Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana
Aug 30, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Hurricane Ida has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana as a Category Four storm, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday.
India registers 45,083 new COVID infections, active cases continue to drop
Aug 29, 2021, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 45,083 new COVID infections in the last 24 hours taking the country's active caseload to 3,68,558, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police distributes Covid19 safety kits among people at Parimpora
Aug 29, 2021, at 01:38 am
Srinagar: To enhance the sense of community partnership, Police distributed Covid19 safety kits among people.
Light-to-moderate coffee drinking associated with health benefits: Study
Aug 29, 2021, at 12:31 am
Sophia Antipolis: Up to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Alcohol use in young adults is associated with early ageing of blood vessels: Study
Aug 29, 2021, at 12:00 am
Sophia Antipolis: Drinking alcohol during adolescence to young adulthood is associated with accelerated arterial stiffening, a precursor to cardiovascular disease. That’s the finding of a study presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Green neighbourhoods linked with better heart health: Study
Aug 28, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Sophia Antipolis: People who live in green neighbourhoods are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Coronavirus: Delhi records no death for third consecutive day
Aug 28, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, no death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi even as 29 fresh cases emerged in the last 24 hours, the department of health and family welfare reported on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: People not wearing masks are being tested for COVID-19 in Srinagar
Aug 28, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Concerned over reports that majority people are not following Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the health department officials are conducting COVID-19 tests of all those who are not wearing masks in Srinagar.
Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates – UN agency heads
Aug 28, 2021, at 09:14 pm
New York: The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at “two alarmingly different speeds”, UN agency leaders said in a statement on Friday, noting that less than two per cent of adults are fully vaccinated in most low-income countries compared to almost 50 per cent in high-‑income nations.
Delta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation compared to alpha variant, says study
Aug 28, 2021, at 09:07 pm
New York: People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with those infected with the alpha variant, a study of more than 40,000 cases from England between 29 March and 23 May 2021, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal has confirmed.
WHO ‘exploring all options’ to get medical supplies into Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:52 pm
New York: With medical stocks dwindling in Afghanistan, and insecurity at the airport in the capital, Kabul, following the terrorist attack on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to examine ways to deliver much-needed supplies to the country, a senior official told journalists in Geneva.
Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates – UN agency heads
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:40 pm
New York: The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at “two alarmingly different speeds”, UN agency leaders said in a statement on Friday, noting that less than two per cent of adults are fully vaccinated in most low-income countries compared to almost 50 per cent in high-‑income nations.
COVID-19: Kerala to conduct Seroprevalence study to estimate population level immunity
Aug 28, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: The Kerala government has accorded sanction to conduct Seroprevalence study to estimate the population level immunity (level of herd immunity induced by both natural and the COVID-19 vaccines) in the state.
India reports 46,759 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, Kerala major contributor
Aug 28, 2021, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, reported 46,759 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday.
Coronavirus: Kerala to conduct Seroprevalence study to estimate population level immunity
Aug 28, 2021, at 04:02 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Government has accorded sanction to conduct Seroprevalence study to estimate the population level immunity (level of herd immunity induced by both natural and the COVID vaccines) in the state.
India administers over 1 crore vaccine doses in a single day, PM Modi appreciates
Aug 28, 2021, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India administered more than 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
India achieves new milestone with 1 crore vaccine doses administered in single day
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India achieved a new milestone in its COVID vaccination drive by administering over 1 crore doses on Friday, its highest single-day count so far.
Mexican researchers create special facemask neutralizing SARS-CoV-2: University
Aug 27, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Sputnik: The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) has announced that its researchers have created a special textile face mask using silver and copper nanolayers that neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
India records new 44,658 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 496 die
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi: India registered 44,658 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
'Project Baala' partners with mountaineer Nitish Singh, accelerates awareness on menstrual hygiene
Aug 27, 2021, at 02:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: 'Project Baala' has partnered with Nitish Singh, a 24-year-old mountaineer, who recently hoisted the tricolour on Mount Elbrus, to address the lack of sanitary hygiene awareness among women.
MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin launches IVI Mobile Eye Clinic in Chennai
Aug 26, 2021, at 07:21 pm
Chennai: Udhayanidhi Stalin, MLA from Chepauk, today launched an India Vision Institute (IVI) Mobile Eye Clinic at Lock Nagar, Chennai.
India reports over 46,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 26, 2021, at 04:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another spike in daily coronavirus cases, India reported 46,164 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said Thursday.
Kerala reports 30 pct increase in Covid cases in 24 hrs, govt flags 'Onam spike'
Aug 26, 2021, at 04:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The number of Covid cases in Kerala jumped nearly 30 per cent over the past 24 hours to reach 31,000 as the state government flagged an 'Onam spike'.
Covid19 vaccine efficacy dropped as Delta variant arose : CDC
Aug 26, 2021, at 02:25 am
The effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines in frontline workers fell to 66 per cent after the Delta variant emerged compared to 91 per cent before it became dominant, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
IMF policy advice undermines global climate goals, reveals new research
Aug 26, 2021, at 01:39 am
Washington/IBNS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has undermined global climate action by promoting fossil fuel expansion through its policy advice, locking developing countries into a reliance on dirty coal and gas that is harming their economies and the planet, a new research by ActionAid USA and the Bretton Woods Project stated.
Thai scientists develop robotic arm to draw more AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Aug 26, 2021, at 01:36 am
Bangkok: As Thailand fights its worst-ever Covid-19 outbreak, the scientists in the country have developed a robotic arm that can optimise the use of the coronavirus vaccines, enabling more efficient use of the doses.
Booster shot offers nine-fold increase in COVID-19 antibodies: Johnson & Johnson
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:28 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday that a study showed a nine-fold increase in COVID-19 antibodies in participants who took a booster dose of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.
Pakistan reports 141 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 141 fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest number of fatalities recorded in one day since 161 deaths were recorded nearly four months ago on May 4, media resorts said.
High blood pressure now more common in low and middle-income countries, new report finds
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:23 pm
New York: The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases – live in low and middle-incomes countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Wednesday has revealed.
India touches 60 crore vaccination mark: Ministry of Health
Aug 25, 2021, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi: India touched the 60 crore vaccination mark on Wednesday, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.