Chinese mainland reports 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jun 20, 2020, at 08:20 am

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Health authority said Saturday that it received reports of 27 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, of whom 23 were domestically transmitted and four were imported.

World in new and dangerous phase of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

Jun 20, 2020, at 12:14 am

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic as people are fed up being at home.

Five crore Indians accessed healthcare online in the past three months, says Practo

Jun 19, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Lockdown, distancing norms and travel restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the pandemic has prevented many people from seeking medical help by visiting their own physicians or medical facilities.

Assam crosses 4900 mark in COVID-19 positive cases, death toll rises to 9

Jun 19, 2020, at 05:06 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The surge in the numbers of COVID-19 positive cases continue in Assam as the state has crossed 4900 mark.

Chinese mainland reports 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jun 19, 2020, at 05:05 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Friday that it received reports of 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, of which 28 were domestically transmitted and four were imported.

Can Probiotics confer protection against COVID-19?

Jun 19, 2020, at 02:10 pm

Imagine you have boarded a bus and found that all the seats have already been occupied. Let’s further imagine that you start fighting with the ones already seated. Sounds absurd? Well, this is pretty much what happens when a foreign microbe enters inside the body of the host.

India witnesses highest spike in daily COVID-19 cases, death toll stands at 12573

Jun 19, 2020, at 10:03 am

New Delhi: India witnessed the highest daily spike of 13,586 COVID-19 cases, as per Indian government released data on Friday.

Following a variety of healthy eating patterns associated with lower heart disease risk: Study

Jun 19, 2020, at 09:57 am

Boston: Greater adherence to a variety of healthy eating patterns was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Study from Chinese city of Guangzhou provides key insights on how COVID-19 spreads in households

Jun 18, 2020, at 08:09 pm

Beijing: New modelling research, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, suggests the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 may spread more easily among people living together and family members than severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

Welcoming early results on use of dexamethasone in sickest COVID-19 patients, WHO warns it’s ‘no cure-all’

Jun 18, 2020, at 07:48 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed news from the United Kingdom that a common steroid, dexamethasone, can potentially help save the lives of patients with severe cases of COVID-19, but it warned that it is by no means a cure-all.

India reports 12,881 fresh Covid cases, 334 deaths in 24 hours

Jun 18, 2020, at 12:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people, has reported 12,881 fresh Novel Coronavirus cases and 334 deaths in 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10 rejected donor livers: Study

Jun 17, 2020, at 05:15 pm

London: A major study investigating the effectiveness of liver perfusion as a technique to improve the function of donor livers that would have otherwise been rejected has shown that up to 7 in every 10 could be used after just 4-6 hours of the assessment.

Pay salaries to heathcare workers or face punishment: Supreme Court to Centre

Jun 17, 2020, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union Government to pass appropriate order to the states for the payment of salaries and necessary quarantine facilities to the doctors and healthcare professionals, engaged in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 cases near 100,000 in Bangladesh with biggest daily jump of over 4,000 new patients

Jun 17, 2020, at 05:04 pm

Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI:  Bangladesh reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 patients on Wednesday, the biggest daily jump since the virus was first reported on March 8 in the country.

Six US states report record rise in COVID-19 cases amid protests, economy reopening

Jun 17, 2020, at 05:03 pm

Washington/Sputnik:  Six US states on Wednesday reported a record rise in new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours amid the economy reopening and anti-racism protests, their health departments reported.

Afghanistan's COVID-19 cases reach 26,874

Jun 17, 2020, at 04:25 pm

Kabul/Xinhua: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health confirmed on Wednesday 564 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of patients in the country to 26,874.

Beijing lockdown measures extended to all residential areas

Jun 17, 2020, at 04:23 pm

Beijing/UNI: Beijing has notched up its COVID-19 emergency response level to II from III as strict lockdown measures would now have to be followed at all residential communities in the city.

India's Covid toll nears 12,000 with record jump of 2,000 in 24 hours

Jun 17, 2020, at 12:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's Covid-19 toll on Wednesday neared 12,000 with a record jump of over 2,000 deaths due to the contagion in the last 24 hours.

China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases

Jun 17, 2020, at 09:27 am

Wuhan/Xinhua: No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected COVID-19 cases were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said Wednesday. 　　

UK Govt approves dexamethasone for treating Coronavirus-hit patients: Health Ministry

Jun 17, 2020, at 09:16 am

London/UNI:  The United Kingdom government on Tuesday approved dexamethasone for treating novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, the country's Health Ministry said.

Total COVID-19 recoveries surpass active cases in West Bengal, death toll nears 500

Jun 16, 2020, at 10:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: For the first time, the total number of patients recovered from Covid-19 has exceeded the active cases in West Bengal while the death count in the state has reached 495 with 10 more fatalities reported in the last 24 hours, reports said on Tuesday.

Dexamethasone proves life-saving drug for COVID-19 patients: UK experts

Jun 16, 2020, at 08:15 pm

London/IBNS: Amid the deteriorating condition worldwide, experts in the United Kingdom have suggested that treating Coronavirus patients with low doses of the generic steroid drug dexamethasone have been effective in reducing death rates.

Maharashtra govt sanctions second corpus of Rs 129 cr to fight COVID-19

Jun 16, 2020, at 05:13 pm

Thane/UNI: Maharashtra government has sanctioned a corpus of Rs 129 crores for ramping up the medical fight against the COVID-19 as the pandemic has severely hit the state.

COVID-19: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority: WHO’s Tedros

Jun 16, 2020, at 04:47 pm

New York/IBNS: Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public health risk posed by influenza, which affects every country every year and takes its own deadly toll, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.

Bangladesh records highest 53 fresh COVID-19 fatalities

Jun 16, 2020, at 04:39 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  Bangladesh recorded sharpest spike of 53 COVID-19 fatalities in past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,262.

Estimates suggest one in five people worldwide have an underlying health condition that could increase COVID-19 risk

Jun 16, 2020, at 04:37 pm

New York: An estimated 1.7 billion people, 22% of the world population, have at least one underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe COVID-19 if infected, according to a modelling study that uses data from 188 countries, published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

India's COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 52.47 percent: Health Ministry

Jun 16, 2020, at 04:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The recovery rate of OCVID-19 patients in India now stands at 52.47 percent, as per government data released on Tuesday.

Beijing reports 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jun 16, 2020, at 09:57 am

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Beijing reported 27 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and three new asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said on Tuesday.

India fights COVID19: Death toll reaches 9900

Jun 16, 2020, at 09:48 am

New Delhi/IBNS: With over 10,000 new cases recorded in the past 24  hours, the number of COVID-19 cases in India now stands at 3,43,091, as per Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday.

New Zealand now reports new cases of COVID-19

Jun 16, 2020, at 09:35 am

Wellington/UNI: The New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday for the first time in 24 days.