UN weather agency seeks to confirm 48.8°C ‘record’ heat spike in Sicily
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:25 pm
New York: UN weather experts said on Thursday that they’re “actively looking” into a possible record temperature for Continental Europe of 48.8 Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) near the town of Syracuse in Sicily, amid devastating wildfires in Mediterranean countries and Russia.
India records 40,120 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19, recorded 40,120 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO chief scientist to discuss Covaxin approval
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday met World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan to hold discussion over the global health body's approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.
India reports 41,195 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India Thursday reported 41,195 new infections while the toll went up by 490 in the last 24 hours.
Study on mixing Covaxin, Covishield gets drug controller's approval
Aug 11, 2021, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Drugs Controller General Of India (DCGI) has given its nod to a study on mixing Covishield and Covaxin, the two main vaccines used in India's COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Pakistan govt tells National Assembly that major cities do not have safe drinking water
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:54 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government recently told the National Assembly that an overwhelming majority of the cities, including the megacities, in the country do not have safe drinking waters, media reports said.
India records slight spike in COVID-19 cases, 497 people die
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India registered a slight spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as 38,353 people were detected to be infected with the virus, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Chinese mainland now reports 83 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Aug 11, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua:: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 83 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 54 in Jiangsu Province, 14 in Hubei, seven in Henan, five in Hunan, two in Yunnan and one in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
Kerala reports 21,119 new COVID cases, 18,493 recoveries
Aug 11, 2021, at 01:01 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala reported 21,119 fresh cases of COVID-19 while 18,493 patients recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday.
Global response needed to counter rising security threats at sea
Aug 10, 2021, at 06:00 pm
New York: Despite an overall decrease in maritime traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, piracy and armed robbery of ships rose by nearly 20 per cent during the first half of last year, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief
Aug 10, 2021, at 05:40 pm
New York: Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest much-anticipated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released on Monday.
India records 28,204 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, lowest in 147 days
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi: India reported a slight decline in COVID-19 cases as 28,204 new cases were recorded by the country in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, says IPCC
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released on Monday.
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection: Study
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Barcelona: The levels of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein remain stable, or even increase, seven months after infection, according to a follow-up study in a cohort of healthcare workers coordinated by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, in collaboration with the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona.
Vaccination offers higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection: Study
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Washington: A study of COVID-19 infections in Kentucky among people who were previously infected with SAR-CoV-2 shows that unvaccinated individuals are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated after initially contracting the virus.
India reports 35,499 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 09, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 35,499 new COVID-19 cases Monday while the toll went up by 447 in the last 24 hours.
Beijing imposes travel restrictions to keep COVID Delta strain away
Aug 09, 2021, at 04:59 am
Beijing: Authorities in Chinese capital Beijing are trying to keep the spread of Delta strain away by imposing travel restrictions from COVID-19 hotsports to the city.
Mild tremors felt in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, no casualties
Aug 09, 2021, at 01:35 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Mild tremors were reported in the parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday morning.
India registers 39,070 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hours
Aug 08, 2021, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 39,070 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the total infections tally to over 3.19 crore.
SARS-CoV-2 variants could be named after star constellations if Greek letters run out: WHO
Aug 08, 2021, at 02:08 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: Future variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, could be named after star constellations when Greek letters run out, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) technical chief for COVID-19, told The Telegraph.
How a village in Maharashtra is helping vultures make a big comeback
Aug 08, 2021, at 12:30 am
In the 1980s, India was home to around 40 million vultures. By 2017, it declined to 19,000. However, Chirgaon, a village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, has been working on reviving its local vulture population. The village's vulture population has gone up from 22 in 1999-2000 to 249 this year. Mongabay-India writer Sneha Mahale reports
Over 51.66 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Health Ministry
Aug 07, 2021, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Over 51.66 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union Territories (UTs) so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said here on Saturday.
Myanmar: COVID-19 third wave has hit like a ‘tsunami’, warns WFP
Aug 07, 2021, at 07:48 pm
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that it is facing a 70 per cent funding shortfall in Myanmar, where millions face growing food insecurity.
Pakistan records spike in COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Aug 07, 2021, at 07:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded 95 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest death toll recorded due to the virus in the country during the ongoing fourth wave.
Half of US population fully vaccinated against COVID-19: White House
Aug 07, 2021, at 04:08 pm
Washington: The White House on Friday announced half of the US population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
India registers 38628 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 07, 2021, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi: India registered a slight dip in daily case count as 38,628 fresh COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Heavy rains and flooding push Yemenis to the brink
Aug 06, 2021, at 11:16 pm
New York: Heavy rains and flooding in Yemen have affected at least 28,000 people, according to initial estimates released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday.
WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster jabs
Aug 06, 2021, at 10:39 pm
NewYork: The head of the UN health organization called on Wednesday for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until “at least the end of September” to enable the world’s most vulnerable people to be inoculated.
Australia further restricts international movement due to coronavirus : Reports
Aug 06, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Australians who live overseas will now be required to provide "compelling reasons" for returning to their place of residence after visiting as the country further toughens ban on international travel over the COVID-19 threat, the ABC reported on Friday, citing yet unpublished government regulations.
Latest COVID-19 data confirms infections have risen globally for four consecutive weeks
Aug 06, 2021, at 09:36 pm
New York: COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four million cases reported in the past week alone, the UN health agency said on Wednesday.