Latin America and Caribbean sees COVID-19 progress, but must remain vigilant
Oct 29, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New York: More than half the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a senior official with the regional arm of UN health agency WHO said on Wednesday.
India records 14,348 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 29, 2021, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 14,348 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
India reports 16,156 COVID-19 cases, 733 deaths in 24 hours; toll spike due to Kerala backlog
Oct 28, 2021, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 16,156 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 733 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
90 pct in Delhi have developed Covid antibodies, reports say quoting sero-survey
Oct 28, 2021, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 90 percent in Delhi are carrying antibodies for coronavirus, NDTV quoting sources reported after the sixth sero-survey was conducted in the national capital.
Oman approves India's Covaxin for travel without need for quarantine
Oct 28, 2021, at 05:09 am
Muscat/IBNS: The Government of the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday approved Indian-made Covaxin to the list of allowed COVID-19 vaccines for travel to the country without quarantine.
Bangladesh registers seven deaths due to COVID-19
Oct 27, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country which witnessed a significant spike in COVID-19 cases in recent times, registered seven deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Top economists call for ‘radical redirection’ focusing on healthcare
Oct 27, 2021, at 05:06 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) body advancing public health for all is asking for ambitious investments in healthcare spending, reframing it as a long-term investment and not a short-term cost.
Fully vaccinated Australians free to travel overseas from November, COVID booster dose approved
Oct 27, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: Most Australians will be able to freely leave the country from November, the government has announced.
India records 13,451 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 27, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 13,451 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Covaxin: WHO seeks 'additional clarifications', no emergency use nod given so far
Oct 27, 2021, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The process to include indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, in Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of World Health Organisation (WHO) is delayed by a week as the Technical Advisory Group of the UN body has sought "additional clarifications" from the vaccine manufacturer.
Centre issues warning to West Bengal amid rising Covid cases post Durga Puja
Oct 27, 2021, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Centre has pulled up the West Bengal government over the spike in Covid-19 cases following gathering of people and flouting of protocols during the Durga Puja celebrations earlier this month.
Bangladesh registers 6 new COVID-19 deaths
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that has witnessed deadly COVID-19 outbreak, registered six deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Tuesday.
India records 12,428 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 26, 2021, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 12,428 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking the lowest daily count in the past 238 days, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
DC Srinagar hands over fully loaded BLS ambulance to CMO
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:28 am
Srinagar/IBNS: To further strengthen the health infrastructure in the district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Wednesday handed over a fully loaded Basic Lift Support (BLS) ambulance to the Chief Medical Officer Srinagar at the DC Office Complex.
Kashmir: Five-member panel to recommend SKIMS professor as dean
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:23 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The J&K government on Wednesday constituted a five-member panel for recommending a professor of SKIMS for the Dean of Medical Faculty position at the Soura Institute.
Kashmir: DIPR organizes programme on ‘Drug abuse menace’
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:21 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The cultural unit of the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) in collaboration with Government Psychiatric Hospital, Srinagar and Angel’s Cultural Academy Thursday organised a programme on 'Drug abuse menace' at the Government Psychiatry Hospital, Hari Parbat.
UT's administration constitutes J&K Medical Council
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Much to the reprieve of the medical practitioners and scholars across J&K, the government Wednesday appointed four senior healthcare officers as members of the J&K Medical Council (JKMC).
Zika Case: Centre rushes multi-disciplinary team to Kanpur
Oct 25, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has rushed a high level multi-disciplinary team to Uttar Pradesh where a Zika Virus Disease case has been reported.
India records 14,306 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 25, 2021, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 14,306 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per daat released by the Ministry of Health on Monday, amid fear that the country may witness a spike during the ongoing festive season.
After South Africa, Namibia also suspends use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
Oct 25, 2021, at 01:05 am
After South Africa, Namibia has stopped Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine citing concerns that it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men, a claim the vaccine's manufacturer says is unfounded, according to media reports.
Bangladesh registers 9 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours
Oct 24, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh reported nine fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
India logs 15,906 new Covid cases, 561 deaths
Oct 24, 2021, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has reported 15,906 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 561 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Benefits of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children surpass risks: US Drug Regulator
Oct 23, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The benefits expected from the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shots for children between 5 and 11 years old outweigh the risks of side effects, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a report.
India records 16,326 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 23, 2021, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India, a country which is currently celebrating the festive season amid fear that cases might spike in the upcoming weeks, recorded 16,326 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Oct 23, 2021, at 04:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 cases in West Bengal are on rise ever since the Durga Puja festivities ended, forcing safe houses and quarantine centres in the city to be reopened Monday onwards.
UNICEF India welcomes one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in India
Oct 22, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Guwahati: UNICEF India has congratulated the Government of India on reaching the milestone of 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered so far.
Up to 180,000 health workers may have died from COVID-19
Oct 22, 2021, at 09:36 pm
New York: Between 80,000 and 180,000 health and care workers may have died from COVID-19 between January of 2020 and May of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Restore sexual, reproductive health rights lost during COVID, rights expert urges
Oct 22, 2021, at 09:16 pm
New York: Sexual and reproductive health rights, are human rights, the independent UN expert on the right to health reminded Member States in the General Assembly on Wednesday, saying that it was essential to restore services in the field, that have been eroded during the COVID-19 pandemic
India records 15,786 new COVID-19 cases
Oct 22, 2021, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly COVID-19 second wave, recorded 15,786 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
India reports over 18,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 21, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 18,454 new COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 160, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.