Covid-19: PM Modi stresses on genome sequence in high level meeting
Sep 11, 2021, at 04:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the country and the coronavirus vaccination drive.
India reports 34,973 COVID-19 cases, 260 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 10, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 34,973 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll increased by 260 in the same span of time, the Health Ministry said Friday.
Actor Sonu Sood launches 11th centre of Ankura Hospitals in Andhra Pradesh
Sep 10, 2021, at 01:01 am
Vijayawada/UNI: Actor Sonu Sood launched Ankura Hospital in Vijayawada on Thursday which is the 11th center of the chain in the Telugu state dedicated to women and children.
India reports 43,263 COVID-19 cases, 338 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike in daily cases, India reported 43,263 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll went up by 338 in the same period of time, the Union Health Ministry said Thursday.
WHO urges rich nations to suspend Covid booster shots for 2021
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:38 am
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged the rich nations to suspend Covid-19 booster shot campaign in 2021 and make the doses available for economically weaker nations, according to media reports.
Pakistan adds 3902 more COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan has reported 3,902 new novel Coronavirus cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:04 pm
New York: Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Kerala: 30 contacts of Nipah virus victim test negative
Sep 08, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Kozhikode/UNI: The results of as many as 30 persons, who had come in close contact with the 12-year-old boy who succumbed to Nipah Virus in Kozhikode district on Sunday, have tested negative for the virus.
India reports 37,875 COVID-19 cases, 369 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 08, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 37,875 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll went up by 369 in the same period, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday morning.
India records 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 07, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi; India registered 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Kerala reports 19,688 new COVID cases, 135 deaths
Sep 07, 2021, at 12:54 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Showing no respite from rising number of COVID cases and deaths, Kerala on Monday reported fresh 19,688 positive cases and 135 deaths.
Indian govt administers nearly 1 crore doses of Covid vaccine in a single day
Sep 07, 2021, at 12:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: India is aiming for 1 crore Covid-19 vaccination again on Monday and the country has achieved close to 90 lakh vaccination by 6 PM, according to data showing on CoWIN.
COVID-19: Delhi records zero deaths for another day, 25th time since 2nd wave
Sep 06, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the sixth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 32 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Monday.
Bangladesh adds 65 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Sep 06, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 65 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
India records 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 06, 2021, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Bangladesh registers 70 new COVID-19 deaths
Sep 06, 2021, at 02:45 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country which has witnessed a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, registered 70 new deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Covid-19: Delhi records zero deaths, reports 30 new cases
Sep 05, 2021, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the fifth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 30 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh registers 18 fresh COVID cases, 29 districts Corona free
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Through implementation of measures such as the intensive 'Trace, Test & Treat', prevention through vaccination and partial corona curfews to decimate the pandemic, as many as 29 districts in Uttar Pradesh have been able to bring down the fresh and active covid-19 cases to zero.
Nipah virus re-surfaces in Kerala, Tamil Nadu steps up surveillance in 9 bordering dists
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday stepped up fever surveillance in nine districts bordering Kerala where Nipah virus has re-surfaced and claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy.
India's August Covid-19 vaccine tally exceeds G7 countries combined: Centre
Sep 05, 2021, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has given more Covid-19 vaccine shots in August than all the G7 nations combined, the Centre said today.
Covid-19: India reports 42,766 new infections, 308 deaths
Sep 05, 2021, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India logged 42,766 new COVID cases and 308 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
CMRI conducts its successful 100th Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery this September
Sep 05, 2021, at 01:09 am
Kolkata: CMRI, the flagship multi-speciality hospital of CK Birla group, has successfully conducted its 100th Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery in September.
As many as 140 people in South Korea possibly administered expired Pfizer vaccines : Reports
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Seoul/UNI/SPUTNIK: Around 140 people have received suspicious Pfizer vaccine shots at a general hospital in South Korea's capital of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported citing health officials.
Coronavirus: Delhi records zero deaths, 35 new cases detected
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the fourth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 55 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Saturday.
Odisha: 681 new covid cases registered in past 24 hours
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported 681 new covid cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours taking the total tally in the state to 10,10,753 with 8,040 fatalities.
Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to children
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New York: A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of life-threatening waterborne diseases, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
North Korea rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 04, 2021, at 06:03 pm
UNICEF said on Thursday that North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine.
India adds 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 04, 2021, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Covid-19: Delhi reports zero deaths for third consecutive day, 35 new cases detected
Sep 04, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, Delhi reported zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 39 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Friday.
COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant
Sep 04, 2021, at 01:18 am
New York: A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said.