Marshall Islands witnesses surge in COVID-19 cases
Aug 15, 2022, at 07:56 pm
Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases just days after the nation registered its first local spread of the virus.
India registers 14,917 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 15, 2022, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India registered 14,917 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Monday.
India registers 14,092 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Aug 14, 2022, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 14,092 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 3.69 per cent.
India registers 15,815 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 13, 2022, at 03:51 pm
New Delhi: India, which has witnessed several waves so far, registered 15,815 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Monkeypox: Experts give virus variants new names
Aug 13, 2022, at 03:41 pm
Geneva: A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names of the monkeypox disease, virus and variants—or clades—with current best practices.
Delhi reports 10 Covid deaths and 2,136 new cases in 24 hours
Aug 13, 2022, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Friday reported 2,136 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths due to the infection, according to data shared by the health department.
Pakistan witnesses surge in COVID-19 deaths
Aug 13, 2022, at 12:01 am
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded a surge in deaths due to COVID-19 overnight as 11 people succumbed to the viral infection, media reports said on Friday.
Maharashtra logs 1,877 new Covid-19 cases
Aug 12, 2022, at 05:18 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 1,877 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released Wednesday.
India records 16,561 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 12, 2022, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 16,561 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 5.44 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
India reports 16,299 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 11, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 16,299 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in India, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Delhi reports 2,146 new Covid cases, 8 deaths
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Wednesday reported eight deaths due to Covid-19, the highest in nearly 180 days and 2,146 new cases with a positivity rate of 17.83 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.
More breathing devices needed for premature babies born in Ukraine
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:28 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine is increasing the risks of premature births and causing babies to need more oxygen, the spokesperson for a UN-backed global health initiative told the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday in Geneva.
WHO calls for optimizing brain health to benefit people and society
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:23 pm
New York: At some point in their life, one in three people will develop some type of neurological disorder – the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, launching its first-ever position paper on optimizing brain health across the entire life span.
WHO calls for optimizing brain health to benefit people and society
Aug 10, 2022, at 05:18 pm
New York: At some point in their life, one in three people will develop some type of neurological disorder – the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, launching its first-ever position paper on optimizing brain health across the entire life span.
More breathing devices needed for premature babies born in Ukraine
Aug 10, 2022, at 05:09 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine is increasing the risks of premature births and causing babies to need more oxygen, the spokesperson for a UN-backed global health initiative told the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday in Geneva.
India registers 16,047 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi: India registered 16,047 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.94 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Canada: West Nile virus in 5 pools of mosquitoes, Toronto Public Health confirms
Aug 10, 2022, at 05:02 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Public Health (TPH) has confirmed that a number of mosquitoes in Toronto have tested positive for the West Nile virus (WNV).
Do not neglect to vaccinate your dogs against Canine Distemper Virus
Aug 09, 2022, at 04:07 pm
Mrs Saxena was overly protective of her pet dog Moti, when she would stop her from playing with any of the stray dogs in her vicinity when she took it out for walks.
India registers 12,751 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 09, 2022, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi: India registered 12,751 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 3.50 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Odisha logs 652 new Covid cases, one death in last 24 hrs
Aug 09, 2022, at 01:26 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported 652 new Covid positive cases including 132 below 18 years of age in the past 24 hours taking the total tally in the state to 13,19,527.
Hong Kong: Hotels reduce Covid quarantine period to three days
Aug 08, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Hong Kong/UNI: Hong Kong is easing its Covid quarantine requirements for international arrivals by reducing the quarantine stay in hotels to three days from the earlier seven day period.
India records 16,167 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 08, 2022, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 16,167 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 6.14 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India records 18,738 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Aug 07, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 18,738 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with active cases standing at 0.31 per cent.
Maharashtra logs 1,931 new Covid cases, 9 deaths
Aug 07, 2022, at 02:19 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 1,931 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Sunday.
India registers 19,406 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity touches 4.96 pct
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 19,406 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 4.96 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:31 pm
New York: Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.
India registers 20,551 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 05, 2022, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi: Indian registered 20,551 new cases in the past 24 hours as COVID-19 positivity rate touched 5.14 percent, as per daat released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
India reports 19,893 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 04, 2022, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 19,893 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Delhi reports 5 Covid deaths, 2,073 new cases in 24 hours
Aug 04, 2022, at 06:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital on Wednesday reported five Covid-related deaths along with 2,073 new cases as the positivity rate remained above 10 per cent for the third day in a row.
Delhi's fourth case of Monkeypox detected in foreign national
Aug 04, 2022, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Another foreign national has tested positive for Monkeypox in Delhi, making it the fourth such case in the national capital.