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Kolkata: Healthcare company Cloudphysician partners with Medica Superspeciality Hospital

Jun 08, 2022, at 04:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Healthcare company Cloudphysician Monday announced that it has partnered with Medica Superspecialty Hospital, a private hospital chain in Eastern India.

Maharashtra records 81 pct rise in Covid infections in single day, Mumbai cases almost double

Jun 08, 2022, at 02:38 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 1,881 new coronavirus cases, which is 81 per cent more than the previous day and the highest since Feb 18, the state health department said.

India records 3,714 COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths in past 24 hours

Jun 07, 2022, at 02:48 pm

New Delhi: India, a nation suddenly witnessing a rise in COVID-19 instances, registered  3,714 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Maharashtra reports 1,494 Covid-19 cases, single death

Jun 06, 2022, at 04:47 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 1,494 Covid-19 cases and one death, the health bulletin stated Monday.

India witnessing surge again, registers 4,518 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jun 06, 2022, at 03:09 pm

New Delhi: India is once again witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases as 4,518 fresh instances were reported in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

800 Monkeypox cases detected in 27 non-endemic countries: WHO

Jun 06, 2022, at 02:25 am

Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: At least 780 confirmed monkeypox cases were identified in humans in 27 non-endemic countries from May 13 to June 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

India records 4,270 Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours

Jun 05, 2022, at 06:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India reported 4,270 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of cases to 4,31,76,817, Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Corbevax vaccine approved by DCGI as heterologous Covid-19 booster dose

Jun 04, 2022, at 10:40 pm

Hyderabad: Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical and vaccines company, on Saturday announced that its Corbevax Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) as a heterologous COVID-19 booster dose to individuals aged 18 years and above after 6 months of administration of primary vaccination (two doses) of Covaxin or Covishiled vaccines for restricted use in emergency situation.

Make mental health support part of climate action plans: WHO

Jun 04, 2022, at 06:20 pm

New York: Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new policy brief, launched on Friday at the Stockholm+50 environmental summit.

Maharashtra reports 1,134 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in 24 hours

Jun 04, 2022, at 04:27 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 1,134 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths in the past 24 hours, according to a health bulletin Saturday.

India records 3,962 COVID-1 cases, 26 fresh deaths in past 24 hours 

Jun 04, 2022, at 03:41 pm

New Delhi: India registered 3,962 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate spiked to 0.89 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health in the past 24 hours.

Africa: Dramatic drop forecast in COVID deaths, but no time to ‘sit back and relax'

Jun 03, 2022, at 09:58 pm

COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’

Jun 03, 2022, at 08:46 pm

New York: Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

India records over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jun 03, 2022, at 03:14 pm

New Delhi: India registered over 4000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time in the past three months, official data showed on Friday.

At least 643 cases of Monkeypox detected across 26 non-endemic states: WHO

Jun 03, 2022, at 02:39 pm

Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: At least 643 monkeypox cases in humans have been registered in 26 non-endemic countries by early June, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Lead at the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme Maria Van Kerkhove said on Thursday.

India reports 3,712 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Jun 02, 2022, at 04:04 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded 3,712, new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 4,31,64,544 in the country, as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.

Mumbai's daily Covid positivity rate rises to 8.4 pct today with 739 new cases

Jun 02, 2022, at 02:24 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai's Covid-19 positivity rate or the number of cases per 100 tests has risen to 8.40 per cent from 6 per cent in the last 24 hours, the civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in its evening medical bulletin on Wednesday.

Spain confirms 12 new monkeypox cases

Jun 02, 2022, at 12:40 am

Madrid/UNI/Xinhua: The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed 12 new monkeypox cases, raising the total caseload to 132. Spain, followed by Britain, becomes the country with the most detected cases of the disease in the current outbreak.

India registers 2,745 fresh COVID-19 cases

Jun 01, 2022, at 03:03 pm

New Delhi: India recorded  2,745 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.60 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

WHO cautions monkeypox spread may not be contained

Jun 01, 2022, at 02:41 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently not confident that the spread of monkeypox can be completely contained, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said.

Tobacco kills up to half of its users, says WHO; scannable billboards in Mumbai to spread awareness

May 31, 2022, at 05:39 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: According to the latest data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) tobacco kills up to half of its users.

India records 2,338 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

May 31, 2022, at 03:25 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 2,338 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 0.64 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

WHO upgrades global monkeypox threat to 'moderate'

May 30, 2022, at 11:03 pm

Washington: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday announced that it has decided to upgrade the threat from monkeypox to the world to 'moderate' from 'low', as the tropical virus spreads to dozens of countries, The Daily Mail reported.

India registers 2,706 new COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths

May 30, 2022, at 02:59 pm

New Delhi: India registered 2,706 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.97 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Cases of Omicron sub-variants detected in Maharashtra: Report

May 29, 2022, at 05:45 pm

Mumbai: For the first time, four patients of B.A. 4 variant and three cases of B.A. 5 variants of the Omicron sub-lineage of coronavirus, have been detected in Maharashtra, media reports aid.

India reports 2,828 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

May 29, 2022, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: India registered 2,828 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Monkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries just the beginning: WHO

May 29, 2022, at 04:06 am

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the 200 monkeypox cases detected recently in the countries where it is not endemic could be just the beginning and more cases are likely to be reported in the coming days.

Chile: Apology for sterilizing HIV-positive women in moment of ‘reproductive justice’

May 28, 2022, at 11:20 pm

New York: The head of the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS, welcomed on Friday a public apology from Chile on a landmark case of involuntary sterilization of women living with HIV.

UP: Yogi govt issues advisory on 'monkeypox'

May 28, 2022, at 09:05 pm

Lucknow/UNI: In the wake of the increasing cases of infectious disease 'monkeypox' in different countries including Europe and America, the Uttar Pradesh government issued an advisory on Saturday.

India records 2,685 new COVID-19 cases, 33 deaths

May 28, 2022, at 03:09 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 2,685 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.60 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.