World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’: WHO chief
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:10 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues evolving, the world must “take all opportunities to learn and improve the response as we go”, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.
‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics
Nov 07, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but preventable diseases – amid disruptions to vital immunization programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have said.
Cuba to vaccinate entire population against COVID-19 in 2021 - Foreign Minister
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Cuba will vaccinate all its residents against the coronavirus infection in 2021, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.
India reports over 47,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally touches 84.11 lakh
Nov 06, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The daily cases of Novel Coronavirus in India dipped on Friday as the vast country of 1.3 billion people reported over 47,000 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Pakistan: Sindh region witnesses spike in COVID-19 cases, virus claims 17 lives
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Sindh region has registered 556 new cases of the coronavirus and 17 deaths, which is the highest daily jump in infections since July 29, media reports said on Friday.
Indian cos get licence to manufacture simpler NASA designed ventilators
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Ventilators are in great demand during this pandemic period. The VITAL ventilators designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Covid-19 patients are affordable and simpler in design. Five Indian companies have recently received licences to manufacture it, reports Natasa Milas
India reports over 50,000 Covid-19 cases, tally touches 83.64 lakh
Nov 05, 2020, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has been reporting a steady decline in Novel Coronavirus cases over the last several days, registered over 50,000 Covid-19 cases on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Red Cross Society organises blood donation camp at DH Handwara
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Srinagar: Red Cross Society Kupwara on Tuesday organised a blood donation camp in collaboration with District Hospital Handwara in which forty units of blood were donated by local volunteers of Handwara and adjoining areas.
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:17 pm
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India registers 46254 new COVID-19 cases
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 46,254 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health released data showed on Wednesday.
Delhi records highest single-day jump in Covid-19 cases with 6,725 fresh infections
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Tuesday recorded a whopping 6,725 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest single daily tally since the pandemic stuck the national capital.
Seven different "disease forms" identified in mild COVID-19: Study
Nov 03, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Vienna: In a study recently published in the top journal "Allergy", a team of MedUni Vienna scientists led by immunologist Winfried F. Pickl and allergologist Rudolf Valenta (both from the Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology) showed that there are seven "forms of disease" in COVID-19 with mild disease course and that the disease leaves behind significant changes in the immune system, even after 10 weeks.
Hot or cold weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 pandemic spread, study finds
Nov 03, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Austin: The link between weather and COVID-19 is complicated. Weather influences the environment in which the coronavirus must survive before infecting a new host. But it also influences human behavior, which moves the virus from one host to another.
New Zealand confirms 2nd COVID-19 case of managed isolation worker
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday that a second worker at the Sudima hotel managed isolation facility in Christchurch was tested positive for COVID-19.
India registers 38310 new COVID-19 cases, 490 deaths
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi: India registered 38,310 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data.
Pakistan slowly witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is slowly witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases with capital Islamabad registering 119 new cases in the last 24 hours, media reports said.
Vietnam tests COVID-19 vaccine on monkeys
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: COVID-19 vaccine testing started in Vietnam on Monday on monkeys, according to the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production (Vabiotech) under the country's Ministry of Health.
Bangladesh registers 25 more COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hrs
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Twenty-five more people have died due to coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra: Marathwada records 364 new Covid-19 cases
Nov 02, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region reported 364 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, health authorities said on Monday.
Month-long England lockdown could be extended: senior official
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:14 pm
London/Xinhua: British Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove on Sunday admitted the month-long lockdown, which will be imposed in England on Thursday, could be extended if rates of infection do not fall sufficiently.
India registers 496 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 496 deaths in the past 24 hours due to COVID-19, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
WHO Director General self isolating after coming Into contact with COVID-19 infected person
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:01 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is self isolating as he has come into contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
UK records another 23,254 coronavirus cases with 162 deaths
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:33 pm
London/Xinhua: Another 23,254 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,034,914, according to official figures released.
COVID-19: West Bengal registers 59 new deaths
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:31 am
Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 6,900 with the death of 59 persons on Sunday, while the tally touched 3,77,651 with 3,987 new confirmed cases.
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 81 lakhs with 46,963 new infections in single day
Nov 01, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With 46,963 new infections, India Covid-19 tally has risen to over 81.84 lakh cases, the Union Health Ministry bulletin stated on Sunday.
Bangladesh registers 18 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 31, 2020, at 11:35 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 18 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious: Study
Oct 31, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Austin: A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. According to the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal mBIO, that mutation, called D614G, is located in the spike protein that pries open our cells for viral entry.
Sustainable urbanization critical to COVID-19 recovery, better quality of life
Oct 31, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New York: Cities will be critical for the world to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the worst recession for decades, according to the latest report published by UN-Habitat, the UN agency working on urban issues.
COVID-19: India's Case Fatality Rate drops below 1.5 percent
Oct 31, 2020, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has fallen below 1.5%, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief
Oct 31, 2020, at 09:45 pm
New York: With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary care.