Two die as new Ebola outbreak declared in southern Guinea
Feb 16, 2021, at 03:10 pm
New York: Guinean health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola in a rural community in the south of the country, with at least seven people infected, two of whom died, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday.
Another Coronavirus strain discovered in UK, detected in 10 other countries : Report
Feb 16, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Yet another coronavirus variant (B.1.525) has been detected in the United Kingdom, as well as ten other countries, including the US, researchers from the University of Edinburgh have revealed.
India commits to ship Covishield vaccines to Canada within a month
Feb 16, 2021, at 04:46 am
Canada/IBNS: Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of Serum Institute of India (SII), confirmed on Monday that Covishield vaccines would be shipped to Canada within a month.
Coronavirus origin: WHO Wuhan mission now finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019
Feb 16, 2021, at 01:26 am
Wuhan:Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO), who are trying to find the possible origin of the COVID-19 virus outbreak in China, have discovered signs the outbreak was much wider in Wuhan in December 2019 than previously thought, reports CNN.
India fights COVID-19: 33 states report less than 5,000 cases
Feb 15, 2021, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 33 states and Union Territories in the country have reported less than 5,000 active Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, Ministry of Health, and Family Welfare said in a statement on Monday.
WHO aware of three reported deaths from Ebola in Guinea
Feb 15, 2021, at 03:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the authorities in Guinea, where at least three deaths from Ebola have been reported.
India registers 11,649 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Feb 15, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India registered 11,649 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Drug de-addiction awareness programme held in Ganderbal
Feb 15, 2021, at 02:17 am
Srinagar: A drug de-addiction awareness programme was organised at Government Higher Secondary School Gund in Ganderbal district on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3-day awareness program on health, hygiene concludes
Feb 15, 2021, at 01:21 am
Srinagar: Super Speciality Hospital, GMC organized a three day long seminar cum awareness programme on various health and hygiene campaigns of the Government being implemented in the hospitals.
UAE's Hope Probe sends first image of Mars
Feb 15, 2021, at 01:00 am
Dubai/IBNS: UAE's "Hope" probe has sent the first image of Mars the national space agency said Sunday, after it entered the atmosphere of the red planet on Tuesday.
China dismisses Washington's concerns about credibility of WHO report on COVID-19
Feb 14, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Washington/Sputnik: China rejects Washington's statement questioning the report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the origins of the coronavirus and its credibility due to alleged intervention by Beijing, the Chinese Embassy in the US said on Sunday.
Bangladesh fights Coronavirus: 291 more infected with COVID-19, 13 fresh deaths
Feb 14, 2021, at 04:05 am
Dhaka/UNI: Thirteen more people died due to Novel Coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,266.
Yemen: ‘Toxic mix’ imperils lives of under-fives with acute malnutrition
Feb 13, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New York: Since the escalation of conflict in 2015, severe acute malnutrition is among its highest levels in Yemen, threating the lives of half of the country’s children under the age of five, four UN agencies warned on Friday.
India records slight spike in new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Feb 13, 2021, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi: Showing a slight spike in comparison to the previous 24 hours period, India has recorded 12,143 new COVID-19 cases in the period of a day, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Head of European Health watchdog says COVID-19 likely to remain with mankind
Feb 13, 2021, at 02:08 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: Head of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Andrea Ammon believes that COVID-19 is likely to remain with mankind despite the current decrease in the number of new cases and the start of the mass vaccination.
France recommends single Covid vaccine dose for people recovered from the infection
Feb 13, 2021, at 02:30 am
Paris/IBNS: France on Friday recommended single dose of Covid-19 vaccine for people who have already recovered from the disease, said an AFP report.
India records a sharp decline in active COVID-19 caseload
Feb 12, 2021, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi: The country’s total Active Caseload has seen a sharp decline, falling to 1.35 lakh (1,35,926) on Friday.
‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief
Feb 12, 2021, at 08:35 pm
New York: Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said in his message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, on Thursday.
‘Three major threats’ to inoculating the world – UN health agency
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:41 pm
New York: Amidst some positive news from the World Health Organization (WHO) that both COVID-19 deaths and new cases have recently been on the wane, there are “three major threats” to the UN-led international equitable vaccine initiative, COVAX, that require urgent attention.
Jammu and Kashmir: COVID19 safety kits distributed among needy families in Ganderbal
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Police in Ganderbal under the aegis of Civic Action Programme distributed COVID19 safety kits among poor and needy families.
Raising awareness crucial to addressing mental health problems'
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Srinagar: A day-long mental health awareness programme was held at Kashmir University’s South Campus, Anantnag.
Jammu and Kashmir: MVD organises Health check-up cum awareness programme at Shopian
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:15 pm
Srinagar: As a part of ongoing National Road Safety Month 2021, a Medical check-up cum awareness program was held today for learner licence seekers at Mini Secretariat, Shopian in collaboration with Health Department Shopian.
UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security
Feb 12, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New York: The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as a vital source of nutrition, but also for improving soil fertility and warding off crop pests.
'Rs 167 crore released to Jammu and Kashmir to fight COVID'
Feb 12, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Srinagar: The union government has released Rs 167 crore to J&K under ‘India’s COVID19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’ post-outbreak of pandemic.
India registers 9,309 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Feb 12, 2021, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi: India on Friday registered 9,309 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, showing continuous dip in active cases, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Kent coronavirus variant might ‘sweep world’, warns UK scientist
Feb 12, 2021, at 02:44 pm
London/UNI: The head of the United Kingdom's genetic surveillance programme Sharon Peacock warned on Thursday that the coronavirus variant which was first recorded in southeast England is likely to “sweep the world” and become the most dominant global strain, as concerns grow over several emerging mutations of the virus.
WHO, EU to help eastern partnership nations to prepare for vaccine rollout
Feb 12, 2021, at 01:58 am
Geneva/Sputnik: The European Union and the World Health Organization announced an initiative on Thursday to help six Eastern Partnership countries prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
India reports close to 13,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is reporting a decline in Novel Coronavirus cases, on Thursday reported close to 13,000 Covid-19 cases.
Thousands of vulnerable people left unshielded against COVID-19 in UK
Feb 11, 2021, at 07:40 am
London/Sputnik: Around 375,000 vulnerable people could not be told to shield themselves for 12 weeks and not go out for shopping, travel or leisure at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic because the shielded patient list was outdated and lacked sufficient details of people´s medical conditions, the National Audit Office said in a report released on Wednesday.
Rotary donates ventilator and other equipment for the treatment of COVD-19 affected patients
Feb 10, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Rotary Club of Calcutta Mega City in partnership with Rotary Clubs of Singapore and Singapore North have jointly contributed to Kolkata hospital Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan a state of the art ventilator unit.