Jan 12, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New York: There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and others who are at high risk of catching COVID-19, within the next 100 days, said the UN health agency chief on Monday.
UN chief calls for ‘urgent transition’ from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Jan 12, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New York: Building a global coalition for carbon neutrality by mid-century will be the UN’s “central objective”, the world body’s top official told a conference on climate action on Monday.
COVID-19 recovery offers ‘chance to change course’, Guterres tells One Planet Summit
Jan 12, 2021, at 04:28 pm
New York: The process of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic offers the chance to change course, and put humanity on a path on which it is not in conflict with nature, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, urging greater efforts by everyone to protect biodiversity and step up climate action.
India fights COVID-19: First consignment of Covishield vaccines leaves Serum Institute Pune
Jan 12, 2021, at 04:25 pm
Pune/UNI: Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute's gates shortly before 5 am and left for Pune airport, from where the vaccines will be flown to different parts of India.
Himachal Pradesh: Moderate intensity earthquake hits Chamba and Kangra district
Jan 12, 2021, at 04:22 pm
Shimla/UNI: A moderate intensity earthquake struck parts of Chamba and Kangra district on Monday night, authorities said on Tuesday.
India records 12,584 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Jan 12, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India registered 12,584 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, continuing the trend of recording a lower number of cases in recent times, as per Ministry of Health records released on Monday.
WHO's Tedros refutes new Japanese Coronavirus mutation more aggressive
Jan 12, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: There is no evidence to suggest that the newly-detected Japanese mutation made the coronavirus more aggressive, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
Indian govt signs contract with Serum Institute for 11 million doses of Covishield
Jan 12, 2021, at 03:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has placed an initial order of 11 million doses of Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII), media reports said.
Himachal Pradesh: 4,324 migratory birds, 215 others found dead due to suspected Bird Flu
Jan 12, 2021, at 01:49 am
Shimla/UNI: As many as 4,324 migratory and 215 other birds were found dead of suspected bird flu at Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary and other parts of the state, officials confirmed on Monday.
Germany to receive 1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday: Health Minister
Jan 12, 2021, at 01:16 am
Moscow/Sputnik: German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday that the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the US pharmaceutical company Moderna would arrive in the country later in the day.
French Agriculture Minister confirms 180 bird flu outbreaks across country since November
Jan 11, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France has detected 180 active clusters of the pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus since November 2020, Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie told France Bleu broadcaster on Monday.
Jan 11, 2021, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi: India has been registering declining daily new cases since many days continuously. 16,311 New Cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.
WHO consultations for Sputnik V emergency use to take place late January: Health Official
Jan 11, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The first round of World Health Organization consultations on granting Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V authorization for emergency use will take place in the latter third of January, Heath Ministry Advisor Sergey Glagolev said.
India registers 16,311 new COVID-19 cases, 161 deaths in past 24 hours
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi: India, one of the worst hit COVID-19 nations in the world, continued to register decline in cases and registered 16,311 new instances in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
New Corona strain found in Japan among Brazil returnees: Reports
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) on Sunday confirmed that it has discovered a new strain of the coronavirus among four persons who arrived from Brazil.
Arrangements finalised for foreign travellers testing positive in Jammu and Kashmir: DDMA
Jan 11, 2021, at 04:37 am
Srinagar:District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Srinagar has put in place arrangements as per ICMR guidelines pursuant to foreign travellers testing positive for Covid19 on arrival in Srinagar.
Central teams conducting epidemiological investigation in Bird Flu-hit states
Jan 11, 2021, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: In wake of confirmation of Avian Influenza, commonly known as ‘Bird Flue’, spreading in seven states, the Central teams constituted by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy and Health Ministry has been visiting the epicentres of disease and have been conducting the epidemiological investigation in Bird Flu’s epicentres in States.
Pakistan: COVID-19 cases exceed 5,00,000-mark
Jan 10, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A total of 2,899 people have been tested positive of Novel Coronavirus in Pakistan over the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 502,416, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) of Pakistan said on Sunday.
India's COVID-19 fatality rate declines further to 1.44 percent
Jan 10, 2021, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 fatality rate has declined further to 1.44 percent, as per Ministry of Health released data on Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee announces free Covid-19 vaccine for every citizen in West Bengal
Jan 10, 2021, at 06:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced that the state government is arranging to make Covid-19 vaccines available to all its citizens at free of cost.
Jan 10, 2021, at 02:45 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu on Saturday received his second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine live on national television.
Bird Flu scare: Four parks in Delhi closed for public
Jan 10, 2021, at 06:32 am
New Delhi/UNI: As a precautionary measure to prevent bird flu in Delhi, four parks in the national capital have been closed for public on Saturday.
Chinese expert says Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine is 'most unsafe in world' with 73 side effects
Jan 10, 2021, at 05:08 am
Beijing: A Chinese vaccine expert has claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine which has been rolled out by the nation as the 'most unsafe vaccine in the world'.
Vaccinating equitably ‘saves lives, stabilizes health systems’: WHO chief
Jan 10, 2021, at 12:17 am
New York: Two billion doses of “safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines” have been secured by the international equitable vaccine alliance COVAX, and they will be ready for distribution as soon they are delivered, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.
Bird Flu hits India: Hundreds of chicken dumped in the forest
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Chikkaballapur/UNI: Several poultry farmers have allegedly dumped their chicken in the forest on Saturday due to the bird flu scare.
Magnitude 3.3 earthquake hits Uttarkashi
Jan 09, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Dehradun/UNI: An earthquake of 3.3 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand on Saturday morning, District Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said.
Brazil's COVID-19 case tally tops 8 million
Jan 09, 2021, at 09:08 pm
Brasilia/Sputnik: The number of registered coronavirus cases in Brazil has topped 8 million, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
India registers 18,222 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: Maintaining the downward trend, India added 18,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
UP to conduct third covid vaccination dry run on Jan 11
Jan 09, 2021, at 04:23 am
Lucknow/IBNS: While the preparations for Covid-19 vaccination are in the final stages in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given instructions for a thorough review of the preparations of the third dry run on January 11.
De-notifying of COVID19 dedicated hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 09, 2021, at 12:02 am
Srinagar: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, today chaired an officers meeting to review de-notifying of COVID19 dedicated hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir.