India reports highest COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is slowly recovering from the second wave of coronavirus, on Thursday witnessed a big jump in daily COVID-19 toll as it recorded the highest number of deaths due to the contagion in the last 24 hours.
Suga says all Japanese will receive vaccine shots by winter
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:54 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the country planned to wrap up its vaccination campaign by the end of the fall.
Delhi receives major supply of Covishied, Covaxin doses
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:00 am
Delhi/IBNS: Amid shortage of vaccines that reportedly forced the Delhi government to stop inoculation drive for 18-44 age group, major supplies of both Covishield and Covaxin reached the national capital Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: ICMR survey’s 4th round in Pulwama in 3rd week of June
Jun 10, 2021, at 12:12 am
Srinagar: Pulwama district of south Kashmir would go for the fourth round of Indian Council of MedicalResearch’s population-based sero survey.
Jammu and Kashmir and COVID19: Positivity rate reduces to 6% in Srinagar
Jun 09, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar: In a good sign, the covid-19 positivity rate in Srinagar has reduced from over nine to six percenteven as the recovery rate has shown an improvement, the weekly data compiled by districtadministration reveal.
More than 25 crore vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
Jun 09, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has announced to support the states and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost.
Delta variant of Covid can infect even after Covishield, Covaxin jabs: AIIMS study
Jun 09, 2021, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The 'delta' variant of COVID-19, the version first detected in India in October last year, can infect people even after they have received both jabs of the Covaxin or Covishield vaccines, new studies, done separately by AIIMS (Delhi) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), revealed.
End war on nature and ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New York: Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his message for World Oceans Day.
Chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort as CO2 emissions rise: WMO
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: Confirmation that Europe has just had its chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
Pfizer to start testing COVID-19 vaccine in large group of children aged below 12
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Pfizer on Tuesday said it will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine on a larger group of children under the age of 12.
India records 92,596 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi: India reported 92,596 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Chinese mainland reports 8 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported eight new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
New coronavirus strain found by virologists in Pune : Report
Jun 09, 2021, at 08:26 am
Pune/IBNS: A new coronavirus variant has been detected by National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune in two people travelling from Brazil.
Centre caps max amount pvt hosps can charge for Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik shots
Jun 09, 2021, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS Amid allegations of profiteering by private vaccination centres, the government on Tuesday fixed the maximum price that can be charged by these entities for Covid vaccines.
44 Cr of COVID-19 vaccine doses ordered after change in vaccination policy
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Forty four crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be made available to the country from August this year, including 25 crore doses of Covishield and 19 crore doses of crore doses of Covaxin, to achieve universalization of vaccination, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday.
About 300,000 people fail to get second vaccine dose in Pakistan
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:52 am
Around 300,000 people who got their first dose of vaccines earlier in Pakistan have not turned up for the second dose vaccines since the vaccination drive started in the country on 2 February this year.
WHO warns of ‘two-track pandemic’ as cases decline but vaccine inequity persists
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: Even though COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined in recent weeks, the world is facing a “two-track pandemic”, the UN’s top health official said on Monday in his ongoing campaign to get more vaccines to developing countries.
Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:02 pm
New York: During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than ever before. However, the number still not connected has grown in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, according to a new UN report on universal access to energy, launched on Monday.
CMRI & BMB begin off-campus COVID-19 vaccination drives
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: CK Birla Hospitals-CMRI & BMB has commenced off-campus vaccination drives.
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Srinagar: Weyan village in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district has become the first village of the nation to vaccinate entire populations above 18 years against COVID-19, media reports said.
India records 86498 new COVID-19 cases in pat 24 hours, lowest in 66 days
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 86,498 new cases in last 24 hours, the lowest figure in 66 days, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh seeks five million Sputnik V vaccines from Russia
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:18 am
Bangladesh has intensified negotiations with Russia to procure five million doses of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine soon.
Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccines approved in the Maldives
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:04 am
Authorities in the Maldives have given emergency use approval to Covid-19 vaccines of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson--both of them are already approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Over 1.49 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry
Jun 07, 2021, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: More than 1.49 crore (1,49,11,649) Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.
India records 1,00,636 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, lowest in 61 days
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,00,636 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Groundwater preservation the key
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:24 am
Climate researcher Madhumita Sahoo works to identify solutions and approaches to manage groundwater resources to the advantage of people everywhere. SPAN writer Michael Gallant reports
Pandemic highlights promise and pitfalls of online doctor visits
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:54 am
Telehealth—or telemedicine is not a very new concept, but the pandemic forced the doctors and patients in the United States, India and around the world to adopt it often as the only option. But it is not without its share of challenges. Julia Garlich, Kayley Allen from USA and Bala Singh and Pratibha Singh from India report
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:26 am
An effective response to tackling the coronavirus is impossible without knowing “exact information” on what makes this virus “tick” and hence it is imperative to investigate the origins of the virus, said American attorney, businessman, author, and philanthropist Dr. Ravi Batra.
Jammu and Kashmir: Covid Care Centre starts functioning at Panchayat Halqa, Khimber, Srinagar
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:13 am
Srinagar: As part of the efforts of the Government to identify Covid positive suspects in rural areas and to provide them timely treatment so that the spread of virus is contained in villages, the district administration, Srinagar, has established a five-bed Covid Care Centre (CCC) at the Panchayat Halqa Khimber of Harwan Block, Srinagar.
Environmentalists move Sri Lankan Supreme Court against government, operators over ship fire
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:08 am
An environmental rights group and fishermen’s activists have petitioned the Sri Lankan Supreme Court against the government and the operators of the MV X-Press Pearl, over the environmental damage caused by the ship’s fire.