May 16, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Cardiologist Dr. Bikash Majumder, who is treating heart patients even in the times of Coronavirus, spoke at length over a range of issues which heart patients must pay attention to. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh in conversation with the doctor attached with Apollo Gleneagles Hospital
Bengal: Covid cases jump to 2,576 with 115 fresh cases, toll reaches 160
May 16, 2020, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 115 new cases were reported in last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 2576, including 1452 active cases, 160 Covid fatalities, 72 comorbidity deaths and 892 discharges, officials said on Saturday.
Seven new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Kolhapur
May 16, 2020, at 03:57 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: With seven fresh cases being reported on Saturday, the total number of Covid-19 cases has shot up to 37 in this Maharashtra district, government authorities said.
Philippines reports 214 new COVID-19 cases, total at 12,305
May 16, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: The Philippines on Saturday reported that 214 more people have been stricken with the coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 12,305.
Thailand records no new COVID-19 cases, deaths for 2nd time since onset of outbreak
May 16, 2020, at 03:25 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: Thailand has not recorded any new COVID-19 cases or death related to the coronavirus in the past 24 hours for the second time since the coronavirus epidemic broke out in the country, Taweesin Visanuyothin, a spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, said on Saturday.
COVID-19: Positive cases cross 1000-mark in Karnataka
May 16, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With the reporting of the detection of 23 more fresh case of the COVID-19 virus, including 15 from Bengaluru Urban district, the total number of persons contracted for the disease in Karnataka was surged past 1,079 on Saturday.
Vietnam's reports 1 new COVID-19 case, no local transmission for 30 days
May 16, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam on Saturday morning confirmed a new case of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total in the country to 314 with no deaths reported.
Chinese mainland reports 6 new imported COVID-19 cases
May 16, 2020, at 02:18 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported six new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,698, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Donald Trump announces new COVID-19 vaccine efforts
May 16, 2020, at 01:35 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday two men will lead his administration's new effort for COVID-19 vaccine development.
Iraq reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, 3,193 in total
May 16, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The Iraqi health ministry on Friday confirmed 50 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 3,193 in the country.
Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF
May 16, 2020, at 01:01 pm
New York/IBNS: Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to make matters worse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. If the trend continues, it could trigger a resurgence in deadly childhood diseases such as polio, chickenpox, measles, yellow fever, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and meningitis.
India's COVID-19 tally nears 86000-mark, death toll stands at 2752
May 16, 2020, at 10:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to the COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 2752, revealed data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Even 1 sugary drink a day could boost heart disease, stroke risk in women: Study
May 15, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Washington: Women who drink one or more sugar-laden beverages – such as soda, sweetened water and teas, and fruit drinks – every day could boost their risk of cardiovascular disease by 20% compared to women who rarely or never drink them, according to new research.
India's Covid-19 tally reaches 81,790
May 15, 2020, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India's Covid tally jumped 80,000-mark on Friday after recording 3,967 new cases, while the death toll reached 2,649 with 100 more fatalities.
Bangladesh wintesses highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases
May 15, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bangladesh crossed 20,000-mark as the country on Friday recorded 1,202 new cases, the highest single-day spike, the Directorate General of Health Services ADG prof Dr Nasima Sultana said.
UN rights chief warns against mishandling the lifting of COVID-19 lockdowns
May 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN Human Rights High Commissioner on Thursday warned of potential risks as more countries move to lift lockdown measures put in place to contain COVID-19 spread.
Pregnant women are not at greater risk of severe COVID-19 than other women: Study
May 15, 2020, at 04:33 pm
London/IBNS: Researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Universities of Leeds and Birmingham, Kings and Imperial Colleges London, have published new research that suggests pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than non-pregnant woman.
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19
May 15, 2020, at 04:26 pm
New York/IBNS: Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in the way they treat psychological illness, amid a potential global spike in suicides and drug abuse.
COVID-19 drugs trial rolled out across UK homes and communities
May 15, 2020, at 02:56 pm
London: A UK trial of drugs which could prevent people aged over 50 who are vulnerable to developing serious coronavirus symptoms is now recruiting participants from across the country.
Odisha reports 48 fresh covid cases
May 15, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported fresh 48 covid positive cases today from nine districts, taking the total count in the state to 672.
Maharashtra: Thane reports highest single-day COVID-19 spike
May 15, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Thane/UNI: As many as 201 Covid-19 cases were detected on Thursday in this district, the highest single-day spike in the number of pandemic patients, an official report stated on Friday.
Maharashtra: 74 fresh cases surface in Aurangabad, infection tally rises to 823
May 15, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 74 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus were reported on Friday, taking the infection tally in the district to 823, health officials informed.
Covid-19: 57 fresh positive cases in Andhra Pradesh
May 15, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: As many as 57 fresh cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh during the last 24 hours taking the count of infected persons in the state to 2,157 of which 1,252 have recovered and discharged.
Pune based NovaLead Pharma to conduct Phase 3 trial for its discovery for COVID-19
May 15, 2020, at 10:41 am
Kolkata/UNI: NovaLead Pharma, the Pune based pioneer in the field of drug repurposing in India, has announced that it has received ‘in principal’ clinical trial permission with DCG(I) for its Repurposed Drug discovery to treat moderate COVID-19.
Germany records 913 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 1,73,000: Robert Koch Institute
May 15, 2020, at 10:36 am
Berlin/Sputnik/UNI: Germany has confirmed 913 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 173,152, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry
May 15, 2020, at 10:30 am
Puducherry/UNI: Three more people, including a nine-year-old girl, were tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to seven.
India's COVID-19 tally inches towards 82000-mark
May 15, 2020, at 09:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's COVID-19 tally is all set to touch the 82000-mark as 3967 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health data revealed.
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.