India fights COVID-19: Delhi records more recoveries than new cases on 3rd day in row

Jul 05, 2020, at 10:46 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  New Delhi registered more Covid-19 recoveries compared to the fresh infections on the third consecutive day, according to a health bulletin on Sunday.

COVID-19 vaccine only by early next year, CSIR- CCMB director says, contradicting ICMR's Aug 15 launch claim: Report

Jul 05, 2020, at 09:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A vaccine for COVID-19 cannot be expected before early next year, as it requires a lot of clinical trials and data testing, CSIR- CCMB director Rakesh K Mishra said Saturday, a day after ICMR said it aims to launch the world's first COVID-19 vaccine by August 15, a media report said.

Fight against COVID-19: Kejriwal thanks Centre 

Jul 05, 2020, at 09:27 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday thanked the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for their support in the fight against Novel Coronavirus.

Maharashtra: 5-day curfew imposed in Hingoli

Jul 05, 2020, at 09:11 pm

Hingoli/UNI: Hingoli District Collector Ruchesh Jaywanshi on Sunday imposed five days curfew starting from 1900 hours in this Maharashtra district following a surge in the coronavirus cases.

Nepal registers 30 new COVID cases in Kathmandu, tally nears 200

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:55 pm

Kathmandu/UNI: Kathmandu valley on Sunday registered 30 new cases of Novel Coronavirus, taking the tally to 200.

Karnataka: 3,000 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients in private hospitals

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:52 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Following the rising COVID-19 cases here, over 3,000 beds in private hospitals have been reserved for treating patients has been set up, authorities said on Sunday.

West Bengal records 895 fresh COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:39 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal witnessed a massive spike of 895 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Punjab records two more COVID-19 deaths, 175 new cases

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:29 pm

Chandigarh/UNI:  Punjab recorded two more COVID-19 fatalities and 175 fresh cases on Sunday, taking the death toll to 164 and the infection tally to 6,283 in the state.

World's biggest Covid Care Hospital with 10,000 beds inaugurated in Delhi

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Sunday inaugurated the 10,000 bedded Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre and Hospital (SPCCCH), the biggest facility to treat the coronavirus patients, set up at Radha Soami Satsang Beas in the Chatarpur area of the national capital.

Syria reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, 358 in total

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:26 pm

Damascus/Xinhua: Syria on Sunday reported 20 new COVID-19 cases as part of a daily escalation in the number of infections in the war-torn country, according to the state news agency SANA.

Maldives reports 11th COVID-19 death

Jul 05, 2020, at 07:48 pm

Male/Xinhua: Maldives on Sunday recorded one COVID-19 death, raising the country's total death toll to 11, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said.

US sees major spike of 45,283 corona cases in one day

Jul 05, 2020, at 07:20 pm

Washington/UNI: The United States recorded 45,283 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed count to 28,39,917.

COVID-19 toll in US rises by 45,283 to over 2.8mln over day

Jul 05, 2020, at 07:05 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The United States recorded 45,283 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed count to 2,839,917, data published by the Johns Hopkins University showed on Sunday.

Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah visit Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID Hospital in Delhi

Jul 05, 2020, at 06:11 pm

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Minister of Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan visited 1,000-bedded with 250 intensive care units (ICU) beds Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID Hospital here on Sunday.

COVID-19: Death toll in Bangladesh crosses 2000

Jul 05, 2020, at 04:54 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh has touched 2000-mark, media reports said on Sunday.

India's COVID-19 recovery rate touches 60.77 percent

Jul 05, 2020, at 04:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The recovery rate from COVID-19 disease in India now stands at 60.77 percent, officials said.

India records over 24,000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs

Jul 05, 2020, at 10:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Setting a new record, India registered  24,850 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 6,73,165, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.

WHO discontinues trials of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir in COVID-19 treatment

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:35 am

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has informed that it is discontinuing the use of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms in COVID-19 treatment for hospitalised patients as a part of its Solidarity Trial, stating the drugs had little effect on reducing the mortality rate.

Mexico now has fifth-largest COVID-19 death toll, 500 new fatalities reported: Health Ministry

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:18 am

Mexico City/Sputnik: Mexico confirmed nearly 7,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and over 500 new coronavirus-related deaths, with the country’s total COVID-19 death toll now being the fifth largest in the world, according to Health Ministry data.

Chinese mainland reports 6 new imported COVID-19 cases

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:05 am

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported six new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,931, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.

'Process as per global norms': ICMR defends Aug 15 deadline for COVAXIN

Jul 04, 2020, at 11:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has defended the August 15 launch of COVAXIN, after the scientific community of the country termed the short timeline "risky" and "impossible", a media report said.

West Bengal reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases and fatalities

Jul 04, 2020, at 10:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In more worries for the eastern state of India, West Bengal on Saturday reported the biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases and fatalities as 743 people were infected with the deadly virus and 19 died from the contagion in the last 24 hours.

Jammu and Kashmir: 7 more people die due to COVID-19

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:20 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 125 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with seven more people dying due to the virus since Friday evening.

Jharkhand: 3 people die due to Coronavirus

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:06 pm

Ranchi/UNI:  In a single day the state has recorded its highest number of casualties as three people died due to Coronavirus on Saturday.

Rajasthan: Udaipur records 17 new cases of COVID-19, one death

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Udaipur/UNI: This district in Rajasthan on Saturday recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 and one death, taking the total number of cases in this City of Lakes to 771.

Bangladesh: COVID-19 death toll nears 2000 mark

Jul 04, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh is slowly moving towards the 2000-mark.

China's Hubei reports 3 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:58 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua: Three asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Friday, while no new confirmed or suspected cases were reported, the provincial health commission said Saturday.

Ghana's COVID-19 cases pass 19,000

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:55 pm

Accra/Xinhua: The number of the COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 19,388, following the confirmation of 758 more infections, according to the latest data provided by the Ghana Health Service early Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh: 772 fresh cases of Covid

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:54 pm

Lucknow/UNI:  With 772 fresh cases of Covid 19 in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the total cases in the state has gone up to 26,554.

Bangladesh records 3,288 new COVID-19 cases

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:46 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  With the detection of 3,288 new COVID-19 cases, the total tally in the country has reached 1,59,679.