Dec 28, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New York: The United Nations is commemorating the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, and urging greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies.
COVID-19 vaccination: Dry run starts today in four Indian states
Dec 28, 2020, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi: The Centre will conduct a dry run for the coronavirus vaccination for the next two days in four states in India.
Oxford vaccine to be 95 pc effective at par with Moderna and Pfizer, says maker AstraZeneca
Dec 28, 2020, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Oxford coronavirus vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca has claimed that it will shield 95 per cent of the patients and be as effective as Moderna and Pfizer alternatives though the British-Swedish pharma giant is yet to release the data confirming the claim, said media reports.
India records lowest daily rise of Covid-19 cases in nearly 6 months
Dec 27, 2020, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours stood at 18,732, the lowest daily rise in nearly six months.
Bangladesh registers 30 new COVID-19 deaths
Dec 26, 2020, at 09:44 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 30 more deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
India reports less than 30,000 daily new cases continuously for last 13 days
Dec 26, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi: The exponential rise in recoveries in tandem with lower daily new cases has resulted in consistent decline in the active cases and low mortality. Total recovered cases are nearing 97.5 lakh (97,40,108) on Saturday.
India maintains steady decline in COVID-19 cases, 22,272 new added in 24 hours
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi: India maintained its steady decline in COVID-19 cases and in the last 24 hours the country added 22,272 new cases, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
US: Doctor develops severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Boston: A Boston doctor, who has shellfish allergy, developed a severe allergic reaction after taking a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, media reports said.
New COVID-19 strain detected in 8 European countries: WHO
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:56 pm
London: The World Health Organization has said the new strain of COVID-19 has been detected in eight European countries so far.
UK testing new drug to prevent COVID-19 development after Coronavirus contraction: Reports
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK scientists are testing a new drug to prevent people, who have been exposed to the coronavirus, from falling ill with COVID-19, media reported.
France registers first case of new strain of Coronavirus: Reports
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France has registered the first case of the new strain of the coronavirus that had been firstly detected in the United Kingdom, French media reported.
Jammu and Kashmir: Training programme for doctors held
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:36 am
Srinagar: To enhance the skills and competencies of doctors in the management of trauma, a day long training program was today conducted at the Regional Institute of Health and Family Welfare Dhobiwan, Tangmarg.
One UK returnee tests COVID-19 positive in Guwahati
Dec 26, 2020, at 01:31 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A traveller from the United Kingdom has been tested positive for COVID-19 at Guwahati airport.
China sends experts to city of Dalian after 39 COVID-19 cases reported amid local outbreak
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: China's National Health Commission (NHC) has dispatched a team of experts to supervise the local containment efforts in the city of Dalian, where 39 new COVID-19 cases were identified during the recent local outbreak.
Japan lists medical workers, elderly people as priority groups to get COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: An expert group of the Japanese Ministry of Health has identified the categories of citizens who are supposed to be the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including medical workers and people over 65.
Karnataka: Three UK returnees test COVID-19 positive
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Three returnees, including a couple and their daughter, tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus, taking the total number of infected among the passengers to six, a BBMP official said today.
India’s active caseload of 2.81 lakh now only 2.78% of total cases
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi: India’s active caseload has further slipped under 3% today, comprising merely 2.78% of the total cases.
Fight against COVID-19: More than 600,000 UK citizens received 1st dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Dec 25, 2020, at 06:00 pm
London/UNI: More than 600,000 people have received the Pfizer vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the UK's Department of Health said on Thursday night.
J&K: More than 78,000 Srinagar residents enrolled under health-cover scheme so far
Dec 25, 2020, at 02:19 am
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who is also the Chairman of the District Health Society Srinagar Wednesday reviewed the progress of enrolments made under the SEHAT health insurance scheme of the J&K government.
Moderna expects its COVID-19 vaccine to be effective against mutant Coronavirus
Dec 25, 2020, at 12:15 am
Washington/UNI: US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna expects that its COVID-19 vaccine would be effective against the new strains of the coronavirus that have discovered in the United Kingdom.
Two-month old infant defeats COVID-19 at Kolkata hospital
Dec 24, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata based 150 bedded multi-speciality Spandan Hospital saved the life of two month old baby boy Joyraj Pal from Covid-19.
India reports over 24,000 Covid-19 cases, 312 deaths in 24 hours
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported over 24,000 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections 1,01,23,778.
New more infectious coronavirus strain from South Africa detected in UK: British health secy
Dec 24, 2020, at 05:03 am
London/IBNS: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday that a new, more infectious variant of coronavirus has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa.
22 people arriving from UK test positive for coronavirus, samples sent for advanced test
Dec 24, 2020, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid an alarm over the new strain of coronavirus first detected and rapidly spreading in Britain, 22 people who returned from the United Kingdom in the last few days tested positive for Covid-19.
India reports close to 24,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 23, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is reporting a steady decline in Novel Coronavirus cases over the last several weeks, reported almost 24,000 fresh infections in 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
New strain of COVID-19 likely already in US, undetected: Health Agency
Dec 23, 2020, at 06:12 am
Washington/Sputnik: The newly identified mutant strain of COVID-19 discovered in the United Kingdom has not yet been detected in the United States but could already be present in the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday.
New strain of coronavirus found in UK not detected in India so far: Centre
Dec 23, 2020, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The new strain of Coronavirus, which is 70 pct more infectious and was first detected in the United Kingdom in September, has not been seen in India so far, the central government said on Tuesday.
Haryana all set to rollout Covid-19 vaccination: Official
Dec 23, 2020, at 01:34 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The Haryana Health Department has completed the groundwork for Covid-19 immunisation and data of more than 1.9 lakh healthcare workers collected and uploaded on CoWIN portal, a senior state health officer said on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Advisor Bhatnagar reviews status of major health projects
Dec 23, 2020, at 12:17 am
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today chaired a high level meeting to review progress on major projects of Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department being executed in Jammu and Kashmir under PMDP, Centrally Sponsored Schemes and other schemes including AIIMS Jammu and AIIMS Kashmir.
India’s active caseload slumps below 3 lakh; lowest in 163 days
Dec 22, 2020, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi: India has registered several landmark achievements in the fight against the global pandemic today.