India records 42,766 new cases, 1206 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Jul 10, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded a single-day spike in death due to COVID-19 as 1206 people died due to the highly infectious virus in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccine 'cocktail' gives immunity against Delta strain: Report
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Bangkok/UNI/Sputnik: A research by Thai scientists shows that a cocktail of two doses of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine and one dose of AstraZeneca creates sufficient immunity in humans to resist the Delta strain, while just two doses of Sinovac are effective only against the Alpha strain and do not guarantee sufficient protection from Delta.
Kerala on alert after 14 cases of Zika virus surface
Jul 10, 2021, at 08:12 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala health authorities are on alert after cases of Zika virus in the states went up to 14 on Friday as the National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirmed 13 more cases, according to media reports.
Child mental health crisis ‘magnified’ by COVID, warns UN chief
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:55 am
New York: Half of the world’s children experience violence on and offline in some form every year, with “devastating and life-long consequences” for their mental health, the UN chief warned a symposium on the issue on Thursday.
COVID second wave not over yet, warns Centre's top advisor
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The second wave of COVID-19, which caused an unprecedented rise in cases and deaths, is not yet over, the government warned on Friday, urging people to avoid crowding and keep wearing masks.
India registers 43,393 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 09, 2021, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India registered 43,393 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking the active caseload to 4,58,727, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
India reports spike in COVID-19 cases amid unlock
Jul 08, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing process of unlocking socio-economic activities in various states and union territories, India on Thursday reported a spike in COVID-19 cases adding over 45,000 new infections, two thousand more than a day ago.
Kashmir: DIET Sopore organises seminar on 'Disaster Management and Covid-19 Pandemic'
Jul 08, 2021, at 04:25 am
Sopore: District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) Sopore Tuesday organised a day-long seminar cum-workshop on 'Disaster Management and Covid-19 Pandemic' with Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore, Parvaiz Sajad as the chief guest.
GREEN J&K DRIVE| Modalities for planting 1.3 crore trees in J&K discussed
Jul 08, 2021, at 04:16 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In the backdrop of the announcement made by the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha of planting 130 lakh trees, the Commissioner Secretary Forests, Sanjeev Verma today discussed the modalities with all the stakeholders to accomplish the task.
COVID-19 cases slowly increases in Pakistan, only 3.5 pct people vaccinated so far
Jul 08, 2021, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a slow hike in COVID-19 positive cases ever since restrictions were relaxed in the country in recent times.
COVID-19: India reports 43,733 cases, 553 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 07, 2021, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 43,733 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours pushing the country's infection caseload to 3,06,64,218, while the death toll soared to 4,03,281 with 553 more fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Sustainable development report shows devastating impact of COVID, ahead of ‘critical’ new phase
Jul 07, 2021, at 05:24 pm
New York: The world was not on track to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before COVID-19 struck, and now the challenge has been magnified many times over, according to a new flagship UN report that indicates countries must take ‘critical’ steps on the road out of the pandemic, during the next 18 months.
Equitable distribution of vaccines, equipment only way out of pandemic: WHO chief
Jul 07, 2021, at 05:20 pm
New York: Equitable distribution of equipment and medicines to fight COVID-19 is the only way out of the global crisis, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in remarks to a meeting of the advisory group making the case for investing in these tools.
Experts caution Pakistan may soon witness famine-like situation if water crisis continues
Jul 07, 2021, at 04:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistani experts have warned that the country may face a famine-like situation due to scarcity of water.
COVID-19: India's daily positivity rate stands at 2.61 percent, active caseload delines
Jul 05, 2021, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi: India has reported less than 40,000 (39,796) daily new cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
India reports 39,796 COVID-19 cases, 723 deaths in 24 hours
Jul 05, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is recovering from the second wave of COVID-19, on Monday reported over 39,000 new infections besides 723 deaths apparently due to the virus.
Bangladesh may face oxygen crisis if Covid cases rise
Jul 05, 2021, at 01:10 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh may soon face an oxygen crisis, the country’s health authorities have warned, if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise at the current pace.
India continues to see dip in COVID cases, reports 43,071 new infections
Jul 04, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 43,071 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than Saturday. The Asian country recorded 955 deaths during the same period.
Covaxin's efficacy result will help getting WHO's approval : Govt expert body chief
Jul 04, 2021, at 02:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India-made Covaxin's recently published result on efficacy will help the vaccine in getting World Health Organisation’s (WHO) emergency approval, the chairperson of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI), Dr NK Arora said on Saturday.
COVID-19: Pakistan witnessing slow pace in vaccination
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, which has witnessed several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, is still slow in vaccinating its population, media reports said.
Bad weather disrupts rescue operations in Japan landslide area : Reports
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Japanese Self-Defense Forces cannot start a full-scale rescue operation to search for missing people in the disaster area in the city of Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, due to bad weather and nighttime, Japanese media said on Saturday.
Pakistan registers 1400 COVID-19 cases
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan on Saturday reported 1,400 fresh cases of novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 9,61,085.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon in Jan-Jun highest in five years
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon during the first six months of 2021 has reached its highest peak in the last five years, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) that belongs to the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations announced.
Covaxin overall 77.8% effective against COVID-19, claims Bharat Biotech
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech has claimed its anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is 77.8% effective against the deadly virus.
India records 44,111 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 03, 2021, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi: India reported 44,111 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Bharat Biotech says COVAXIN records 77.8 percent effectiveness against COVID-19
Jul 03, 2021, at 02:30 pm
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech on Saturday claimed its created COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN has shown 77.8 per cent effectiveness against the virus.
Faster we vaccinate, the better: Dr. Ambrish Mithal on COVID-19 situation
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:58 am
Dr Ambrish Mithal, a Padma Bhushan and B C Roy awardee, is the chairman and head of endocrinology and diabetes department at Max Healthcare, a group of 16 hospitals. In an exclusive chat with Ina Puri at Ek Mulakat Vishesh, organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement, Dr. Mithal spoke about COVID-19 situation, the need to vaccinate and the struggle his fraternity had to go through over the last few weeks. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh tracks
Centre rushes expert teams to 6 states with increased Covid19 cases
Jul 03, 2021, at 12:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central government has rushed two-member expert teams to six states that have been recording a steady increase in coronavirus cases to implement control and containment measures.
India records 853 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Jul 02, 2021, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi: India registered a decline in daily fatalities due to COVID-19 as 853 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Johnson & Johnson says its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Delta variant
Jul 02, 2021, at 02:27 pm
New Jersey: Johnson & Johnson on Thursday announced data that demonstrated its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and other highly prevalent SARS-CoV-2 viral variants.