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India's active cases slide further down to 1.51 lakh

Feb 05, 2021, at 10:43 pm

New Delhi: The total Active Cases have dropped to 1.51 lakh (1,51,460) today. It is less than total deaths recorded (1,54,823) till today. 

Third of world population to receive COVID-19 shots by 2028 at current vaccination rate

Feb 05, 2021, at 10:23 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: With some countries making better progress in immunizing their citizens against COVID-19 than others, the Bloomberg news agency has estimated that it would take around seven years to vaccinate 75 percent of the world population at the current pace.

Pfizer withdraws emergency use request for its Covid-19 vaccine in India

Feb 05, 2021, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Drug manufacturer Pfizer has withdrawn application for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine in India to provide additional information sought by the drug regulator of India.

Brazilian strain of Coronavirus found in 3 Peruvian regions – Health Minister

Feb 05, 2021, at 02:27 pm

Lima/Sputnik: The Brazilian strain of the coronavirus has been detected in three regions of Peru: Loreto, Huanuco and Lima, Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti said.

African nations to receive 90mln doses of vaccines against COVID-19 in February: WHO

Feb 05, 2021, at 02:13 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: African countries are set to receive 90 million doses of vaccines against the novel coronavirus in February through the COVAX facility, the World Health Organization said.

‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges at Ocean Decade launch

Feb 05, 2021, at 02:13 am

New York: January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most critical decade of our lives”, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Wednesday, launching a major initiative to protect the world’s oceans through the next ten years.

Key workers in 145 countries to receive COVID vaccines under UN-backed initiative

Feb 05, 2021, at 02:04 am

New York: Key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries should receive COVID-19 vaccines in the first half of this year, under the joint UN-led COVAX initiative for fair access to coronavirus-beating jabs, it’s been confirmed.

Rainfall or Snowfall to occur in north Sikkim from tomorrow

Feb 04, 2021, at 07:38 pm

Gangtok/IBNS: Rainfall or snowfall (at higher altitude) are very likely to occur on Feb 5 (night) to Feb 6 especially over North Sikkim.

India reports close to 13,000 Covid-19 cases, 107 deaths in 24 hours

Feb 04, 2021, at 04:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is steadily recovering from the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, on Thursday reported close to 13,000 fresh Covid-19 cases.

Covid 19: All 30 districts in Odisha turn into green zone, active cases below 1000

Feb 04, 2021, at 01:32 am

Bhubaneswar/UNI: All the 30 districts in Odisha are now in the green zone while the active covid cases have reduced to less than 1000.

NASA appoints Indian-American Bhavya Lal as its acting chief of staff 

Feb 03, 2021, at 11:45 pm

Washington: NASA on Tuesday named Indian-American Bhavya Lal as the agency's new acting chief of staff.

India's COVID19 caseload dips below 1.5% of the total cases

Feb 03, 2021, at 10:28 pm

New Delhi: India's active cases have declined further to 1,60,057 in the last 24 hours.

Impact of COVID-19 on cancer care has been ‘profound’, warns UN health agency

Feb 03, 2021, at 06:08 pm

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a “profound” impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer around the world, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, before highlighting that breast cancer has become the most common type of the disease.

More people die from COVID-19 in UK now than during 1st wave: Reports

Feb 03, 2021, at 03:51 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The current death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom has outnumbered the death toll recorded last spring and summer, Sky News reported, citing its own analysis of figures provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

India registers 11,039 new COVID19 cases, 110 deaths 

Feb 03, 2021, at 03:32 pm

New Delhi: India registered 11,039 new COVID19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

Haryana: Second phase of Covid-19 vaccination from Feb 3

Feb 03, 2021, at 01:16 am

Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana is all set to start the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out from Feb 3 after the successful implementation of its first phase.

Jammu and Kashmir: VMS organises medical cum rehab camp at Pattan

Feb 02, 2021, at 11:52 pm

Srinagar:  Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS) organised a free medical-cum-rehabilitation camp at Pattan old hospital in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday.

Another sero survey finds over 56 percent residents of Delhi have developed antibodies against Coronavirus

Feb 02, 2021, at 09:52 pm

New Delhi: A  fifth serological survey conducted in New Delhi has found that more than 56 percent of residents in Delhi have been exposed to the coronavirus and they have developed antibodies for the infection, government revealed on Tuesday.

9 Pro Tips That Pregnant Women Must Follow To Cope-Up with Kolkata's Pollution

Feb 02, 2021, at 07:06 pm

During pregnancy, a woman has to take care of several factors so that she doesn’t end up hurting her or the child’s health. One such crucial aspect is air pollution, which can negatively impact their pregnancy. Everyone knows that the air quality in Kolkata has significantly deteriorated in the last few years. This has made it an unsafe city for pregnant women.

Consecutive drop in new COVID-19 cases ‘encouraging news’: WHO

Feb 02, 2021, at 06:45 pm

New York: The number of new COVID-19 cases globally has fallen for the third week in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Monday, though urging countries not to let up efforts to defeat the disease.

India records 8,635 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Feb 02, 2021, at 04:02 pm

New Delhi: India registered yet another day of decline in the number of daily COVID-19 cases as 8,635 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 225,000: Ministry of Health

Feb 02, 2021, at 02:31 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The coronavirus death toll in Brazil increased by 595 in the past day to top 225,000, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.

Delhi records 3 Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hrs, lowest in 10 months

Feb 02, 2021, at 05:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital has reported 121 cases of Covid-19 and just thee deaths in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in the last 10 months.

COVID-19: India’s Recovery Rate touches 97%

Feb 01, 2021, at 11:01 pm

New Delhi: With a consistent rise in cumulative recoveries, India’s Recovery Rate has reached 97%, one of the highest globally. India’s total Active Caseload has dropped to 1.68 lakh (1,68,235) on Monday.

France wants restaurants defying Coronavirus restrictions to be suspended from state aid

Feb 01, 2021, at 10:47 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: French restaurants that decided to resume operations on Monday despite a state-backed closure order will be sanctioned by the suspension of state aid payments from the solidarity fund, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on the RTL broadcaster on Monday.

India registers 11,427 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours 

Feb 01, 2021, at 03:40 pm

New Delhi: India registered 11,427 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Study finds COVID-19 virus triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections

Feb 01, 2021, at 04:06 am

New York: The results of a study led by Northern Arizona University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest the immune systems of people infected with COVID-19 may rely on antibodies created during infections from earlier coronaviruses to help fight the disease.

Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar city records coldest night in 30 years

Jan 31, 2021, at 10:43 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The Dal Lake and other water-bodies were frozen as Srinagar recorded it's coldest night in 30 years after the mercury dipped and settled at minus 8.8 degree on Sunday, the last day of Chillai-Kalan.

COVID-19 Situation: China suspends entry of foreigners travelling from Canada temporarily

Jan 31, 2021, at 10:18 pm

Ottawa/UNI: China has temporarily barred foreign nationals travelling from Canada, the Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Toronto said.

Five new cases of UK Coronavirus strain registered in Japan : Reports

Jan 31, 2021, at 09:19 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Japan’s Ministry of Health has registered five new cases of the UK coronavirus variant, three of them reported among residents of Saitama Prefecture, The Nikkei reports.