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Australia records 21 coronavirus deaths on 4th consecutive deadliest day

Aug 12, 2020, at 10:54 pm

Canberra/Xinhua: Australia's coronavirus death toll has surpassed 350 on the nation's deadliest day of the pandemic.

India registers highest single day recoveries of 56,110

Aug 12, 2020, at 10:24 pm

The record highest single day recoveries at 56,110 registered in the last 24 hours are the result of the successful implementation of effective containment strategy, aggressive and comprehensive testing coupled with standardized clinical management of the critical patients based on holistic Standard of Care approach.

India reports over 60,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 2.32 million

Aug 12, 2020, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: With over 60,000 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 tally crossed 2.32 million on Wednesday.

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally surpasses 1 lakh mark, death toll reaches 2,149

Aug 12, 2020, at 04:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: With 2,931 fresh infections and 49 more deaths reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has crossed the one lakh mark, reports said on Tuesday.

Russia becomes first country to register Covid-19 vaccine, names it 'Sputnik V'

Aug 12, 2020, at 03:25 am

Moscow/IBNS: Russia on Tuesday said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute has been named 'Sputnik V' in reference to the 1957 launch of a Soviet satellite, soon after President Vladimir Putin announced his country was the first to register a coronavirus vaccine.

HP: 3 ministers could not attend Council of Ministers meeting due to COVID-19

Aug 12, 2020, at 01:14 am

Shimla/UNI: Three Cabinet Ministers of Himachal Pradesh Government could not attend the Council of Ministers meeting here on Tuesday, owing to the COVID-19 situation.

Russia registers world's 'first' COVID-19 vaccine: Report

Aug 11, 2020, at 08:56 pm

Moscow/IBNS: Russia has become the first country in the world to register a vaccine against COVID-19, President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday during a government meeting, Russian news agency Sputnik said.

Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases

Aug 11, 2020, at 05:26 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: No new locally-transmitted confirmed, asymptomatic, or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.

New Zealand reports one new case of COVID-19

Aug 11, 2020, at 03:42 pm

Wellington/UNI: New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the number of active cases in the country being 22, all in managed isolation or quarantine facilities, according to the Ministry of Health.

Chinese mainland reports 44 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Aug 11, 2020, at 02:43 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of 44 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including 31 imported cases and 13 locally-transmitted ones.

Kolkata: Three senior doctors battling COVID-19 succumb in a single day

Aug 11, 2020, at 03:34 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Three senior physicians, who were battling Covid-19 at different private hospitals in Kolkata's EM Bypass area for the past few weeks, died on Monday, reports said.

Assam DGP tests positive for COVID-19

Aug 11, 2020, at 01:58 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

UP CM asks officials to deploy more doctors at Covid-19 hospitals

Aug 11, 2020, at 01:16 am

Lucknow/UNI: Stressing on providing quality health services at all Covid -19 hospitals in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the additional deployment of doctors should be made in these hospitals if required.

India's COVID-19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million

Aug 10, 2020, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday said the country's COVID-19 recoveries have crossed the historic peak of 1.5 million. 

India reports over 62,000 Covid-19 cases, more than 1,000 fatalities in 24 hours

Aug 10, 2020, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Novel Coronavirus-affected Asian country, has reported over 62,000 Covid-19 cases besides 1,007 deaths due to the contagion in a span of 24 hours between Sunday and Monday mornings.

Erdogan says Turkey becomes 3rd to develop COVID-19 vaccines

Aug 10, 2020, at 02:44 pm

Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China according to the World Health Organization.

Xinjiang reports 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Aug 10, 2020, at 02:26 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all in the regional capital Urumqi, the regional health commission said Monday in its daily report.

Delhi registers 1300 fresh COVID cases in past 24 hrs

Aug 10, 2020, at 02:53 am

New Delhi/UNI: The National Capital on Sunday witnessed a spike of 1300 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, taking the city's overall case tally to 145427, the Health bulletin said here.

COVID-19 claims 34 more lives in Bangladesh

Aug 10, 2020, at 01:46 am

Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,399 as 34 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours.

Your brain gets bigger if you’re anxious and depressed: Study 

Aug 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm

Sydney: Researchers have found depression is linked to areas of the brain shrinking in size but when depression is paired with anxiety one area of the brain becomes "significantly" larger.

COVID-19: India touches a new peak of 7,19,364 tests in a day

Aug 09, 2020, at 09:41 pm

New Delhi: In a new high, India has scaled the peak of testing more than 7 lakhs tests in a single day. Continuing the streak of more than 6 lakh tests in a single day for several days, India’s tests have grown exponentially. 7,19,364 tests were done in the last 24 hours.

Two more Assam MLAs tested positive for COVID-19, state tally surges to 57,714

Aug 09, 2020, at 06:46 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Two more MLAs of BJP and AIUDF of Assam have tested positive for COVID-19.

India records biggest single-day spike of 64,399 new COVID-19 cases

Aug 09, 2020, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded a massive single-day spike of 64,399 new coronavirus patients taking the country's total tally to cross 21 lakh-mark, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.

Mexico's COVID-19 tally exceeds 475,000 cases

Aug 09, 2020, at 02:07 pm

Mexico City/Sputnik: Mexico’s COVID-19 tally has topped 475,000 cases after another 6,495 people have tested positive in the past 24 hours, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Sunday.

Covid-19: West Bengal registers 2,949 new cases, toll crosses 2,000-mark

Aug 09, 2020, at 03:24 am

Kolkata/IBNS: With 2,949 fresh infections and 51 more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, West Bengal's Covid-19 tally on Saturday mounted to 92,615, including 25,486 active cases, 2,005 deaths and 65,124 discharges.

Bangladesh: COVID-19 claims 32 new lives in 24 hours

Aug 08, 2020, at 11:22 pm

Dhaka: At least 32 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, officials said.

India's COVID-19 fatality stands at 2.04 percent 

Aug 08, 2020, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  With focused efforts to reduce mortalities due to COVID-19, India has registered one of the lowest deaths per million at 30 as compared to the global average of 91 deaths per million, the Centre said on Saturday.

India sets up committee to oversee Covid-19 vaccine distribution: Report

Aug 08, 2020, at 06:55 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has formed an expert committee comprising members from the concerned ministries and institutions to look into all the aspects of Covid-19 vaccine plan as six vaccines are in the phase 3 or combined phase 2 and 3 trials and several countries are in the process of finalising deals with multiple vaccine makers.

Chinese mainland reports 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Aug 08, 2020, at 05:43 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Saturday that it received reports of 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, including 25 locally transmitted.

Xinjiang reports 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Aug 08, 2020, at 05:40 pm

Urumqi/Xinhua: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, all in the regional capital Urumqi, the regional health commission said Saturday in its daily report.