Vaccinate frontline staff fast: Centre tells states reporting surge in Covid cases
Feb 24, 2021, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday wrote to five states that have reported a surge in the daily Covid-19 cases and asked them to expedite vaccination of healthcare staff and frontline workers in districts worst affected.
Afghanistan starts COVID-19 vaccination drive
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan started the COVID vaccination drive with a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, here on Tuesday.
Prioritize vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges health chief Tedros
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:23 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritize contracts with the UN-led equitable vaccines initiative, COVAX, declaring that it’s “not a matter of charity, it’s a matter of epidemiology”.
India’s Active COVID-19 caseload stands below 1.5 lakh
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: The country’s Active Caseload has fallen below 1.50 lakh. It stands at 1,47,306 on Tuesday, officials said.
India reports over 10,000 Covid-19 infections amid spike in positive cases
Feb 23, 2021, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is suddenly witnessing a spike in Novel Coronavirus cases in some parts, on Tuesday reported over 10,000 fresh infections.
India sees steepest rise in active coronavirus cases since Nov end
Feb 23, 2021, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India witnessed a massive spike in active coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours with 4,421 infections, which is the steepest rise since the end of November.
Coronil: IMA 'shocked' over Patanjali's claim on tablet, seeks Union Health Minister's response
Feb 22, 2021, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association has expressed 'shock' over 'blatant lie of WHO certification' for Patanjali's Coronil tablet, which the company has claimed to be an evidence-based medicine to combat COVID-19 disease.
US: Coronavirus deaths nearing 500,000 a year after pandemic outbreak
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:29 pm
Washington/UNI: Roughly one year since the first known death by the COVID-19 in the United States, an unfathomable toll is nearing -- the loss of half a million people, which meant that more Americans have perished from COVID-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined, reported The New York Times.
Guinea’s Ebola vaccination postponed amid problems with delivery: Local WHO Branch
Feb 22, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Ebola vaccination in Guinea is being delayed as the plane carrying a batch of vaccine doses was unable to land, the Guinea branch of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
COVID-19 case rise: Mumbai Police to challan people for not wearing masks
Feb 22, 2021, at 04:45 am
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Sunday announced people in the city who will be found not wearing a mask will be issued challans.
Odisha govt to implement strict covid 19 guidelines to avoid COVID-19 virus spike
Feb 22, 2021, at 01:41 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: With the surge in covid positive cases in certain states, the Odisha government on Sunday directed all Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and Police Superintendents to strictly implement COVID-19 safety guidelines.
'Please be patient': Adar Poonawalla urges nations waiting for Covishield vaccines
Feb 21, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Pune/IBNS: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday requested countries and governments to "be patient" amid the wait for 'Covishield' supplies, the coronavirus vaccine his pharmaceutical company has developed in partnership with the Oxford University and British-Swedish pharma firm AstraZeneca.
Japan receives second batch of Pfizer shots against COVID-19: Reports
Feb 21, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: The second batch of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses has been delivered to Japan, the country’s media report.
Avian Flu : Russia reports first case of H5N8 transmission to humans : Report
Feb 21, 2021, at 05:16 am
Moscow/IBNS : Russia on Saturday said it has detected the first case of transmission of H5N8 strain of avian flu virus and alerted the World Health Organization, said an AFP report.
AstraZeneca vaccine will work better, faster if 2nd dose replaced with Sputnik V:Makers
Feb 20, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said on Saturday that AstraZeneca can achieve maximum efficacy of its vaccine in less than a three-month interval if it uses Sputnik V as its second shot.
Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, MP witness upsurge in daily COVID-19 new cases
Feb 20, 2021, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi: India’s present active caseload now consists of 1.30% of India’s total Positive Cases.
India reports 13,993 new Covid-19 cases, 101 deaths
Feb 20, 2021, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday reported 13,993 fresh Covid-19 infections during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 1,09,77,387, while the death toll mounted to 1,56,212 with 101 more fatalities.
WHO believes badgers, rabbits could have spread COVID-19 to humans: Reports
Feb 19, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: World Health Organization (WHO) experts investigating the pandemic’s origins suggest that ferret badgers and rabbits, which were sold at a Wuhan market in China, could have played a role in spreading the novel coronavirus to humans, The Wall Street Journal reported.
WHO seeks $1.96 billion for 2021 Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Response
Feb 19, 2021, at 05:06 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nearly $2 billion to fund its 2021 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for COVID-19 response which, was launched on Thursday in Geneva.
India reports 13,193 new Covid-19 cases, 81 deaths
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Friday reported 13,193 fresh Covid-19 infections during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 1,09,63,394, while the death toll mounted to 1,56,111 with 81 more fatalities.
India reports over 12,000 Covid-19 cases, 101 deaths in 24 hours
Feb 18, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is again witnessing a surge in cases in some parts, on Thursday reported over 12,000 Covid-19 cases besides 101 deaths apparently due to the contagion.
COVID infections drop 16% worldwide in one week: WHO
Feb 18, 2021, at 02:14 am
New York: In its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that although the number of gobal infections have fallen by 16 per cent in a week – 500,000 fewer cases – regions, including Europe, are still in the grip of the virus whose variants are spreading.
Feb 18, 2021, at 12:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The principal of Kolkata's Beliaghata I.D. and B.G. hospital, Anima Haldar, reportedly fell sick hours after receiving the second dose of Covishield corona vaccine and she is undergoing treatment in the same hospital.
Exercise regularly, avoid junk food to avoid heart diseases: BM Birla cardiologists
Feb 17, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata: Senior doctors of Kolkata’s BM Birla Heart Research Centre have stressed on the need to exercise regularly to keep heart healthy.
WHO says number of global new COVID-19 cases falling
Feb 17, 2021, at 03:49 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: The number of new global cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is decreasing, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Tuesday.
India records 11,610 new COVID-19 cases, 100 deaths
Feb 17, 2021, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 11,610 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
White House vows US help to stop Ebola outbreaks in Africa
Feb 17, 2021, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States will do everything in its power to stop resurgent outbreaks of the potentially lethal Ebola disease in countries in Africa, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement on Tuesday.
Bengaluru: Covid-19 positive cases in Bommanahalli apartment increases to 105
Feb 16, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Covid-19 cases in an apartment at Bommanahalli has increased to 105 on Tuesday.
South African variant of coronavirus found in four people in India, Brazilian variant in one: Govt
Feb 16, 2021, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday confirmed few cases of the highly infectious South African and Brazilian strains of the coronavirus have been detected in the country.
Downward COVID-19 trend shows ‘simple public health measures work’ – UN health chief
Feb 16, 2021, at 03:53 pm
New York: The number of reported cases of COVID-19 globally has declined for the fifth consecutive week, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday, underscoring that “simple public health measures work, even in the presence of variants”.