India reports 32,937 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 16, 2021, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 32,937 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in India during the past 24 hours, while 417 succumbed in the same period, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Monday.
Vaccination process intensified in Srinagar to cover left out population
Aug 16, 2021, at 07:08 pm
Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar district have intensified COVID19 vaccination drives in the summer capital by organizing special camps.
Bangladesh registers 187 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Aug 15, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country experiencing a deadly phase of the COVID-19 for the past several months, registered 187 fresh deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti; UNICEF set to reach children, families with humanitarian aid
Aug 15, 2021, at 10:32 pm
New York: The United Nations is working to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti following a powerful earthquake that reportedly left hundreds dead, with perhaps even more injured and missing, and caused massive damage in the south-western part of the country.
India logs 36,083 fresh coronavirus cases, 493 deaths
Aug 15, 2021, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 36,083 fresh coronavirus infections and 493 fatalities in the past 24 hours, pushing the infection tally to 32,192,576 and the death toll to 431,225.
Tsunami threat after Haiti earthquake lifted - US Weather Service
Aug 15, 2021, at 04:32 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The tsunami threat that followed the earthquake in Haiti was removed, the US Tsunami Warning System said on Saturday.
July was the hottest month ever recorded: NOAA
Aug 14, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Washington: July 2021 has earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released today by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.
Bangladesh registers 178 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Aug 14, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country witnessing a severe COVID-19 outbreak for the past several weeks, registered 178 new deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
UN health agency urges support for new COVID-19 origins studies
Aug 14, 2021, at 09:42 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all countries “to put differences aside” in order to speed up efforts to understand where and how the COVID-19 virus started – including the unproven suggestion that it was manufactured in a laboratory.
India registers 38,667 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Aug 14, 2021, at 03:00 pm
New Delhi: India, which registered three deaths due to Delta Plus strain of the COVID-19 virus, clocked 38,667 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Bharat Biotech's 1st nasal COVID vaccine gets approval for phase 2 trial
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharat Biotech has received phase 2 human clinical trial nod for its nasal COVID vaccine, called BBV154, the Union Government informed on Friday.
Covid19: Only 2.6 lakh cases of 'breakthrough infections' among those vaccinated
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: 'Breakthrough infections' - infections contracted after getting at least one dose of vaccine - accounted for 2.6 lakh cases - 0.048 per cent of more than 53.14 crore vaccine doses administered so far, Health Ministry sources said Friday, according to media reports.
Kerala reports 20,452 new COVID cases, 16,856 recoveries: Pinarayi Vijayan
Aug 14, 2021, at 01:31 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala recorded 20,452 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Friday while 16,856 patients recovered from the disease, State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
Elephant dies due to suspected electrocution at Sadia Range
Aug 13, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Guwahati: A female elephant is reported to have died in Sadia Range under Doomdooma Division in Tinsukia district due to suspected electrocution on Friday morning.
COVID19: Three deaths reported in Maharashtra from Delta Plus variant
Aug 13, 2021, at 09:30 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Three people have died after being infected by the Delta Plus Covid variant in Maharashtra, including one in Mumbai, at a time the state is trying to ease stringent restrictions in place for months.
UN weather agency seeks to confirm 48.8°C ‘record’ heat spike in Sicily
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:25 pm
New York: UN weather experts said on Thursday that they’re “actively looking” into a possible record temperature for Continental Europe of 48.8 Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) near the town of Syracuse in Sicily, amid devastating wildfires in Mediterranean countries and Russia.
India records 40,120 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19, recorded 40,120 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO chief scientist to discuss Covaxin approval
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday met World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan to hold discussion over the global health body's approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.
India reports 41,195 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India Thursday reported 41,195 new infections while the toll went up by 490 in the last 24 hours.
Study on mixing Covaxin, Covishield gets drug controller's approval
Aug 11, 2021, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Drugs Controller General Of India (DCGI) has given its nod to a study on mixing Covishield and Covaxin, the two main vaccines used in India's COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Pakistan govt tells National Assembly that major cities do not have safe drinking water
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:54 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government recently told the National Assembly that an overwhelming majority of the cities, including the megacities, in the country do not have safe drinking waters, media reports said.
India records slight spike in COVID-19 cases, 497 people die
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India registered a slight spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as 38,353 people were detected to be infected with the virus, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Chinese mainland now reports 83 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Aug 11, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua:: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 83 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 54 in Jiangsu Province, 14 in Hubei, seven in Henan, five in Hunan, two in Yunnan and one in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
Kerala reports 21,119 new COVID cases, 18,493 recoveries
Aug 11, 2021, at 01:01 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala reported 21,119 fresh cases of COVID-19 while 18,493 patients recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday.
Global response needed to counter rising security threats at sea
Aug 10, 2021, at 06:00 pm
New York: Despite an overall decrease in maritime traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, piracy and armed robbery of ships rose by nearly 20 per cent during the first half of last year, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief
Aug 10, 2021, at 05:40 pm
New York: Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest much-anticipated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released on Monday.
India records 28,204 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, lowest in 147 days
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi: India reported a slight decline in COVID-19 cases as 28,204 new cases were recorded by the country in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, says IPCC
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released on Monday.
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection: Study
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Barcelona: The levels of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection, according to a follow-up study in a cohort of healthcare workers coordinated by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, in collaboration with the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona.
Vaccination offers higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection: Study
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Washington: A study of COVID-19 infections in Kentucky among people who were previously infected with SAR-CoV-2 shows that unvaccinated individuals are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated after initially contracting the virus.