WHO says experts will likely present report on COVID-19 origins next week

Mar 17, 2021, at 12:07 am

Geneva/Sputnik: Independent experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) who have recently been on a mission in China will most likely present their report about the origins of the coronavirus next week, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said.

COVID-19: WHO and European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine

Mar 16, 2021, at 09:53 pm

New York: Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several more countries suspended its use, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Germany halts AstraZeneca rollout pending probe into blood clots in vaccinated patients

Mar 16, 2021, at 03:18 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The German Health Ministry said Monday that the use of AstraZeneca was paused on the advice of the national vaccines agency after reports emerged of patients developing potentially deadly blood clots.

India records 24,492 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours 

Mar 16, 2021, at 03:12 pm

New Delhi: India recorded  24,492 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.

WHO to hold meeting on AstraZeneca Vaccine safety on Tuesday

Mar 16, 2021, at 02:42 pm

Geneva/Sputnik: The World Health Organization's (WHO) global advisory committee on vaccine safety will hold a meeting on Tuesday on the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Judges, teachers, lawyers, journalists in Ludhiana cleared for Covid vaccine shots

Mar 16, 2021, at 05:47 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Judges, teachers, lawyers and journalists are now eligible to get coronavirus vaccines in Punjab's Ludhiana, the district administration said on Monday.

COVID-19: Jammu & Kashmir set to get high-end Roche's Cobas systems

Mar 15, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Srinagar:  Amidst fears of another wave of viral respiratory infection across India, high-end fully-automatic equipment is arriving for the three medical colleges of J&K for increasing the speed and volume of testing.

Maharashtra: Thane register 1134 new Covid-19 cases

Mar 15, 2021, at 10:11 pm

Thane/UNI: With 1134 new cases in the last 24 hours, a tally has spiked to 2,76,586 in Thane district, an official said on Monday.

India records 26,291 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 118 deaths

Mar 15, 2021, at 03:28 pm

New Delhi: India continued to register an upsurge in daily case count as fresh 26,291 COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of health released data on Monday.

Pakistan witnessing third wave of COVID-surge: Lockdown to start in 7 cities

Mar 15, 2021, at 03:10 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab region on Sunday recorded more than 1,600 Covid-19 cases for the first time since June 2020 as the country is witnessing a third wave of virus resurgence in recent times.

COVID-19: Maharashtra records 16,620 new cases

Mar 15, 2021, at 04:38 am

Mumbai/UNI:Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 16,620 fresh cases of corona positive, highest in the year, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 23,14,413, Health Department said.

Hong Kong registers 2 new deaths of old people vaccinated against COVID-19

Mar 15, 2021, at 02:21 am

Beijing/Sputnik: Hong Kong's Health Department has reported two fatalities among old people with chronic diseases who got inoculated with vaccine against the coronavirus in early March.

COVID-19: Nagaland detects no positive cases

Mar 15, 2021, at 01:43 am

Kohima/UNI: Nagaland had no new COVID-19 positive cases today and the total number of positive cases in the State now remained at 12, 225.

COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir reports 105 new +ve cases

Mar 15, 2021, at 01:27 am

Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday informed that 105 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (25 from Jammu division and 80 from Kashmir division), have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 127640.

India reports 25,320 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, highest in 3 months

Mar 14, 2021, at 05:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 25,320 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest daily rise in almost three months.

AstraZeneca Confirms Shortfall in Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments to EU

Mar 14, 2021, at 01:30 am

Moscow/Sputnik: UK-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca has confirmed a shortfall in shipments of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union.

India's active COVID-19 caseload stands at 2.02 lakh

Mar 13, 2021, at 10:03 pm

New Delhi: India’s total active COVID-19 caseload stands at 2.02 lakh (2,02,022) on Saturday, as per Ministry of Health released data.

Vietnam fights COVID-19: People overlooking Chinese vaccine, opting for AstraZeneca

Mar 13, 2021, at 04:52 pm

Hanoi: People in Vietnam, the country where vaccination drive against COVID-19 started recently, are overlooking Chinese made vaccines and are opting for the vaccine developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca instead, media reports said.

China's CoronaVac may be ineffective against Brazil COVID-19 variant: Study

Mar 13, 2021, at 04:34 pm

Sao Paulo: China’s CoronaVac might not be effective against the Brazilian COVID-19 strain, a study said.

Spike continues: India records 24,882 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 140 deaths

Mar 13, 2021, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi: Maintaining the steady hike in daily count of cases, India records 24,882 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.

Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one: Anotnio Guterres

Mar 12, 2021, at 09:01 pm

New York: After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines represents “some light at the end of the tunnel” said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) issuing its pandemic alert.

COVID-19: India continues to witness upward surge, 23285 cases recorded in past 24 hours  

Mar 12, 2021, at 03:14 pm

New Delhi: India is continuing to witness an upward rise in the daily COVID-19 count as 23,285 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours, as per official data released by the Ministry of Health.

Denmark, Norway, Iceland suspend use of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine over concerns of blood-clot

Mar 12, 2021, at 05:29 am

Copenhagen/IBNS: Several European countries like Denmark, Norway and Iceland Thursday temporarily suspended the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients suffering from post-jab blood clots.

'Very worried' about Maharashtra, don't take virus for granted: Centre

Mar 12, 2021, at 04:34 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday raised concern over the upsurge in the coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, adding that the virus cannot be taken for granted if the country wants to be Covid-free.

Covaxin taken off clinical trial mode, no consent forms required

Mar 12, 2021, at 03:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech's indigenous Coronavirus vaccine-Covaxin-has been taken off the clinical trial mode, which means beneficiaries will not have to sign consent forms before taking the drug.

Covid-19 : Punjab reports 1,309 new cases, 18 deaths

Mar 12, 2021, at 01:49 am

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab reported 1,309 new Covid-19 cases and 18 more fatalities on Thursday, raising the state's caseload to 1,93,345 and the death toll to 5,996.

UK coronavirus variant could be more lethal: Study

Mar 11, 2021, at 06:39 am

London/Sputnik: A variant of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that was first identified in southeast England in September is not only highly contagious but also seems to be more lethal than other COVID-19 strains circulating in the UK, new research published on Wednesday has found.

370 new Covid cases in Delhi, highest daily infections in 2 months

Mar 11, 2021, at 06:30 am

New Delhi/UNI: As many as 370 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours on Wednesday--the highest jump in daily cases after almost two months.

Jammu and Kashmir: PMO reviews progress of COVID-19 vaccination drives

Mar 11, 2021, at 01:13 am

Srinagar: Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked all the states and union territories to assiduously expedite vaccination of priority groups in accordance with the guidelines.

UK coronavirus variant could be more lethal: Study

Mar 11, 2021, at 12:47 am

London/Sputnik: A variant of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that was first identified in southeast England in September is not only highly contagious but also seems to be more lethal than other COVID-19 strains circulating in the UK, new research published on Wednesday has found.