COVID-19 vaccine is safe, says Serum Institute of India on side effect claims
Dec 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Pune-based Serum Institute of India's (SII) said its 'COVISHIELD' vaccine is safe and immunogenic after a volunteer claimed that he suffered neurological and psychological side effects after taking a shot of the vaccine.
COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns UN health agency
Dec 01, 2020, at 09:09 pm
New York: Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic could set back the fight against the disease even further, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
India registers sharp fall in new COVID-19 cases, 482 deaths recorded
Dec 01, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which has been fighting COVID-19 outbreak since early this year, recorded a sharp fall in cases as 31,118 new instances were registered in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
Dec 01, 2020, at 04:43 am
Washington/IBNS: Drug manufacturer Moderna has said after full results of a late stage study showed its Covid-19 vaccine has 94.1% effectiveness and no serious safety concerns, it has decided to apply for US and European emergency authorization on Monday, said a Reuters report.
India's sustained shedding of active Covid-19 caseload continues
Nov 30, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Only 38,772 new Covid-19 cases were reported in India and 45,333 new recoveries ensuring a net reduction of 6,561 cases from the active caseload.
India reports nearly 39,000 Covid-19 cases, 443 deaths in 24 hours
Nov 30, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, reported nearly 39,000 Covid-19 cases and 443 deaths due to the virus on Monday.
Over 10,500 Turkeys to be culled in Northern England due to bird flu outbreak
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:14 am
Moscow/Sputnik: More than 10,500 turkeys will be culled in England's county of North Yorkshire, as the outbreak of the H5N5 bird flu has been detected near the town of Northallerton, the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said on Sunday.
Indonesia: 180 doctors die during Coronavirus pandemic
Nov 30, 2020, at 12:20 am
Jakarta/UNI: A total of 180 doctors in Indonesia have died during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Indonesian Medical Association said.
India registers over 41000 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Nov 29, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 41,810 new infections of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the country's total tally to 93,92,919 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
J&K: First allogenic stem cell bone marrow transplant conducted at SKIMS
Nov 28, 2020, at 10:44 pm
New York: The Department of Clinical Haematology at SKIMS Soura has for the first time in Jammu Kashmir performed a matched sibling allogenic stem cell bone marrow transplant for a patient suffering from severe aplastic anemia.
India registers 41322 new COVID-19 cases, PM Modi to visit vaccine facilities today
Nov 28, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India registered 41322 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 485 deaths,as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
African nations ‘far from ready’ for COVID-19 vaccination drive, says UN health agency
Nov 28, 2020, at 02:51 pm
New York: As efforts to find safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 are showing increasing promise, the African continent is “far from ready” to roll out what will be its largest ever immunization drive, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
WHO facing $500Mln funding gap for rollout of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19
Nov 28, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a funding gap of $500 million to maximize the use of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, the organization's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Friday.
Bird Flu outbreak detected in western Belgium
Nov 28, 2020, at 02:01 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: The H5N5 bird flu has been found in the Menen municipality of Belgium's province of West Flanders, Belgian media reported.
Spain to Inoculate 2.5mln people in care homes in first COVID vaccination phase - Minister
Nov 28, 2020, at 12:08 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Spain will vaccinate about 2.5 million people working and residing in care homes in the first phase of inoculations against COVID-19, which will last from January to March, Health Minister Salvador Illa said at a briefing on Friday.
UK to pilot revolutionary blood test potentially detecting 50 types of cancer
Nov 27, 2020, at 11:59 pm
London/Sputnik: The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) announced on Friday that trials of a revolutionary blood test developed by US company Grail to identify 50 types of cancer will begin in England in mid-2021.
Gujarat: Tragic fire in Covid hospital in Rajkot, says Harsh Vardhan
Nov 27, 2020, at 09:11 pm
Gujarat/UNI: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday expressed deep grief over the death of several patients in a fire at a Covid designated hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat and wished the injured patients a speedy recovery.
Cuba starts clinical trials of two new domestic vaccines against COVID-19: Authority
Nov 27, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Cuban Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices approved the launch of clinical trials of two COVID-19 candidate vaccines developed by the Cuban Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), CIGB Director Eulogio Pimentel Vazquez said.
Nov 27, 2020, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi: The Active Caseload of India stands at 4,55,555 today. Present contribution of Active Caseload to India’s total positive cases is 4.89%.
RDIF agrees on producing 100 mln doses of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India
Nov 27, 2020, at 09:05 pm
Moscow/UNI: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Friday that it reached an agreement with India's pharmaceutical company Hetero on producing over 100 million doses of Russia's Covid vaccine Sputnik V per year in India.
Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS
Nov 27, 2020, at 03:59 pm
New York: Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV / AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday.
India registers 492 COVID-19 deaths, 43,082 new cases in past 24 hours
Nov 27, 2020, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi: India, one of the worst COVID-19-hit nations in the world, recorded 43,082 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
India's Covid-19 tally touches 92.66 lakh with over 44,000 cases in 24 hours
Nov 26, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Novel Coronavirus tally in India on Thursday touched 92.66 lakh with the reporting of over 44,000 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Turkey expects to start coronavirus vaccination in December
Nov 25, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkey expects to begin vaccination against the coronavirus in December, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
Covid-19 testing up, taking total tests to nearly 13.5cr
Nov 25, 2020, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Testing has been ramped up in the country and 11,59,032 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 13,48,41,307.
Indian Army’s Northern Command felicitates corona warriors
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Srinagar: Indian Army’s Northern Command on Saturday felicitated the corona warriors for their contribution in helping patients.
Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:19 pm
New York: The Desert Locust crisis which struck the greater Horn of Africa region earlier this year threatening food supplies for millions, could re-escalate as recent strong winds carried mature swarmlets from southern Somalia into eastern and northeastern Kenya, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
India registers 481 COVID-19 deaths, 44,376 new cases
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: India, which is considered as one of the major COVID-19 hit nations in the world, has registered 44,376 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
UK sees downward trend in COVID infection rate, registers 11,299 cases: Health Ministry
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The coronavirus infection rate in the United Kingdom is on the decline in late November, as the country confirmed 11,299 new cases over the past 24 hours, down from over 15,000 cases confirmed a day before, the Health Ministry’s data showed on Tuesday.
France’s Coronavirus deaths pass 50,000: Statistics
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France’s coronavirus death toll rose past 50,000 on Tuesday after another 458 patients died in hospitals in the past day, according to figures shared by the public health agency.