Russia's RDIF confirms plans to sell 100mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Sep 16, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) confirmed on Wednesday reaching an agreement to deliver 100 million doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to India, specifying that the deal was reached with India's Dr. Reddy's.
Yoga efficacy in early recovery of Covid-19 patients being studied: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Sep 16, 2020, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The efficacy of yoga in facilitating the early recovery of Covid–19 patients is being surveyed in a research project being undertaken by the Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Delhi, AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Rishikesh and RML Hospital, Delhi.
Serum Institute gets DCGI nod to resume Covid-19 vaccine
Sep 16, 2020, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has got the nod of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to resume the phase two and three trials for Covid-19 vaccine, media reports said.
India's total COVID-19 cases cross 50-lakh mark
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 50-lakh mark with 90,123 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health figures revealed on Wednesday.
Nearly 550,000 children in U.S. test positive for COVID-19
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Nearly 550,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.
Tamil Nadu tests over 60 lakh samples for COVID-19, case tally rises to 5.14 Lakh
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:45 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu crossed yet another significant milestone of testing over 60 lakh samples by RT-PCR for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
CRPF inaugurates additional COVID-19 care unit in Nagaland
Sep 15, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Kohima: In order to enhance quarantine facilities for the force personnel reporting from leave and government duty, additional Quarantine centre inaugurated by Ritu Datta and Randeep Datta, PMG, IGP, CRPF, Manipur and Nagaland in the campus of CRPF, Kohima.
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Sep 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
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India: Over 83,000 new COVID-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi: India registered 83, 809 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday revealed.
Countries must ‘get their hands dirty’ to stem COVID and prevent future pandemics
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:05 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, unleashing catastrophic health, social and economic consequences along with irreparable harm to humanity, according to UN-backed report published on Monday.
COVID-19: 11 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Sep 15, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The National Health Commission said Tuesday that 11 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Monday.
Manish Sisodia self isolates after testing Covid-19 positive
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday informed that he is self-isolating after testing positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.
COVID-19 comes from Wuhan lab: Chinese virologist claims
Sep 15, 2020, at 02:04 am
A Chinese virologist has claimed that she has scientific proof that the COVID-19 virus originated from a Wuhan laboratory.
Sep 14, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Pune: Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, has said it will take four to five years until everyone gets the COVID-19 vaccine on this planet.
India reports over 92,000 Covid-19 cases, 1,136 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 14, 2020, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Monday reported 92,071 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections to cross 48-lakh mark.
New Zealand prolongs COVID-19 restrictions for one more week
Sep 14, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Wellington/Sputnik: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday an extension of coronavirus restrictions for one more week, until September 21.
Meghalaya: 30 Raj Bhavan staffers test positive for COVID-19, Governor not infected
Sep 14, 2020, at 03:41 am
Shillong/UNI: About thirty staff members at Raj Bhavan here have contracted COVID-19, while Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has tested negative for the viral infection, Raj Bhavan officials said on Sunday.
COVID-19 toll in West Bengal touches 3,945
Sep 14, 2020, at 03:39 am
Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 3,945 with the death of 58 persons on Sunday , while the tally touched 2,02,708 with 3215 new confirmed cases.
Chinese mainland reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases
Sep 14, 2020, at 03:00 am
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 10 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,635, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
Bangladesh adds 1,476 COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths
Sep 14, 2020, at 02:11 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh recorded 1,476 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths in the past 24 hours, Directorate General of Health Services said on Sunday.
Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred hospitalised Coronavirus patients
Sep 13, 2020, at 11:03 pm
New York: As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax – a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.
India records 94,372 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,114 deaths in last 24 hrs
Sep 13, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported a single-day spike of 94,372 cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours pushing the country's total tally to 47,54,356, the Union Health Ministry revealed on Sunday morning.
Brazil reports more than 33,500 new COVID-19 cases
Sep 13, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Rio De Janeiro/UNI: Brazil confirmed 33,523 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, along with more than 800 new deaths in that period, the country’s Health Ministry informs.
Iraq reports 4,106 new COVID-19 cases, 286,778 in total
Sep 13, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: The Iraqi Health Ministry reported 4,106 COVID-19 new cases, raising the total nationwide infections to 2,86,778.
Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate shows 'robust immune responses' in animal study
Sep 13, 2020, at 04:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharat Biotech that has been working on coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN has said a study on animals has shown that the vaccine candidate has helped develop a strong immune response to the highly infectious pathogen.
Oxford Vaccine trials resume in UK days after pause over volunteer's illness
Sep 13, 2020, at 02:48 am
London/IBNS: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Saturday resumed the trials of Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom after a brief halt following a volunteer's illness, media reports said.
COVID-19: 81,533 patients recover in India in last 24 hours
Sep 12, 2020, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded the highest ever single-day COVID-19 recoveries of 81,533 in the last 24 hours, officials said.
WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:34 pm
New York: Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Biggest jump: India registers 97570 new COVID-19 cases, 1201 deaths
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: India registered the biggest single-day spike as 97,570 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health released data revealed on Saturday.
India may have reported 6.4 million Covid-19 cases by May, says ICMR's Sero Survey
Sep 12, 2020, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, may have reported 64 lakh infections by May while the country was in the lockdown mode, said a Sero Survey conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), media reports said.