Chinese mainland reports 22 imported COVID-19 cases, 2 local infections
Oct 18, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 22 imported COVID-19 cases and two locally-transmitted infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
India records 13,596 new COVID-19 cases, 166 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 13,596 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Indian government on Monday.
Kerala registers 7,555 fresh COVID cases, 74 deaths
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:37 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala reported 7,555 fresh COVID positive cases and 74 deaths on Sunday showing no respite from rising number of COVID cases and deaths in the state.
Mumbai registers zero COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020
Oct 18, 2021, at 01:50 am
Mumbai: Mumbai, the city which witnessed one of the deadliest outbreaks of the COVID-19, registered zero deaths due to the virus for the first time since March last year, officials said.
Bangladesh registers 16 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 18, 2021, at 01:34 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation which witnessed a deadly pandemic surge in recent times, has registered 16 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
India records 14,146 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, lowest in 7 months
Oct 17, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 14,146 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, lowest in 229 days, the Union Health Ministry reported Sunday.
Bangladesh records six COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that has witnessed a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, recorded six deaths due to virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday,
India records 15,981 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 16, 2021, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the pandemic, registered 15,981 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Dr Gilada expresses concern over TB & AIDS in India
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Covid-19 pandemic has been responsible for exacerbating neglect of several other diseases, said President of AIDS Society Dr I S Gilada.
Step up, urges WHO as figures reveal 1 in 4 adults don’t exercise enough
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New York: Up to five million premature deaths a year could be prevented if the global population was more active, but many people live in areas with little or no access to spaces where they can safely walk, run, cycle or engage in other physical activities.
COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:23 pm
New York: Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased for the first time in a decade, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
COVID-19 deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:19 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 deaths continue to decline, vaccine inequity persists, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, again calling for greater support for developing countries.
UN honours Henrietta Lacks, whose cells transformed medical research worldwide
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:11 pm
New York: For the past seven decades, the cells of Henrietta Lacks, a Black American woman who died of cervical cancer, have saved countless lives, and made numerous scientific breakthroughs possible, such as the human papillomavirus and polio vaccines, drugs for HIV treatment, together with cancer and COVID-19 research.
WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:42 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
India registers 16,862 new COVID-19 cases, 379 deaths
Oct 15, 2021, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly COVID-19 second wave, recorded 16,862 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Centre plans to mark 100 crore doses of vaccination with announcements on flights, trains
Oct 15, 2021, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As India crosses the landmark of one billion or 100 crore vaccine doses being administered on citizens, the Centre plans to celebrate the milestone with announcements at railway stations, flights and tricolour hoisting at the Red Fort, media reports said.
India reports 18,987 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 14, 2021, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 18,987 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 246 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
Bangladesh records 17 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 13, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 17 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Kashmir CS lauds districts on achieving 100% vaccination coverage with first dose
Oct 13, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Shopian and Budgam districts in Jammu and Kashmir achieved 100 percent vaccination coverage with their first dose Sunday.
India registers 15,823 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 13, 2021, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation that has witnessed a deadly second wave of the pandemic earlier this year, registered 15,823 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Chinese mainland reports 22 new imported Coronavirus cases
Oct 13, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
Oct 13, 2021, at 04:44 am
Kabul: An official said on Monday that mental illness cases have increased in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan due to the rise in economic hardships in the country, media reports said.
Bharat Biotech's Covaxin recommended for use in children below 18 years
Oct 13, 2021, at 03:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An expert panel on Tuesday recommended Bharat Biotech's Covaxin to be administered on children between the ages of two and 18.
India records 14,313 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 12, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a massive surge in cases during the second wave of the pandemic in recent times, registered 14,313 new COVID-19 new cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily count in the past 224 days, as per the Ministry of Health website.
Bangladesh records 11 new deaths due to COVID-19
Oct 11, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation which witnessed a deadly COVID-19 spike in recent times, recorded 11 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Monday.
COVID-19: India’s recovery rate touches 98 percent for first time
Oct 11, 2021, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has reported 18,132 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 209 days as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
India records 18,132 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 11, 2021, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a deadly COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, recorded 18,132 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Bangladesh registers 14 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 11, 2021, at 02:00 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation which witnessed a deadly COVID-19 outbreak in recent times, registered 14 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
India records 18,166 new Covid cases in last 24 hrs, lowest single-day rise in 7 months
Oct 10, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 18,166 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day rise in nearly seven months, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Make mental healthcare for all a reality, urges Guterres
Oct 10, 2021, at 12:02 am
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on mental health worldwide, and action must be taken to “redress the glaring inequalities exposed by the pandemic”, including over access to vital services, declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres, ahead of World Mental Health Day, marked on Sunday.