India records 10,197 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, significantly higher than yesterday
Nov 17, 2021, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation that witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 10,197 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Pfizer seeks emergency use authorization for COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate
Nov 17, 2021, at 02:45 pm
Washington: Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday announced it is seeking Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its investigational oral antiviral candidate, PAXLOVID, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients at increased risk of hospitalizations or death.
Wild elephant dies due to electrocution in Asam's Hojai
Nov 17, 2021, at 02:32 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A wild elephant reportedly died due to electrocution in Assam's Hojai on Tuesday.
Pfizer to allow other drug manufacturers to make its Covid pill, 95 nations to benefit
Nov 17, 2021, at 02:21 am
Geneva/IBNS: US pharmaceutical major Pfizer has announced plans to make its antiviral pill against COVID-19 available to other drug manufacturers so as to benefit the world's least wealthy countries.
Russia confirms 36,818 new Coronavirus cases
Nov 16, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia has confirmed 36,818 Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,145,912, the response center said on Tuesday.
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 112.97 Cr
Nov 16, 2021, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi: With the administration of 59,75,469 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 112.97 Cr (1,12,97,84,045) till 7 am on Tuesday, officials said.
‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission
Nov 16, 2021, at 05:17 pm
New York: Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday.
Tobacco use continues to fall, but still 'long way to go'
Nov 16, 2021, at 04:59 pm
New York: The number of tobacco users continues to decrease globally, going from 1.32 billion in 2015 to 1.30 billion last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said onTuesday.
Coronavirus: India's daily case count sees major dip with 8,865 new cases
Nov 16, 2021, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi: India's daily count witnessed a massive dip as 8,865 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
UK approves COVID-19 booster vaccine for people over 40 years
Nov 16, 2021, at 01:32 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: The United Kingdom’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on Monday announced that people over 40 years old living in the country will now be eligible to receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine six months after having their second dose, as a new study showed that boosters give over 90 percent protection in adults over 50.
China: Fresh COVID-19 infection reported from 21 provinces, 1379 infected
Nov 16, 2021, at 12:32 am
Beijing: A Chinese official has said the latest COVID-19 infection spread was recorded from 21 provinces across the nation.
Air quality marginally improves in Delhi, remains in "very poor" category
Nov 15, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The air quality in Delhi improved marginally but remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Monday morning, with the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 318 against the figure of 386 the Sunday morning.
Delhi-NCR: Supreme Court to continue air pollution hearing case today
Nov 15, 2021, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court will continue hearing Delhi-NCR pollution case, as it had asked the Central Government on Saturday to inform it by Monday the decisions it (The Centre) had taken and will take to address the current emergency situation caused by air pollution.
India records 10,229 new COVID-19 cases, 125 deaths in past 24 hours
Nov 15, 2021, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the pandemic, recorded 10,229 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Two quakes of over 6 magnitude strike Iran
Nov 15, 2021, at 02:27 am
Tehran/UNI/Sputnik: Two earthquakes of 6.0 and 6.3 magnitudes occurred on Sunday in southern Iran, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
Andhra Pradesh: Mild tremors hit several parts of Visakhapatnam
Nov 14, 2021, at 07:36 pm
Visakhapatnam/UNI: People in several parts of the city came out of their homes in panic on Sunday morning as they experienced "loud sound' due to an earthquake of mild intensity that occured in the city.
With 11, 271 new Covid infections in last 24 hrs, India records lowest active cases in 17 months
Nov 14, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Continuing its dip in COVID-19 cases, India recorded 11,271 new infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
COP26 concludes with new global deal on climate
Nov 14, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Glasgow/UNI/Xinhua: The United Nations climate change conference concluded Saturday after a one-day extension, with negotiators agreeing on a new global pact to tackle climate change.
COP27 climate summit to be hosted by Egypt next year : Finland’s Environment Ministry
Nov 14, 2021, at 02:15 pm
Helsinki/UNI/Sputnik: The next United Nations climate conference, COP27, will be held in Egypt in 2022, Finland’s Ministry of the Environment informed.
Canada sees rising daily Covid-19 count over past week
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Xinhua: Canada reported an average daily count of nearly 2,500 Covid-19 cases over the past week, up by 11 percent from a week before, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said.
Europe hits highest weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:42 pm
New York: Almost two million cases of COVID-19 were reported in Europe last week, the most in a single week in that region since the pandemic started, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
As COP26 deadline slips, negotiators to keep working to agree crucial climate deal
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:24 pm
New York: COP26, the UN climate summit in Glasgow, is running into overtime, as leaders and negotiators will keep working to reach a deal that could spare the world from catastrophic global warming.
Chinese mainland reports 57 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 57 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday.
Declare lockdown: Supreme Court suggests as Delhi AQI likely to turn hazardous
Nov 13, 2021, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Taking a grim view of the "severe" air pollution continuing in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Saturday said "urgent measures needed immediately", after the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told top court "ambient air condition may turn to emergency levels".
India records 11,850 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 555 deaths
Nov 13, 2021, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 11,850 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Norovirus confirmed in Kerala's Wayanad, Health Minister issues preventive guidelines
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:50 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday asked people to be vigilant after Novovirus, an animal-borne disease transmitted through contaminated water and food, was confirmed in Wayanad, media reports said.
Insulin still out of reach for many 100 years after its discovery: WHO
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:25 am
New York: A century after it was discovered, insulin still remains out of reach for many people living with diabetes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Friday to commemorate the milestone anniversary.
People in India still not realizing that Covid-19 infection causes deaths: Dr Shankar
Nov 12, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Dr K Shankar, Director of Institute of Preventive Medicine Public Health Labs & Food (Health) Administration, Hyderabad has said that the people in India including in Telangana still have not realized that the Covid-19 infection causes the deaths.
NZ reports 201 new community cases of Delta variant
Nov 12, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 201 new Delta variant cases of Covid-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's community outbreak to 5,196.
Australia hits 90 pc Covid-19 vaccine first dose rate
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: Australia has hit a new milestone in Covid-19 vaccination, with 90 percent of adults having received the one dose.