Maharashtra logs 734 new Covid cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 04:17 pm
Mumbai, Sep 11 (UNI) Maharashtra reported 734 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Sunday.
India reports 5,554 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 5,554 Covid-19 cases to its overall tally of infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday.
Vaccine expected to induce strong monkeypox virus immune response, shows research
Sep 10, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Melbourne: New research suggests recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022).
Jammu and Kashmir: Residents avail benefit of free treatment in public hospital in Poonch
Sep 09, 2022, at 10:35 pm
A hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch region is successfully providing free-of-cost treatment to the residents of the area by issuing Golden Cards for their dialysis treatment and surgeries for deprived persons.
Sep 09, 2022, at 10:25 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy involving 17 departments, local bodies, Panchayati Raj bodies and ground level workers to deal with the growing trouble of drug usage, media reports said.
UN health agency kicks off meningitis vaccination campaigns in Africa
Sep 09, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
India reports 6,395 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 08, 2022, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 6,395 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 50,342 as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.
Canada: British Columbia to roll out fall COVID-19 vaccine boosters this weekend
Sep 08, 2022, at 04:59 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Pending the arrival of the first shipment of Omicron-targeting bivalent doses, the government of British Columbia (B.C.) is about to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccine boosters by the end of the week.
India registers 5,379 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, active caseload stands at 50,594
Sep 07, 2022, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,379 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the active caseload currently stands at 50,594, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Bharat Biotech’s intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine receives approval for emergency use in India
Sep 07, 2022, at 01:37 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) Tuesday announced that iNCOVACC (BBV154), its intra-nasal vaccine against Covid-19, has received approval under restricted use in an emergency situation for ages 18 and above in India.
Covaxin maker's nasal Covid vaccine cleared for emergency use, announces Mansukh Mandaviya
Sep 06, 2022, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s needle-free intranasal vaccine against Covid-19 has gained emergency use approval in India Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed on Tuesday.
India reports 4,417 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 06, 2022, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 4,417 new Covid-19 cases while the toll went up by 23 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday.
IVI receives Vision 2020 Dr Jordan Kassalow Award for work invision health, spectacles to the needy
Sep 05, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi: India Vision Institute (IVI), an Indian NGO working to provide access to the under privileged vision screening and a pair of free spectacles to those in need, has won the Vision2020 Dr Jordan Kassalow Vision Spring Award.
India records 5,910 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 05, 2022, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,910 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 2.60 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India logs 6,809 new Covid cases in last 24 hrs
Sep 04, 2022, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India registered 6,809 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
India registers 7,219 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 03, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India registered 7,219 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.98 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
IIT Guwahati establishes Centre for Advanced Research on Diagnostics in Cancer
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:39 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati celebrated its 29th Foundation Day on Sept 1 by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited (KHPL) for research collaboration on Cancer Diagnostics.
Health Canada approves Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for Omicron variant
Sep 03, 2022, at 05:03 am
Toronto/IBNS: Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant has been formally approved by Health Canada.
Vattikuti Foundation to host the best Robotic Surgery videos
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:39 pm
Michigan / New Delhi: Robotic surgeons from around the world are taking part in a video competition hosted by the US-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation.
Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:04 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO have warned.
India registers 6,168 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 02, 2022, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 6,168 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate touched 1.94 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
India's first indigenously developed cervical cancer vaccine launched
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:47 am
The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Thursday officially announced India's first indigenous vaccine for cervical cancer.
India reports 7,946 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 01, 2022, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 7,946 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 62,748, as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.
Australia shortens isolation period, scraps mask mandate on domestic flights
Aug 31, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Canberra/UNI: The mandatory isolation period for some Australians who test positive for coronavirus will be cut to five days if they report symptoms.
India registers 5,439 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 30, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,439 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.70 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
India registers 7,591 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 29, 2022, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India registered 7,591 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.58 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India records 9,436 Covid cases in last 24 hours
Aug 28, 2022, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 9,436 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 86,591, according to Union Health Ministry data issued on Sunday.
India records 9,520 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 27, 2022, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi: India registered 9,520 fresh COVID-19 cases as the daily positivity rate touched 2.50 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Toronto administers more than 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine fourth doses so far
Aug 27, 2022, at 03:44 am
Toronto/IBNS: More than 7.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the vaccination campaign have been administered by Team Toronto including more than 400,000 fourth doses.
Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech alleging patent infringement over Covid vaccine
Aug 27, 2022, at 02:38 am
Washington/IBNS: Moderna Friday announced to sue its suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the partners infringed on its patents in developing their Covid-19 shot, which was administered to hundreds of millions around the world.