Uttar Pradesh registers 18 fresh COVID cases, 29 districts Corona free
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Through implementation of measures such as the intensive 'Trace, Test & Treat', prevention through vaccination and partial corona curfews to decimate the pandemic, as many as 29 districts in Uttar Pradesh have been able to bring down the fresh and active covid-19 cases to zero.
Nipah virus re-surfaces in Kerala, Tamil Nadu steps up surveillance in 9 bordering dists
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday stepped up fever surveillance in nine districts bordering Kerala where Nipah virus has re-surfaced and claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy.
India's August Covid-19 vaccine tally exceeds G7 countries combined: Centre
Sep 05, 2021, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has given more Covid-19 vaccine shots in August than all the G7 nations combined, the Centre said today.
Covid-19: India reports 42,766 new infections, 308 deaths
Sep 05, 2021, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India logged 42,766 new COVID cases and 308 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
CMRI conducts its successful 100th Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery this September
Sep 05, 2021, at 01:09 am
Kolkata: CMRI, the flagship multi-speciality hospital of CK Birla group, has successfully conducted its 100th Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery in September.
As many as 140 people in South Korea possibly administered expired Pfizer vaccines : Reports
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Seoul/UNI/SPUTNIK: Around 140 people have received suspicious Pfizer vaccine shots at a general hospital in South Korea's capital of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported citing health officials.
Coronavirus: Delhi records zero deaths, 35 new cases detected
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the fourth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 55 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Saturday.
Odisha: 681 new covid cases registered in past 24 hours
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported 681 new covid cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours taking the total tally in the state to 10,10,753 with 8,040 fatalities.
Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to children
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New York: A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of life-threatening waterborne diseases, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
North Korea rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 04, 2021, at 06:03 pm
UNICEF said on Thursday that North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine.
India adds 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 04, 2021, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Covid-19: Delhi reports zero deaths for third consecutive day, 35 new cases detected
Sep 04, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, Delhi reported zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 39 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Friday.
COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant
Sep 04, 2021, at 01:18 am
New York: A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said.
Sri Lanka now extends COVID-19 quarantine curfew
Sep 03, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Colombo/UNI/XINHUA: Sri Lankan authorities said on Friday that a nationwide quarantine curfew which came into effect on Aug. 20 will be further extended till Sept. 13 due to a rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Africa could miss goal to vaccinate millions by month’s end
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:51 pm
New York: Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the month ends, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New York: More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health agency report launched on Thursday, which notes that only one-quarter of the world’s countries have national policies, strategies or support plans in place.
India records 45,352 new COVID-19 in past 24 hours, 366 deaths
Sep 03, 2021, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: India, a country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
RT-PCR tests mandatory for India arrivals amid concern over C.1.2 Covid variant
Sep 03, 2021, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Passengers arriving to India from seven more countries, including China and South Africa will need a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours amid the concern over the C.1.2 COVID variant, the Union Ministry of Health has said in its latest guideline.
Highly infectious C.1.2 Covid variant becomes new cause of worry
Sep 03, 2021, at 03:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The emergence of new C.1.2 Covid variant, found in South Africa, has caused fresh worry while the Delta variant of the virus continues to wreak havoc in many countries.
COVID19: Sikkim reports 76 new Coronavirus positive cases
Sep 02, 2021, at 06:41 pm
Gangtok/UNI: Sikkim on Thursday reported 76 new Coronavirus positive cases.
India reports highest daily COVID-19 cases in 2 months, tally up by 47,092
Sep 02, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In concern for 1.3 billion people of India, the South Asian country Thursday reported a sharp rise in daily COVID-19 cases with the overall tally of infections going up by over 47,000.
New Zealand registers 75 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:26 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 75 new community cases of Delta variant of COVID-19, including 74 in the largest city Auckland and one in the capital Wellington on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country's community outbreak to 687.
India records spike in COVID-19 cases as 41,965 new cases recorded in past 24 hours
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India recorded a spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as 41,965 new cases were registered, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
India sets new record on COVID vaccination, administers 1.21 Crore doses so far
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant achievement, a record high of more than 1.21 crore anti-COVID vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday, just five days after India witnessed the first day of administration of 1 crore vaccine doses.
Covid: Five cases of Delta variant sub-lineage AY.12 detected in Uttarakhand
Sep 01, 2021, at 01:18 am
Dehradun/IBNS: Uttarakhand has reported five cases of AY.12 variant of Delta - three in Nainital district, one in Kotdwar area of Pauri Garhwal district, and 1 in Rudraprayag district, according to media reports.
Jammu and Kashmir: Amid pandemic, a ray of hope for child mental health
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Srinagar: Cheerful voices of children echo in the newly furbished building at SMHS Hospital.
Covid tally in Odisha surges to 10,07,750 with 638 new cases
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The covid tally in Odisha today surged to 10,07,750 with the detection of 638 new cases in the past 24 hours while the death toll rose to 7969 with 68 more succumbing to the virus.
India registers 30,941 new COVID-19 cases, 350 deaths
Aug 31, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India registered 30,941 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
COVID: Kerala records 19,622 more cases, 132 deaths
Aug 31, 2021, at 01:02 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Showing no respite from rising number of COVID cases and deaths, Kerala on Monday reported fresh 19,622 positive cases and 132 deaths.
India fights against COVID-19: Bengaluru to become first city to be fully vaccinated
Aug 31, 2021, at 12:19 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said that the Government wants Bengaluru to be the first city in India to become fully vaccinated.