May 27, 2020, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) under Department of Science & Technology (DST) has recently supported a proposed study by Prof. Pravindra Kumar from IIT- Roorkee for identification of structure-based potential antivirals against SARS-CoV2. Antovirals
India's COVID-19 recovery rate is now 42.4 pct: Health MinistryÂ
May 27, 2020, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite rising number of cases, Indian Health Ministry on Wednesday gave some relief to people by announcing that the nation's recovery rate from COVID-19 has improved to 42.4 percent.
Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF
May 27, 2020, at 04:00 pm
Geneva/IBNS: A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information.
India's Covid tally crosses 1.5 lakh, toll stands at 4,337
May 27, 2020, at 10:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India added fresh 6,387 Covid-19 cases to take the total number of positive patients over 1.5 lakh including deaths of more than 4,000 people across the nation.
Chinese mainland reports one new imported COVID-19 case
May 27, 2020, at 09:30 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The Chinese mainland reported one new imported COVID-19 case Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,732, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
May 27, 2020, at 12:59 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company, has announced a new randomized, open-label study to test thecombined efficacy of two antiviral drugs Favipiravir and Umifenovir as a potential COVID-19treatment strategy.
Top Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli says new discovered viruses are 'just tip of iceberg'Â
May 26, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Beijing/IBNS: A noted Chinese virologist, who is famous for her work on researching coronavirus in bats, said the new discovered viruses are 'just the tip of the iceberg'.
Karnataka: Shepherd killed by tiger in Nagarahole National Park
May 26, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Mysuru/UNI: A 65-year-old shepherd was killed and carried away by a Tiger on the fringes of Nagarahole National Park near Hunsur district in Karnataka.
May 26, 2020, at 09:10 pm
Kolkata: Hamdard Laboratories (Medicine Division), a progressive, a research based health and wellness organization plans to conduct clinical trial of its immunity booster medicines to assess its effectiveness against COVID-19.
Fatality rate lowest: India less worried over Covid despite steady rise in positive cases
May 26, 2020, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Tuesday sounded less worried over the pandemic Covid-19 as the fatality rate in the vast country of 1.3 billion people was among the lowest in the world despite a steady surge in positive Coronavirus cases even in the last week of lockdown 4.0.
India's Covid fatality among lowest in the world: Health Ministry
May 26, 2020, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Health Ministry of India on Tuesday asserted that the fatality rate due to the pandemic Coronavirus or Covid-19 in the country was among the lowest in the world, a day after the Asian nation registered the 10th highest confirmed cases worldwide.
Kashmir: 90-year-old man dies of COVID-19 in Kashmir, toll at 24
May 26, 2020, at 12:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 90-year-old man, who was tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, died at a hospital in Srinagar on Tuesday, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 24.
Covid-19: 48 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, one dies
May 26, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: There was no let up in the rise of Coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh as 48 fresh cases were reported since the last 24 hours and a patient died taking the death toll to 57 in the state.
Covid-19: Number of cases in Aurangabad crosses 1,300
May 25, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: The Covid-19 cases in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra reached 1,301 on Monday morning as 16 more patients were registered over the past 24 hours, announced the district administration.
May 25, 2020, at 01:40 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: One more COVID-19 case was registered at Hamirpur on Monday.
Covid: Death toll in Himachal Pradesh increases to five
May 25, 2020, at 01:30 pm
Shimla/UNI: An elderly woman undergoing treatment of Covid 19 passed away at IGMC Shimla, confirmed a senior Medical Officer of Indra Gandhi Medical College(IGMC) Hospital Shimla on Monday.
May 25, 2020, at 01:20 pm
School children in Mozambique are facing what a senior United Nations and World Bank official in the southern African country are calling “catastrophic outcomes” from the COVID-19 pandemic, write the UN Resident Coordinator in Mozambique, Myrta Kaulard, and Mark Lundell, World Bank Country Director.
Covid-19: Nearly 7,000 infections in 1 day in India, tally jumps past 1.38 lakh
May 25, 2020, at 11:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: Novel Coronavirus continued to spread it's tentacles far and wide, with the number of fresh cases climbing a new high for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, closing in at 6977, while the countrywide tally of Covid-19 reached 138845.
Karnataka: Covid-19 cases swells to 1959
May 23, 2020, at 06:36 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Twenty fresh cases of Covid-19 surfaced in Karnataka, pushing the state's tally to 1959 on Saturday.
Assam reports seven more COVID-19 positive cases, tally now 266
May 23, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Saturday reported seven more positive cases for COVID-19.
Odisha reports fresh 80 cases, tally increases to 1269 with 436 recoveries
May 23, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Covid 19 positive cases in Odisha on Saturday surged to 1269 with detection of fresh 80 cases from as many as 14 districts.
Body weight maintenance: A key to fighting COVID 19
May 23, 2020, at 01:34 pm
“He who cures a disease may be the skill-fullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician” - Thomas Fuller Amidst the worldwide fright of the pandemic COVID 19, mounting evidences are coming from research laboratories that prove obese people with little or no physical exercise are at the greatest risk for developing COVID 19 and being affected worst by its symptoms.
Covid-19 figure takes massive jump, tally over 1,25,000
May 23, 2020, at 10:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Covid-19 figure registers a massive jump on Saturday by adding over 6,000 new cases taking the overall tally over 1,25,000.
Two test positive in Maha's Parbhani
May 23, 2020, at 09:59 am
Parbhani/UNI: Two more persons were tested positive of the coronavirus, taking the tally of infections in the district to 22, District Civil Surgeon Dr. Balasaheb Nagargoje said.
Maharashtra: 17 more test positive in AurangabadÂ
May 23, 2020, at 09:48 am
Aurangabad/UNI: The district administration on Saturday confirmed 17 fresh cases of novel coronavirus, taking the tally to 1241 in the district.
No evidence of benefit for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients: Study
May 23, 2020, at 09:04 am
New York/IBNS: A large observational study suggests that treatment with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its analogue hydroxychloroquine (taken with or without the antibiotics azithromycin or clarithromycin) offers no benefit for patients with COVID-19.
First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response
May 23, 2020, at 08:50 am
New York/IBNS: The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans, according to new research published in The Lancet.
IIT Guwahati develops low-cost UVC light-based disinfectant box
May 22, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati research team has developed a low-cost UVC light-based disinfectant box for disinfecting disposable medical accessories like gloves, masks etc. along with disinfecting the household wastes before going to the community bins.
Covid cases in UP climbs to 5619
May 22, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The total number of Covid-19 cases mounted to 5619 in Uttar Pradesh on Friday after 104 fresh cases were reported.
Assam reports four more COVID-19 positive cases, state tally surges to 214
May 22, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Friday has registered four more COVID-19 positive cases taking the state tally to 214.