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Maharashtra reports 2,369 Covid cases, 5 deaths

Jun 28, 2022, at 05:55 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 2,369 Covid-19 cases and five deaths, the state health bulletin said Tuesday.

Kolkata's cancer hospital launches Revolutionary Blood Test for early detection of breast cancer

Jun 28, 2022, at 05:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Apollo Cancer Centre in collaboration with Datar Cancer Genetics has launched the Revolutionary Blood Test for early detection of breast cancer in women.

COVID-19: India registers 11,793 fresh cases in past 24 hours, 27 deaths

Jun 28, 2022, at 03:18 pm

New Delhi: India registered 11,793 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate reduced slightly to  2.49 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

India registers 17,073 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate spikes to 5.62 pct

Jun 27, 2022, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi: India registered 17,073 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity spiked to 5.62 percent in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency, says WHO

Jun 26, 2022, at 10:37 pm

New York: The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, though “intense response efforts” are needed to control further spread.

India records 11,739 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hrs

Jun 26, 2022, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India registered 11,739 new Covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said in its official bulletin on Sunday.

Maharashtra reports 1,728 new Covid cases

Jun 26, 2022, at 02:28 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 1,728 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin released on Sunday.

Maharashtra reports 4,205 new Covid-19 cases

Jun 25, 2022, at 04:23 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 4,205 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin released on Saturday.

India records 15,940 COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths in past 24 hours

Jun 25, 2022, at 03:23 pm

New Delhi; India, a nation which has witnessed three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, recorded 15,940 fresh cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate now touched 4.39 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

Covid-19: Telangana records 493 new cases

Jun 25, 2022, at 04:49 am

Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana recorded 439 new Covid-19 cases on Friday pushing the aggregate coronavirus infections in the state to 7,98,125 so far.

Monkeypox: Amid uncertainty, global situation ‘cannot be ignored’ says WHO chief

Jun 24, 2022, at 06:51 pm

New York: Addressing the first meeting of the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on Thursday over the global Monkeypox outbreak, the WHO chief told members that person-to-person transmission was ongoing, and “likely underestimated”.

India registers 17,336 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths in past 24 hours

Jun 24, 2022, at 03:06 pm

New Delhi: India registered 17,336 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  4.32 percent, as per the statement released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.

Canada records over 200 Monkeypox cases

Jun 24, 2022, at 02:58 am

Toronto/IBNS: Monkeypox (MPXV) virus known for long-lasting, painful symptoms has infected more than 200 Canadians as a result of a global outbreak that began in May.

Delhi witnesses sharp increase in Covid-19 cases with 1,934 fresh infections today

Jun 24, 2022, at 02:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Raising concern, the national capital on Thursday recorded 1,934 new Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 8.10 per cent, Delhi's health department stated.

India's Covid-19 cases on the rise, over 13,000 cases reported in 24 hours

Jun 23, 2022, at 04:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a further spike in coronavirus cases, 13,313 fresh infections were reported from across the country of 1.3 billion people in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry reported Thursday.

Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer

Jun 22, 2022, at 09:16 pm

New Delhi: Scientific evidence shows that overexposure to UV radiation is the major cause of skin cancer. To help people protect themselves adequately, a consortium of UN agencies on Tuesday, launched an innovative new App that can help anyone, anywhere, determine the safe amount of time to stay outdoors, soaking up the rays.

Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day

Jun 22, 2022, at 07:25 pm

UN delegates and staffers spread out their yoga mats and stretched into various yoga “asanas” or poses, at an outdoor event on Monday evening at UN Headquarters in New York, to celebrate the eighth International Day of Yoga, observed annually on 21 June.

Zimbabwe lifts curfew as Covid under control

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:52 pm

Harare/UNI/Xinhua: The Zimbabwean government lifted a midnight-to-dawn curfew imposed as part of COVID-19 containment measures.

India registers 12,249 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi: India registered 12,249 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  3.94 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

Iraq declares new COVID-19 wave after 515 fresh cases registered in past 24 hours

Jun 21, 2022, at 03:57 pm

Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: The Iraqi Health Ministry declared a new wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, with 515 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.

Israel registers first domestic monkeypox infection

Jun 21, 2022, at 03:26 pm

Jerusalem/UNI/Xinhua: The Israeli Ministry of Health on Monday reported three new cases of monkeypox, including the first domestic infection.

India registers 9,923 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jun 21, 2022, at 03:16 pm

New Delhi:India recorded 9,923 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  2.67 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Singapore reports 3,220 new Covid-19 cases

Jun 21, 2022, at 01:38 am

Singapore/UNI/Xinhua: Singapore reported 3,220 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 1,370,981.

India registers 12,781 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, daily positivity rate touched 4.32 pct

Jun 20, 2022, at 03:01 pm

New Delhi: India registered 12,781 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.32 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Pakistan: COVID-19 positivity rate spikes by 1.3 percent after detection of 152 cases

Jun 20, 2022, at 01:46 am

Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which has witnessed several deadly rounds of COVID-19 outbreaks, witnessed a 1.3 percent rise in positivity rate after 152 new cases were detected, as per data released by the National Institute of Health on Sunday.

India records 12,899 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

Jun 19, 2022, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 12,899 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO

Jun 18, 2022, at 09:05 pm

New York: Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying, if you consider that it includes around one in seven teenagers.

India registers 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths

Jun 18, 2022, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi: India registered 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 23 deaths as daily positivity rate touched 2.73 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

Delhi records 35 pct single-day spike in Covid cases with 1,797 new infections

Jun 18, 2022, at 06:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi reported 1,797 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, a 35 per cent rise since yesterday's figures, amid an upward trend in infections across the country.

India's Covid-19 curve on the rise, over 12,000 cases reported in 24 hours

Jun 17, 2022, at 06:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's concern over the pandemic kept growing Friday with over 12,000 Covid-19 cases being reported from various states and union territories in the last 24 hours.