One millionth death from COVID-19 ‘an agonizing milestone’: UN Secretary-General
Sep 29, 2020, at 03:41 pm
New York: With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that while the “agonizing milestone” is a “mind-numbing figure”, the world must never lose sight of each and every individual life.
Ahead of biodiversity summit, UN officials call for action to preserve the natural world
Sep 29, 2020, at 03:21 pm
New York: Top UN officials working to preserve the natural world are urging “action now” ahead of a crucial biodiversity summit this week, where world leaders will reaffirm their commitment to the cause.
Sep 29, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Geneva: A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were on Monday announced by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. Organizations involved in the milestone agreement include the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), the Global Fund, Unitaid, and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Jammu and Kashmir: Administration upgrading District Hospital Handwara to benefit locals
Sep 29, 2020, at 02:01 am
With an aim to provide better health facilities to people, the administration has started upgrading the District Hospital Handwara in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chinese mainland reports 21 new imported COVID-19 cases
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 21 new imported COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,823, the National Health Commission said Monday.
India's COVID-19 case tally surpasses 60-lakh mark
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:01 pm
India registered 82,170 new COVID-19 cases as the total number of instances in the country now crossed the 60-lakh mark, as per the Ministry of Health released data.
Shanghai reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases
Sep 28, 2020, at 02:21 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Shanghai reported 10 imported COVID-19 cases and no domestically transmitted cases on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.
COVID-19 tally of Chhattisgarh crosses 1 lakh mark
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:23 am
Raipur/UNI: The COVID-19 tally of Chhattisgarh stood at 102461 on Saturday after 3896 positive cases were reported during the last 24 hours while 23 patients with COVID-19 infection died, pushing the death toll to 817 in the state so far.
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 1 million-mark
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:20 am
New York: The death toll due to COVID-19 across the globe has touched 1,000,000.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 cases touch 359,148, death toll reaches 5,161
Sep 28, 2020, at 12:16 am
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 1,275 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths on Sunday, making the tally at 359,148 and death toll at 5,161, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
India reports higher number of new recoveries than new COVID-19 cases for several consecutive days
Sep 27, 2020, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi: New recoveries in India have exceeded the new cases for several successive days during the period of the past nine days.
India's Covid-19 tally nears 60-lakh mark with 88,600 fresh cases in last 24 hrs
Sep 27, 2020, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday added 88,600 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the country's total tally to near the 60-lakh mark.
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority limits price of medical oxygen
Sep 27, 2020, at 07:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In order to ensure the availability of medical oxygen at reasonable rates, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has placed a cap on the prices.
About 1,700 college students in Manchester told to self-isolate after coronavirus outbreak
Sep 27, 2020, at 04:00 am
London/Xinhua: Some 1,700 students at Manchester Metropolitan University have been told to stay in their rooms for 14 days after 127 tested positive for coronavirus, local media reported Saturday.
Sep 26, 2020, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday asked whether the Indian government will have Rs. 80,000 crores over the next one year to buy and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in India.
Sep 26, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Facing constant threats from climate change and wary of the possible spread of COVID-19 to their shores, Pacific Island leaders on Friday touted their own environmental action plans and called for more aggressive climate action from other nations, including rapid shifts toward clean energy.
India adds 85,362 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 1089 deaths
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi: India added 85,362 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
WHO chief calls for meeting 35-bln-USD financial gap on COVID-19 response
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Geneva/Xinhua: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged the international community to help meet a financial gap of 35 billion US dollars for the "Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator" (ACT-Accelerator), a WHO-led global collaboration for the development of COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.
Updated influenza vaccine advice targets protection of elderly and health workers
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New York: Amid a potential global shortage in influenza vaccines and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency has advised countries to protect the elderly and health workers first.
Fight against COVID-19: Johnson & Johnson's vaccine shows strong immune response
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:21 pm
New Brunswick: US pharmaceutical major Johnson & Johnson's potential COVID-19 vaccine has shown development of a strong neutralizing antibody response in nearly all participants aged 18 years and older and was generally well-tolerated.
Covid-19 positive Manish Sisodia gets plasma therapy
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is suffering from both Covid-19 and Dengue, was administered with plasma therapy on Friday.
India records 86,052 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID19 tally crossed 58 lakh as 86,052 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health data.
Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:00 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday.
Pandemic shocks world, reinforces need for multilateralism, says Estonian President
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic gave the world “a thorough shock” and taught several lessons on the realities of climate change, the President of Estonia said to the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:41 pm
New York: Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating flooding in Africa’s Sahel region, where several hundred thousand people have been displaced by seasonal rains.
UN chief and UK premier announce December climate summit
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:10 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic having disrupted plans to hold the annual international UN climate meeting - known as the COP - this year, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom have announced that they will instead co-host a “landmark global event” on 12 December, the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
India reports spike in Covid-19 daily cases, tally crosses 57 lakh
Sep 24, 2020, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has approximately 1.3 billion people, reported a spike in the daily cases of Covid-19 for the second consecutive day pushing the overall tally of infections to beyond 57 lakh.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt sets up health club at Panchayat level to check COVID-19 spread
Sep 24, 2020, at 02:20 am
Srinagar: In order to keep a check on the COVID-19 spread in villages and towns of JK UT, the government is going to set- up health club at Panchayat level across the Jammu and Kashmir.
Himachal records 130 COVID-19 cases, two deaths
Sep 24, 2020, at 02:02 am
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh recorded 130 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths from the virus, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
Residents of J&K benefit as Kashmir gets its first NAT-PCR facility
Sep 24, 2020, at 01:38 am
Srinagar: The Centre has added one more crown to the medical facilities present in Jammu and Kashmir by adding the Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT-PCR) in Srinagar's Government Medical College (GMC).