France's Sanofi accelerates plans, expects production of COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:01 pm

Paris/Sputnik: French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi plans to start clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with the British drugmaker GSK in September and seeks to release the vaccine on sale in the first half of 2021, which is earlier than first anticipated, the Sanofi company announced on Tuesday.

Assam : 30,000 people of four districts hit by fresh flood, death toll rises to 11

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:32 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Nearly 30,000 people of four districts of Assam have been affected in the second wave of flood as the water level of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are rising following incessant rain in past couple of days in many parts of the state.

Bangladesh reports over 3,400 new cases of COVID-19

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:24 pm

Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI:  Bangladesh reported over 3,400 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total in the country to nearly 120,000.

Rajasthan records 199 fresh nCoV cases, count 15,431

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:22 pm

Jaipur, Jun 23 (UNI) Rajasthan reported 122 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the infection count in the state to 15,431.

Malaysia reports 3 new COVID-19 cases

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:03 pm

Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI:  Malaysia reported three new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the national total to 8,590, the Health Ministry said.

South Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:01 pm

Cape Town/Xinhua: The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has exceeded the 100,000 mark to reach 101,590, according to the latest official update released early Tuesday.

Nagaland COVID cases on rise

Jun 23, 2020, at 03:51 pm

Kohima/UNI: Nagaland is under severe attack of COVID-19 as today’s infection was on 50 persons, whose samples tested COVID positive and the total COVID infection cases rose to 330.

Swami Ramdev's Patanjali launches Coronil drug, claims to cure COVID-19

Jun 23, 2020, at 03:35 pm

Haridwar: When the world is busy combating COVID-19, Yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Tuesday released Ayurvedic medicine Coronil which he claimed will help in curing a patient from the infectious disease.

Chinese mainland reports 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jun 23, 2020, at 09:59 am

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, of whom 13 were domestically transmitted and nine were imported.

WHO reports largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases

Jun 23, 2020, at 09:40 am

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases over the course of Sunday, registering more than 183,000 new infections in 24 hours, bringing the total to some 8.8 million cases worldwide, with more than 465,000 deaths.

Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months

Jun 23, 2020, at 09:37 am

New York/IBNS: Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because of higher costs linked to lockdowns and COVID-19 border closures, UNAIDS said on Monday.

COVID-19 cases in China were likely 37 times higher than reported in January : US Think Tank

Jun 22, 2020, at 11:28 pm

Washington: A US-based think tank has said  COVID-19 cases in China, the place from where the disease is believed to have originated, were likely 37 times higher than reported in January 2020.

IIT Kharagpur develops COVID-19 predictive model, says disease likely to continue till September end

Jun 22, 2020, at 09:06 pm

Kharagpur/IBNS: According to the COVID-19 predictive model devised by IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, new cases of the disease will continue until at least the end of September.

WHO ropes in 'Mr. Bean' to combat Coronavirus rise globally

Jun 22, 2020, at 08:00 pm

Geneva/IBNS: Amid the continuous rise in cases of COVID-19 across the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has roped in famous sitcom character Mr. Bean to spread awareness on precautions to be taken in an attempt to stem the highly contagious virus.

Cipla Limited launches generic remdesivir ‘Cipremi’ to fight COVID-19

Jun 22, 2020, at 05:26 pm

New Delhi: Homegrown pharma major Cipla Limited on Monday announced the launch of remdesivir under its brand name Cipremi.

Global ban needed on bogus ‘conversion therapy’, argues UN rights expert

Jun 22, 2020, at 05:23 pm

New York/IBNS: “Conversion therapy” is built on the false premise that it can alter the sexual orientation of gender diverse people, and many more countries around the world need to recognize its “dehumanizing” and deeply corrosive impact, according to a UN report that’s before the UN Human Rights Council this month.

On International Yoga Day, UN spotlights power of ancient practice to help ease COVID stress

Jun 22, 2020, at 05:19 pm

New York: The UN celebrates the sixth annual International Day of Yoga on 21 June, recognizing the ancient practice as a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, and a powerful tool for dealing with the myriad stresses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic

Nine die from gastrointestinal disease outbreak in Zimbabwe, 1,000 infected

Jun 22, 2020, at 05:02 pm

Harare/Xinhua: Nine people in Zimbabwe's second largest city Bulawayo have died form a gastrointestinal disease outbreak, while about a thousand have been infected with the water-borne disease.

COVID-19 cases surpass 115,000 in Bangladesh, deaths reach 1,502

Jun 22, 2020, at 04:07 pm

Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 3,480 more COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total cases in the country to over 115,000.

India’s Coronavirus cases per lakh population one of the lowest globally, says government

Jun 22, 2020, at 03:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Monday said the country has one of the lowest COVID-19 cases per lakh population in the world and continues to widen the gap between recovered and active cases.

Covid claims doctor's life in Hyderabad

Jun 22, 2020, at 03:51 pm

Hyderabad/UNI; A city general physician succumbed to COVID-19 on Sunday night while undergoing treatment for the contagious virus.

Aussie state scraps easing of COVID-19 restrictions after spike in cases

Jun 22, 2020, at 10:02 am

Sydney/Xinhua: The Australian state of Victoria has taken a step back from easing COVID-19 restrictions scheduled for Monday, after recording a spike in new infections.

India's COVID-19 tally crosses 4.25 lakh mark, death toll stands at 13699

Jun 22, 2020, at 09:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India's COVID-19 tally crossed 4.25 lakh mark as 14,821 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

California records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases

Jun 22, 2020, at 09:12 am

Los Angeles/Xinhua: The number of COVID-19 cases has totaled 173,324 in the US state of California as it recorded its highest single-day spike in coronavirus infections on Sunday.

Nigerian scientists claim to have discovered Coronavirus vaccine  

Jun 22, 2020, at 09:06 am

Abuja: A team of Nigerian scientists are claiming they have created a vaccine which may help prevent the novel coronavirus infection, media reports said.

Beijing reports 9 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jun 22, 2020, at 08:43 am

Beijing/Xinhua: Beijing reported nine newly confirmed domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases, two suspected cases and five asymptomatic cases Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.

Hetero launches first generic ‘ COVIFOR’ in India for Covid-19 treatment

Jun 21, 2020, at 08:24 pm

Hyderabad/UNI:  Hetero -- a generic pharmaceutical companies, on Sunday claimed that it has received the manufacturing and marketing approval for the investigational antiviral medicine ‘Remdesivir’ from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the treatment of Covid-19.

PepsiCo suspends production at Beijing factory after recording COVID-19 case

Jun 21, 2020, at 07:56 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: PepsiCo suspended production at its Beijing facility after detecting a case of the coronavirus infection on site, Fan Zhimin, the director of corporate affairs at PepsiCo Greater China Region, said on Sunday.

Experts find convalescent plasma safe for diverse patients with COVID-19

Jun 21, 2020, at 06:53 pm

New York: Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have found investigational convalescent plasma to be safe following transfusion in a diverse group of 20,000 patients. 

Environmental conditions found to affect stability of virus that causes COVID-19: Study

Jun 21, 2020, at 06:39 pm

New York: A new study led by Marshall University researcher M. Jeremiah Matson found that environmental conditions affect the stability of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human nasal mucus and sputum.