Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis, UN says
May 14, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health issued by the United Nations today.
Study examines how Hong Kong managed first wave of COVID-19 without resorting to complete lockdown
May 14, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Hong Kong/IBNS: Study suggests testing, contact tracing and population behavioural changes—measures which have less disruptive social and economic impact than total lockdown—can meaningfully control COVID-19
May 14, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Geneva/IBNS: All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards global development goals highlighted in the 2020 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific
May 14, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic could help turn the tide on the well-being of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a UN report published on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Aurangabad reports one fatality, 56 new cases
May 14, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: A 55-year-old woman succumbed to the COVID-19 at the Government Medical College and Hospital(GMCH) while 56 new cases were detected here on Thursday, stated GMCH Dean Dr Kanan Yelikar.
COVID-19: Cases in Himachal Pradesh mount to 70
May 14, 2020, at 11:36 am
Shimla/UNI: COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh surged to 70 with two more people testing positive for the virus, Additional Chief Secretary Health R D Dhiman said on Thursday.
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Assam registers 15 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 79
May 13, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As many as 15 new positive cases for COVID-19 have been reported in Assam on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Septuagenarian dies in Jammu, tests positive
May 13, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Jammu/UNI: A 75-year-old man died of Coronavirus in Jammu on Wednesday.
Coping with Opioid Addiction and HIV in the time of a pandemic
May 13, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Combating the coronavirus is not the only challenge in these times. Amid lockdown, these are trying times for those coping with opioid addiction and HIV. A group of young reporters from USA's University of Missouri and India Blooms News Service (IBNS) report on how doctors and healthcare professionals are facing it
Covid-19 deaths in Delhi jump past 100 mark
May 13, 2020, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With 20 fresh deaths being reported due to COVID-19 in the National Capital, the total number of fatalities due to the virus has jumped past 100 mark in the city, Delhi health bulletin said on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: Aurangabad reports two more COVID-19 fatalities
May 13, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Two hospitalised women succumbed to the COVID-19 here, stated the Government Medical College and Hospital's Medicine Department Incharge Dr Minakshi Battacharyya on Wednesday.
COVID-19: 48 fresh positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh
May 13, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: As many as 48 fresh Coronavirus positive cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh during the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 2,137.
COVID-19: Youth tests positive in UP's Kaushambi
May 13, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Kaushambi/UNI: A youth, who had recently returned from Mumbai, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district -- an orange zone.
China's Sinovac eyes massive global testing of COVID-19 vaccine, Russia among options
May 13, 2020, at 01:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Sinovac Biotech, which is at the forefront of efforts to halt the COVID-19 pandemic, is planning to conduct phase III of the clinical studies of its potential vaccine globally and is even eyeing Russia for trials since they need active pathogen and the high number of active cases, which is not a case in China, Weining Meng, the senior director of Oversea Business of Sinovac, told Sputnik.
May 13, 2020, at 01:10 pm
New York/IBNS: As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that the health crisis is “quickly becoming a child rights crisis”, requesting $1.6 billion to support its humanitarian response for children impacted by the pandemic. And without urgent action, a further 6,000 under-fives could die each day.
UN sustainable energy project in Ukraine finds a new role: fighting COVID-19
May 13, 2020, at 01:06 pm
New York/IBNS: A United Nations project to promote energy efficiency among Ukrainian homeowners has found a second life – informing 1.8 million of the nation’s citizens on how to combat the COVID-19 virus.
Chinese mainland reports 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
May 13, 2020, at 09:43 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland, of which one was an case reported in Shanghai.
COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 2415
May 13, 2020, at 09:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Death toll due to COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 2415 as the number of cases in the country now stands at 74, 281, as per Ministry of Health data released on Wednesday.
Australia reports 18 new COVID-19 cases
May 12, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Alison McMillan, Australia's Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, said on Tuesday afternoon that the country's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased by 18 in 24 hours to 6,964.
US CDC commits USD 3.6 mn to assist India's fight against Coronavirus outbreak
May 12, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Washington/IBNS: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has committed USD 3.6 million to assist the Government of India’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Child healthcare and education suffered most during lockdown, study finds
May 12, 2020, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: During the nationwide lockdown imposed as it was necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 50 per cent of the parents with children below five years of age in the households were not been able to access immunisation services, as revealed by a rapid online survey conducted by CRY – Child Rights and You.
Over 2,500 people die from malaria in Q1 in Angola
May 12, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Luanda/Xinhua/UNI: At least 2,548 people died from malaria in Angola in the first quarter of 2020, said Jose Martins, national coordinator of the health ministry's program to fight malaria, on Monday.
Tribal population more vulnerable to COVID-19
May 12, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Absence of healthcare facilities can severely limit the capacities to deal with any major COVID-19 outbreak in tribal areas, posing a serious threat to them.
Another CISF man dies due to Covid-19 in Kolkata
May 12, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Jharu Burman who was posted at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSEL) here, succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday, reports said on Tuesday.
May 12, 2020, at 01:43 pm
New York/IBNS: As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions to ease the pandemic, while also getting back on track towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Coronavirus Outbreak: Global cases surpass 4.1mn
May 12, 2020, at 01:36 pm
Washington/UNI: The global number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 4.1 million mark, while the death toll at 285,971, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis
May 12, 2020, at 01:03 pm
New York/IBNS: As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the battle against HIV are under threat, noted two UN agencies on Monday, point out that disruptions to treatment could cause hundreds of thousands of HIV-related deaths.
Number of COVID-19 intensive care patients in Italy falls below 1,000
May 12, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Rome/Sputnik/UNI: Italy has registered a record-low 744 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and the number of patients in intensive care has dropped below 1,000, the Department of Civil Protection said on Monday.
France's COVID-19 deaths rise to 26,643, hospitalizations down further
May 12, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: Coronavirus-linked fatalities stood at 26,643, after 263 new patients died in the last 24 hours in France, the fifth worst-hit country in the world in terms of human losses, while pressure in hospitals eased for nearly one month, the health ministry's data showed on Monday.
White House to give US states $11Bln for coronavirus testing
May 12, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US administration will allocate $11 billion to the states to ramp up coronavirus testing, a senior White House official told reporters on Monday.