COVID-19: Mu variant detected in Finland
Sep 20, 2021, at 01:08 am
Helsinki: Finland has reported the first case of Mu variant of the COVID-19 virus, a strain which was called by the World Health Organization as “variant of interest” last month.
Centre warns 11 states about 'emerging challenge' over more dangerous dengue strain
Sep 19, 2021, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked 11 states to ramp up their medical preparedness with early detection, fever helplines, stocking of adequate testing kits, larvicides and medicines to tackle a more dangerous strain of dengue they have been reporting.
PM Modi urges citizens to take part in mementos auction
Sep 19, 2021, at 06:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called citizens to take part in the auction of gifts and mementos.
India records over 30,000 fresh COVID infections in last 24 hours
Sep 19, 2021, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 30,773 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 43 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Sep 19, 2021, at 02:00 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 43 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
Union Minister Munda lauds Bandipora admin for Covid-19 mitigation efforts
Sep 19, 2021, at 02:47 am
Bandipora/IBNS: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda who is on a two-days visit to Bandipora district paid a visit to District Hospital, Bandipora on Friday to assess the healthcare facilities being provided there.
China: Wuhan lab created '10,000-times stronger than usual’ coronavirus strains, says scientist
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:18 am
Wuhan: A Wuhan-based lab in China created coronavirus strains that were up to 10,000-times stronger than usual, media reports said on Saturday.
India reports 35,662 COVID-19 cases, 281 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 18, 2021, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: India recorded 35,662 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in its latest update on Saturday.
WHO asks for commitments on maternal and newborn health
Sep 18, 2021, at 04:02 pm
New York: Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth.
India creates world record with 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccinations in a day
Sep 18, 2021, at 07:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India administered more than 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine shots in a day for the first time on Friday.
J&K: SKIMS doctors perform rare cardiac surgery
Sep 18, 2021, at 04:20 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The doctors at SKIMS, Soura performed a unique cardiac surgery by replacing the aortic root, aortic valve and transposing the coronary arteries to the newly formed aortic root.
WHO-ILO study finds almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year
Sep 18, 2021, at 01:24 am
Work-related diseases and injuries were responsible for the deaths of 1.9 million people in 2016, according to the first joint estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).
Bangladesh registers 38 new deaths due to COVID-19
Sep 18, 2021, at 12:30 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country which witnessed a tough phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent times, registered 38 deaths due to coronavirus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall this year
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:32 pm
New York: Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
India breaks its single-day vaccination record, Govt may administer 2.5 crore jabs today
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre expects to achieve 2.5 crore vaccinations by COVID-19 vaccines on Friday after India broke its record of single-day vaccination in the day, sources at Union Health Ministry said.
Patient Safety Day observed across the globe today
Sep 17, 2021, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Like every year, the Patient Safety Day is being observed across the world Friday.
India reports 34,403 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 34,403 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Friday.
Links between Covid-19 vaccine and menstrual cycle changes possible, must be investigated: Study
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:31 am
London/IBNS: There is a possible link between the Covid-19 vaccine and the menstrual cycle, which demands investigation, according to an editorial published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal on Thursday.
Kolkata's leading clinical trial specialist Dr Subhrajyoti Bhowmick felicitated
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's leading clinical trial specialist and Director of Peerless Hospital, Dr Subhrajyoti Bhowmick, was bestowed with the "Clinical Research Development and Excellence Award 2021" at the Higher Education and Research Summit 2021 held recently in the city.
India reports 30,570 COVID-19 cases, 431 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a South Asian country, reported 30,570 new COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 431 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
COVID crises highlight strengths of democratic systems, says Guterres
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:10 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday, urged the world to “learn from the lessons of the past 18 months, to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of future crises.”
J&K sees a sudden spike in Covid19
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:24 am
Srinagar/IBNS: J&K reported 150 fresh covid19 cases in the last 24 hours.
SDRF of Jammu and Kashmir trains personnel to equip against Covid19
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:34 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Commandant-General of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Jammu and Kashmir, V K Singh on Tuesday said that 40 of its employees were trained at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura and 100 other employees at Government Medical College, Jammu for handling Covid-19 situations in hospitals.
Only 2% of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
Sep 15, 2021, at 04:14 pm
New York: More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday.
India registers 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 15, 2021, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi: India registered 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2021, at 01:41 am
London: An expert review by an international group of scientists, including some at the WHO and FDA, concludes that, even for the delta variant, vaccine efficacy against severe COVID is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.
Bangladesh registers 27000 deaths due to COVID-19
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country witnessing a tough wave of the pandemic, registered 35 new deaths due to the virus, taking the tally to 27,007.
China: Tourism city Xiamen partially seals off two districts, one hospital after COVID-19 cases
Sep 14, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Beijing: China's tourism city Xiamen has partially sealed off two districts and one local hospital early Monday as two positive COVID-19 patients were detected, media reports said.
WHO approval for Covaxin likely by month-end, says Niti Aayog
Sep 14, 2021, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organisation's emergency approval for indigenously made Covid-19 jab, Covaxin, can come by the end of September, said Dr VK Paul, chairman of the National Expert Committee on Vaccine Administration, according to media reports.
Chinese mainland reports 59 new locally transmitted Coronavirus cases
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 59 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.