Erdogan says Turkey becomes 3rd to develop COVID-19 vaccines
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China according to the World Health Organization.
Xinjiang reports 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all in the regional capital Urumqi, the regional health commission said Monday in its daily report.
Sikkim: Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude jolts Gangtok
Aug 10, 2020, at 04:04 am
Gangtok/UNI: Gangtokians experienced Earthquake at 6.49 am today.
Some 1,000 tonnes of fuel leaked from Japanese vessel near Mauritius - Transport Company
Aug 10, 2020, at 03:10 am
Tokoy/Sputnik: No less than 1,000 tonnes of petroleum into the Indian Ocean from a Japanese bulk carrier, which ran aground off the island of Mauritius in late July, Executive Vice President Akihiko Ono of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines transport company said on Sunday.
Delhi registers 1300 fresh COVID cases in past 24 hrs
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Capital on Sunday witnessed a spike of 1300 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, taking the city's overall case tally to 145427, the Health bulletin said here.
COVID-19 claims 34 more lives in Bangladesh
Aug 10, 2020, at 01:46 am
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,399 as 34 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours.
Your brain gets bigger if you’re anxious and depressed: Study
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Sydney: Researchers have found depression is linked to areas of the brain shrinking in size but when depression is paired with anxiety one area of the brain becomes "significantly" larger.
COVID-19: India touches a new peak of 7,19,364 tests in a day
Aug 09, 2020, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi: In a new high, India has scaled the peak of testing more than 7 lakhs tests in a single day. Continuing the streak of more than 6 lakh tests in a single day for several days, India’s tests have grown exponentially. 7,19,364 tests were done in the last 24 hours.
Two more Assam MLAs tested positive for COVID-19, state tally surges to 57,714
Aug 09, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Two more MLAs of BJP and AIUDF of Assam have tested positive for COVID-19.
India records biggest single-day spike of 64,399 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 09, 2020, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded a massive single-day spike of 64,399 new coronavirus patients taking the country's total tally to cross 21 lakh-mark, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.
Mexico's COVID-19 tally exceeds 475,000 cases
Aug 09, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Mexico City/Sputnik: Mexico’s COVID-19 tally has topped 475,000 cases after another 6,495 people have tested positive in the past 24 hours, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Sunday.
Covid-19: West Bengal registers 2,949 new cases, toll crosses 2,000-mark
Aug 09, 2020, at 03:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With 2,949 fresh infections and 51 more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, West Bengal's Covid-19 tally on Saturday mounted to 92,615, including 25,486 active cases, 2,005 deaths and 65,124 discharges.
Assam: Rhino killed by poachers
Aug 09, 2020, at 01:48 am
Guwahati/UNI: A rhino was killed by poachers and its horn cut off in Kaziranga National Park of Assam.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 claims 32 new lives in 24 hours
Aug 08, 2020, at 11:22 pm
Dhaka: At least 32 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, officials said.
India's COVID-19 fatality stands at 2.04 percent
Aug 08, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With focused efforts to reduce mortalities due to COVID-19, India has registered one of the lowest deaths per million at 30 as compared to the global average of 91 deaths per million, the Centre said on Saturday.
Poachers killed rhino and escaped with horn in Kaziranga
Aug 08, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Poachers killed a rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and escaped with its horn.
WBSEDCL introduces electric vehicles to reduce air pollution
Aug 08, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS; To ensure zero emission and reduce air pollution, the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has introduced three electric vehicles (EVs) to be used as official transportation.
India sets up committee to oversee Covid-19 vaccine distribution: Report
Aug 08, 2020, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has formed an expert committee comprising members from the concerned ministries and institutions to look into all the aspects of Covid-19 vaccine plan as six vaccines are in the phase 3 or combined phase 2 and 3 trials and several countries are in the process of finalising deals with multiple vaccine makers.
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon grows by 34.5 pct
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Brasilia/Xinhua: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased 34.5 percent between August 2019 and July 2020 compared to the same period the previous year, with a total of 9,205 square km of forest destroyed, sources said on Saturday.
Chinese mainland reports 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Saturday that it received reports of 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, including 25 locally transmitted.
Xinjiang reports 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Urumqi/Xinhua: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, all in the regional capital Urumqi, the regional health commission said Saturday in its daily report.
Electric cooker an easy, efficient way to sanitize N95 masks, study finds
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Illinois/IBNS Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, a new study suggests: sanitization of N95 respirator masks.
US state of California sees COVID-19 deaths rise over 10,000
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Los Angeles/Xinhua: The US state of California witnessed its death toll from COVID-19 surpass 10,000 on Friday, the California Department of Public Health said.
Mysuru: Zoo employee killed by elephant
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Mysuru/UNI: A Mysuru zoo employee, who was looking after an elephant, was killed after the tusker attacked him, an official confirmed the news on Saturday.
Mauritius declares environment emergency after fuel leak
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Port Louis/UNI: Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth has declared an environmental emergency over the massive fuel spill from the Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio that ran aground near the island nation.
Pandemic highlights importance of indigenous self-determination: UN rights chief
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:59 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to ensure the world’s indigenous people have control over their own communities, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has affirmed.
COVID-19: Lift sanctions ‘bringing suffering and death’, urge UN rights experts
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York: A group of UN independent human rights experts have called on countries to lift – or at the very least, ease – sanctions to allow affected nations and communities access to vital supplies to fight against the global coronavirus pandemic.
India Fights COVID-19: 933 deaths recorded in 24 hours
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in India touched 933, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Global cooperation is our only choice against COVID-19, says WHO chief
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:55 pm
New York:With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, the UN’s top health official again appealed to countries to unite in the fight against the disease
India's COVID-19 recovery rate climbs a new high of nearly 68%
Aug 07, 2020, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi: India continues on the path of COVID-19 management boosted by two significant achievements, continuously rising recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients and Case Fatality Rate that has remained much below the global average, the government said on Friday.