Pakistan registers new coronavirus strain
Dec 29, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed a case of the new coronavirus mutant strain that was first detected in the UK, media reports said.
There will be set backs & new challenges in 2021: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Dec 29, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Geneva: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday reminded people that 2021 might witness new challenges like the emergence of the new Coronavirus strain.
India clocks fresh spike of 16,432 Covid-19 cases, recovery rate now 95.92%
Dec 29, 2020, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India with the continuing downward trend in the daily spike of Novel Coronavirus cases on Tuesday clocked a fresh rise of 16,432 new infections during the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry update said here.
Vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication, more serious pandemic spreading: WHO officials
Dec 29, 2020, at 06:41 pm
New York: In the final World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 press conference of the year, on Monday, senior officials warned that the virus is "not necessarily the big one", and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world.
Allergic reaction to Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine reported in Greece
Dec 29, 2020, at 03:27 pm
Athens/Sputnik: One case of an allergic reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been reported in Greece, Primary Health Care Secretary General Marios Themistokleous said at a Health Ministry briefing.
India registers six cases of new Coronavirus mutant strain as UK returnees test positive
Dec 29, 2020, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India has reported six cases of new coronavirus mutant strain after all these people, who returned from the UK recently, tested positive, media reports said on Tuesday.
Centre extends guidelines for surveillance against Covid-19 over UK virus strain
Dec 29, 2020, at 03:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday extended the earlier guidelines for surveillance, which will remain in force upto Jan 31, in the view of the spread of the new strain of coronavirus in the UK.
Live streaming of launch of AB-PMJAY SEHAT held across Kashmir
Dec 29, 2020, at 12:53 am
Srinagar: The live streaming of the launch of government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme by Prime Minister NarendraModi was today held across the Kashmir division.
Serum Institute of India launches India’s first fully indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine
Dec 28, 2020, at 11:45 pm
Pune: Serum Institute of India, the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world by doses, announces the launch of India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine – Pneumosil in the presence of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
Dry run of COVID-19 vaccination begins in Assam
Dec 28, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Along Punjab, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, the dry run exercise of the Covid-19 vaccination programme began on Monday in Assam.
Puducherry: Woman passenger from London tested negative for Covid
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Puducherry/UNI: The woman passenger from London who reached Puducherry last week tested negative and was discharged from the hospital on Monday.
AstraZeneca CEO says firm found 'Winning Formula' for vaccine against COVID-19
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: AstraZeneca has found a "winning formula" to boost the efficacy of its vaccine against COVID-19, which has been developed in conjunction with the University of Oxford, CEO Pascal Soriot told the UK's Sunday Times newspaper.
Third case of new Coronavirus variant registered in Canada: Ontario authorities
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A third case of the new coronavirus strain that emerged in the UK earlier this month has been confirmed in Canada, Ontario authorities announced in a statement.
India registers 20,021 new COVID-19 cases, 279 deaths
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi: India added 20,021 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data.
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New York: The United Nations is commemorating the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, and urging greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies.
COVID-19 vaccination: Dry run starts today in four Indian states
Dec 28, 2020, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi: The Centre will conduct a dry run for the coronavirus vaccination for the next two days in four states in India.
Oxford vaccine to be 95 pc effective at par with Moderna and Pfizer, says maker AstraZeneca
Dec 28, 2020, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Oxford coronavirus vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca has claimed that it will shield 95 per cent of the patients and be as effective as Moderna and Pfizer alternatives though the British-Swedish pharma giant is yet to release the data confirming the claim, said media reports.
India records lowest daily rise of Covid-19 cases in nearly 6 months
Dec 27, 2020, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours stood at 18,732, the lowest daily rise in nearly six months.
Bangladesh registers 30 new COVID-19 deaths
Dec 26, 2020, at 09:44 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 30 more deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
India reports less than 30,000 daily new cases continuously for last 13 days
Dec 26, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi: The exponential rise in recoveries in tandem with lower daily new cases has resulted in consistent decline in the active cases and low mortality. Total recovered cases are nearing 97.5 lakh (97,40,108) on Saturday.
India maintains steady decline in COVID-19 cases, 22,272 new added in 24 hours
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi: India maintained its steady decline in COVID-19 cases and in the last 24 hours the country added 22,272 new cases, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
US: Doctor develops severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Boston: A Boston doctor, who has shellfish allergy, developed a severe allergic reaction after taking a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, media reports said.
New COVID-19 strain detected in 8 European countries: WHO
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:56 pm
London: The World Health Organization has said the new strain of COVID-19 has been detected in eight European countries so far.
UK testing new drug to prevent COVID-19 development after Coronavirus contraction: Reports
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK scientists are testing a new drug to prevent people, who have been exposed to the coronavirus, from falling ill with COVID-19, media reported.
France registers first case of new strain of Coronavirus: Reports
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France has registered the first case of the new strain of the coronavirus that had been firstly detected in the United Kingdom, French media reported.
Jammu and Kashmir: Training programme for doctors held
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:36 am
Srinagar: To enhance the skills and competencies of doctors in the management of trauma, a day long training program was today conducted at the Regional Institute of Health and Family Welfare Dhobiwan, Tangmarg.
One UK returnee tests COVID-19 positive in Guwahati
Dec 26, 2020, at 01:31 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A traveller from the United Kingdom has been tested positive for COVID-19 at Guwahati airport.
China sends experts to city of Dalian after 39 COVID-19 cases reported amid local outbreak
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: China's National Health Commission (NHC) has dispatched a team of experts to supervise the local containment efforts in the city of Dalian, where 39 new COVID-19 cases were identified during the recent local outbreak.
Japan lists medical workers, elderly people as priority groups to get COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: An expert group of the Japanese Ministry of Health has identified the categories of citizens who are supposed to be the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including medical workers and people over 65.
Karnataka: Three UK returnees test COVID-19 positive
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Three returnees, including a couple and their daughter, tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus, taking the total number of infected among the passengers to six, a BBMP official said today.