India adds 31,443 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest in 118 days
Jul 13, 2021, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a positive picture, India on Tuesday added 31,443 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, reporting the lowest daily figure in the last 118 days.
US FDA adds warning on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine related to rare neurological disorder
Jul 13, 2021, at 02:18 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a new warning on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, saying the vaccine has been linked to a serious but rare side effect called Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Third wave 'inevitable', tourism and pilgrimage can wait: Indian Medical Association warns
Jul 13, 2021, at 02:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's top doctor body, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Monday appealed to the Centre and state governments to not let the guard down, as the third wave of COVID-19 is "inevitable".
Jammu and Kashmir: Health workers cross knee-deep river to carry out COVID-19 vaccination drive
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Srinagar: A team of health workers crossed a knee-deep river to reach a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri to carry out COVID-19 vaccination drive.
Nepal PM Oli says all Nepalis to get vaccine by end 2021
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Kathmandu: All Nepalis will get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this year, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Sunday, assuring the country of the government’s effort to procure vaccines.
India records 37, 154 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours
Jul 12, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India, which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported 37,154 new cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Bhutan now has surplus vaccines; US sends 500,000 Moderna vaccines doses
Jul 12, 2021, at 04:35 am
Bhutan has now secured surplus Covid-19 vaccines as the United States confirmed donating 500,000 vaccines to the country. Over 97 percent of the eligible adult population in the country has already received the first dose of vaccine.
Lambda variant can be found in Sri Lanka any time: Health Ministry
Jul 12, 2021, at 04:18 am
Sri Lankan Health Ministry has warned of the possibility that Covid-19 patients of the new Lambda variant could be found in the country at any time.
Bangladesh reports 230 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 12, 2021, at 12:37 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh is combating a serious wave of COVID-19 pandemic as 230 new deaths due to the infection were reported in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
India records 41, 506 fresh COVID infections, active cases decline to 4.54 lakh
Jul 11, 2021, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 41,506 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, and added 895 deaths during the same period.
Decision on Covaxin's emergency use listing in 4-6 weeks: WHO
Jul 11, 2021, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) will take a decision on emergency use approval for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin in the next four to six weeks, Soumya Swaminathan, the UN health body's chief scientist has said.
New study highlights unacceptably high global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men
Jul 10, 2021, at 10:24 pm
London: A new study, Prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men: A global systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020, released today highlights the unacceptably high global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men and underscores the need to advance stalled progress toward eliminating syphilis as a public health threat by 2030.
India records 42,766 new cases, 1206 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Jul 10, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded a single-day spike in death due to COVID-19 as 1206 people died due to the highly infectious virus in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccine 'cocktail' gives immunity against Delta strain: Report
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Bangkok/UNI/Sputnik: A research by Thai scientists shows that a cocktail of two doses of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine and one dose of AstraZeneca creates sufficient immunity in humans to resist the Delta strain, while just two doses of Sinovac are effective only against the Alpha strain and do not guarantee sufficient protection from Delta.
Kerala on alert after 14 cases of Zika virus surface
Jul 10, 2021, at 08:12 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala health authorities are on alert after cases of Zika virus in the states went up to 14 on Friday as the National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirmed 13 more cases, according to media reports.
Child mental health crisis ‘magnified’ by COVID, warns UN chief
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:55 am
New York: Half of the world’s children experience violence on and offline in some form every year, with “devastating and life-long consequences” for their mental health, the UN chief warned a symposium on the issue on Thursday.
COVID second wave not over yet, warns Centre's top advisor
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The second wave of COVID-19, which caused an unprecedented rise in cases and deaths, is not yet over, the government warned on Friday, urging people to avoid crowding and keep wearing masks.
India registers 43,393 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 09, 2021, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India registered 43,393 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking the active caseload to 4,58,727, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
India reports spike in COVID-19 cases amid unlock
Jul 08, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing process of unlocking socio-economic activities in various states and union territories, India on Thursday reported a spike in COVID-19 cases adding over 45,000 new infections, two thousand more than a day ago.
Kashmir: DIET Sopore organises seminar on 'Disaster Management and Covid-19 Pandemic'
Jul 08, 2021, at 04:25 am
Sopore: District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) Sopore Tuesday organised a day-long seminar cum-workshop on 'Disaster Management and Covid-19 Pandemic' with Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore, Parvaiz Sajad as the chief guest.
GREEN J&K DRIVE| Modalities for planting 1.3 crore trees in J&K discussed
Jul 08, 2021, at 04:16 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In the backdrop of the announcement made by the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha of planting 130 lakh trees, the Commissioner Secretary Forests, Sanjeev Verma today discussed the modalities with all the stakeholders to accomplish the task.
COVID-19 cases slowly increases in Pakistan, only 3.5 pct people vaccinated so far
Jul 08, 2021, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a slow hike in COVID-19 positive cases ever since restrictions were relaxed in the country in recent times.
COVID-19: India reports 43,733 cases, 553 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 07, 2021, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 43,733 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours pushing the country's infection caseload to 3,06,64,218, while the death toll soared to 4,03,281 with 553 more fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Sustainable development report shows devastating impact of COVID, ahead of ‘critical’ new phase
Jul 07, 2021, at 05:24 pm
New York: The world was not on track to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before COVID-19 struck, and now the challenge has been magnified many times over, according to a new flagship UN report that indicates countries must take ‘critical’ steps on the road out of the pandemic, during the next 18 months.
Equitable distribution of vaccines, equipment only way out of pandemic: WHO chief
Jul 07, 2021, at 05:20 pm
New York: Equitable distribution of equipment and medicines to fight COVID-19 is the only way out of the global crisis, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in remarks to a meeting of the advisory group making the case for investing in these tools.
Experts caution Pakistan may soon witness famine-like situation if water crisis continues
Jul 07, 2021, at 04:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistani experts have warned that the country may face a famine-like situation due to scarcity of water.
COVID-19: India's daily positivity rate stands at 2.61 percent, active caseload delines
Jul 05, 2021, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi: India has reported less than 40,000 (39,796) daily new cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
India reports 39,796 COVID-19 cases, 723 deaths in 24 hours
Jul 05, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is recovering from the second wave of COVID-19, on Monday reported over 39,000 new infections besides 723 deaths apparently due to the virus.
Bangladesh may face oxygen crisis if Covid cases rise
Jul 05, 2021, at 01:10 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh may soon face an oxygen crisis, the country’s health authorities have warned, if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise at the current pace.
India continues to see dip in COVID cases, reports 43,071 new infections
Jul 04, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 43,071 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than Saturday. The Asian country recorded 955 deaths during the same period.