuing Covid-19 death certificates to Supreme Court
Sep 12, 2021, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court, informing the guidelines for issuing the Covid death certificates.
India reports 28,591 COVID cases, 338 deaths in last 24 hours
Sep 12, 2021, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 28,591 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
84 per cent population in Kashmir has Covid19 antibodies
Sep 12, 2021, at 12:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Depicting widespread prevalence of COVID19 infection in Kashmir, nearly nine out of every ten people here have been found to have antibodies against SARS-CoV2 due to a past infection and subsequent recovery, a pan-district seroprevalence study, results of which were released Friday has shown.
Covid: Delhi records zero fatality for fourth consecutive day
Sep 11, 2021, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, the national capital recorded zero death due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 35 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Saturday.
India adds 33,376 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 11, 2021, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: India added 33,376 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, no casualty
Sep 11, 2021, at 03:17 pm
Port Blair: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit 137km North of Diglipur region of Andaman and Nicobar Island on Saturday, officials said.
Uttarakhand: 4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Joshimath, no casualty
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi/Joshimath: An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit 31km WSW of Joshimath region of Uttarakhand on Saturday, officials said.
Covid-19: PM Modi stresses on genome sequence in high level meeting
Sep 11, 2021, at 04:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the country and the coronavirus vaccination drive.
Action plan laid out for the conservation of wetlands in Kashmir
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:55 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir government has come up with an 'Integrated Management Action Plan' for the conservation of wetlands in Kashmir with a proposed budgetary outlay of Rs 46.70 crore.
Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New York: Around 980,000 Haitians in the four districts most affected by the August 14 earthquake are now living with acute food insecurity, according to new UN food security data released on Thursday.
India reports 34,973 COVID-19 cases, 260 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 10, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 34,973 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll increased by 260 in the same span of time, the Health Ministry said Friday.
Actor Sonu Sood launches 11th centre of Ankura Hospitals in Andhra Pradesh
Sep 10, 2021, at 01:01 am
Vijayawada/UNI: Actor Sonu Sood launched Ankura Hospital in Vijayawada on Thursday which is the 11th center of the chain in the Telugu state dedicated to women and children.
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government will adopt a ten pronged approach to combat the air pollution menace of the national capital as a part of Delhi's winter action plan, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday.
India reports 43,263 COVID-19 cases, 338 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike in daily cases, India reported 43,263 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll went up by 338 in the same period of time, the Union Health Ministry said Thursday.
WHO urges rich nations to suspend Covid booster shots for 2021
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:38 am
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged the rich nations to suspend Covid-19 booster shot campaign in 2021 and make the doses available for economically weaker nations, according to media reports.
Pakistan adds 3902 more COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan has reported 3,902 new novel Coronavirus cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.
Human activity the common link between disasters around the world, says UN report
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Disasters such as cyclones, floods, and droughts are more connected than we might think, and human activity is the common thread, a UN report released on Wednesday reveals.
COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:04 pm
New York: Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Kerala: 30 contacts of Nipah virus victim test negative
Sep 08, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Kozhikode/UNI: The results of as many as 30 persons, who had come in close contact with the 12-year-old boy who succumbed to Nipah Virus in Kozhikode district on Sunday, have tested negative for the virus.
India reports 37,875 COVID-19 cases, 369 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 08, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 37,875 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll went up by 369 in the same period, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday morning.
India records 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 07, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi; India registered 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Kerala reports 19,688 new COVID cases, 135 deaths
Sep 07, 2021, at 12:54 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Showing no respite from rising number of COVID cases and deaths, Kerala on Monday reported fresh 19,688 positive cases and 135 deaths.
Indian govt administers nearly 1 crore doses of Covid vaccine in a single day
Sep 07, 2021, at 12:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: India is aiming for 1 crore Covid-19 vaccination again on Monday and the country has achieved close to 90 lakh vaccination by 6 PM, according to data showing on CoWIN.
COVID-19: Delhi records zero deaths for another day, 25th time since 2nd wave
Sep 06, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the sixth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 32 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Monday.
Bangladesh adds 65 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Sep 06, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 65 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
India records 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 06, 2021, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Bangladesh registers 70 new COVID-19 deaths
Sep 06, 2021, at 02:45 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country which has witnessed a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, registered 70 new deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Covid-19: Delhi records zero deaths, reports 30 new cases
Sep 05, 2021, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the fifth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 30 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh registers 18 fresh COVID cases, 29 districts Corona free
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Through implementation of measures such as the intensive 'Trace, Test & Treat', prevention through vaccination and partial corona curfews to decimate the pandemic, as many as 29 districts in Uttar Pradesh have been able to bring down the fresh and active covid-19 cases to zero.