India's Covid-19 toll crosses 1-lakh mark, tally of infections over 64.7 lakh
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Covid-19 toll in the South Asian country of India breached one-lakh mark on Saturday as 1,069 people infected with the virus died in the last 24 hours.
Countries face ‘critical moment’ in COVID response: UN health agency chief
Oct 03, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: With strong leadership and comprehensive strategies it’s never too late for countries to change the trendlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite passing the tragic milestone of one million deaths this week amid regional surges in infections, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
NASA lifts off cargo spacecraft named after Kalpana Chawla, carries 8000 pound supplies
Oct 03, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Washinton: A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, which has been named after late India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla, is on its way to the International Space Station with nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products, and other cargo after launching at 9:16 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
770 students test positive in major coronavirus outbreak at UK university
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:45 pm
London/Xinhua: A total of 770 students have tested positive for coronavirus in a British university in one of the major outbreaks in Britain since the reopening of the campuses in September, a university spokesperson said Friday.
COVID-19 cases continue spiking in Canada
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: COVID-19 cases continued to spike on Friday in Canada with the two populous provinces Ontario and Quebec reported the largest single-day increase respectively.
Venezuela receives first shipment of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Caracas/Xinhua: Venezuelan authorities received on Friday the first batch of Russian Sputnik V vaccines against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and announced they plan to begin Phase III clinical trials in the country.
New Zealand reports 1 new case of COVID-19
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
New Zealand reports no new cases of COVID-19
Oct 02, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, leaving its total tally unchanged at 1,492 as was reported to the World Health Organization.
India crosses landmark milestone of less than 10 lakh active cases for 11th consecutive day
Oct 02, 2020, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi: In a landmark achievement, India has sustained the steady trend of active cases being lower than the 10 lakh mark for 11 days in an unbroken chain.
Kerala reports 29 Covid-19 deaths, 8,135 new positive cases
Oct 02, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala reported 29 deaths due to Covid-19 on Thursday whereas 8,135 people tested positive to the virus, 2,828 patients have recovered from the disease and total 72,339 patients are under treatment, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
India registers 1095 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Oct 02, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India added 81,484 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the tally touched 63,94,069, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Chinese mainland reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:25 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 10 new imported COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,875, the National Health Commission said Friday.
Study reveals Covid superspreaders triggered massive outbreak in India: Report
Oct 02, 2020, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Coronavirus superspreaders, about 8% of India's confirmed cases, led to the explosion of Covid-19 in India, according to researchers, a Bloomberg report said.
50-day-old baby beats Covid-19, heart ailment; discharged from Kolkata's Fortis Anandapur
Oct 02, 2020, at 05:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Sonali Hazra, a first-time mother from West Bengal's Durgapur, had given up hope when her 25-days-old daughter was diagnosed with COVID-19 and cytokine storm, a dreaded complication of COVID, which severely affects the heart.
Guterres urges more countries to step up and fund global COVID-19 vaccine effort
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds – the equivalent of the total spent on cigarettes worldwide every two weeks – on behalf of global COVID-19 vaccine efforts to ensure that everyone, everywhere, gets protection from the virus.
Active Covid-19 cases below 10 lakh-mark for 10th successive day
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the 10th successive day, India on Thursday reported less than 1 million active Covid-19 cases as it sustained the trend of maintaining the active cases below the 10 lakh mark.
At UN, Uganda highlights COVID-19 response, commitment to sustainable development
Sep 30, 2020, at 11:47 pm
New York: Through deliberate and targeted actions, Uganda has been able to contain the spread of COVID-19, the country’s representative to the UN told the General Assembly, adding that the Government also prioritized sustainable recovery from the pandemic in its national plans.
India adds over 80,000 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 30, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New Delhi: India registered 80,472 new cases in the past 24 hours as the country's COVID-19 tally has crossed 62-lakh mark, as per the Ministry of Health released data.
Chinese mainland reports 19 new imported COVID-19 cases
Sep 30, 2020, at 02:31 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 19 new imported COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,854, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
Donald Trump says US 'Weeks away' from COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 30, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said the country is weeks away from getting a vaccine to fight the coronavirus.
Kolkata: Doctors advice people to maintain healthy lifestyle to keep heart diseases away
Sep 30, 2020, at 04:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Doctors of Kolkata’s BM Birla Heart Research Centre have advised people to maintain a healthy lifestyle to keep heart diseases away.
WOXheal: Centaur Pharma’s drug for diabetic foot ulcer
Sep 30, 2020, at 04:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Centaur Pharmaceuticals recently announced the launch of a New Chemical Entity (NCE) – WOXheal – a unique product for the treatment of Diabetic Foot ulcers, which is likely to save millions of Diabetics who must undergo foot amputation globally.
COVID-19 more prevalent in urban slums, other areas: ICMR DG
Sep 30, 2020, at 01:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: Professor Balram Bhargava, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Tuesday said that people living in urban slums and other areas are more likely to be infected with Novel Coronavirus, than in rural areas of the country.
Valliappa Foundation launches ‘Anadhanam’ platform to address global hunger
Sep 29, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: There are 795 million people hungry in the world today. India accounts for the largest share, with 200 million people hungry. On the World Hunger Index, India ranks 102 among 117 countries. Even our neighbours rank ahead of us viz. Sri Lanka at 66 and Bangladesh at 88.
France joins international program to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
Sep 29, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France has joined 64 other nations for the so-called Leaders’ Pledge for Nature initiative to curb the biodiversity loss on the planet by the end of the decade, French Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili said on Tuesday.
New scientific study suggests evidence of liquid water bodies under surface of Mars
Sep 29, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A new scientific study has put forward evidence of the presence of bodies of water under the surface of Mars, with these findings potentially offering crucial insights into whether there is life on the planet.
New Zealand reports two new cases of COVID-19, calls for vigilance on school holidays
Sep 29, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, both of whom are imported cases detected in a managed isolation facility.
US: At least 3 people killed in California wildfire
Sep 29, 2020, at 10:35 pm
San Francisco/UNI: At least three people were killed, while thousands were evacuated from their homes due to a massive wildfire in northern California, according to media reports.
Assam flood: Nearly 3.20 lakh people of 13 district affect
Sep 29, 2020, at 08:35 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam is still grim as nearly 3.20 lakh people of 13 districts of the state have been affected by the third wave of flood this year.
India reports over 70,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 61 lakh
Sep 29, 2020, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19 Asian country, on Tuesday reported 70,589 new infections taking the overtally beyond 61 lakh.