Covid-19: One more death takes toll to 182 in J&K
Jul 13, 2020, at 06:43 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The death toll continued to rise unabated with one more person dying due to Covid-19 in Kashmir on Monday, taking the total number of fatalities due to infection in the Union Territory of J&K to 182.
COVID-19: India witnesses another day of massive spike in cases, death toll touches 23174
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed another day of massive spike in the COVID-19 cases with 28,701 recorded in the past 24 hours.
Global COVID-19 Case Total Rises By Single-Day Record of 230,370 – WHO
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:51 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The global single-day record for new COVID-19 cases has been broken once again as 230,370 new positive tests were reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday.
Recovery rate of COVID-19 in Bhutan at over 90 percent
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Thimphu/Xinhua: Bhutan's Ministry of Health reported Monday that 76 of the country's total 82 positive COVID-19 patients have been declared recovered as of Sunday, pushing the recovery rate to over 90 percent.
UK Reports 21 New COVID19 Deaths, Sharp Drop Compared to Day Before - Department of Health
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:23 pm
London/Sputnik: Over 20 new coronavirus-related deaths were registered in the United Kingdom in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total COVID-19 death toll up to over 44,800, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
Vietnam records 2 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:55 am
Hanoi/Xinhua: Vietnam on Sunday reported two new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing its total number of confirmed cases to 372 with zero fatalities so far, according to its Ministry of Health.
Australia's coronavirus death toll climbs to 108
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:51 am
Canberra/Xinhua: Death toll due to coronavirus in Australia reached 108 on Sunday after a man died in Victoria.
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 1560 infections, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has reached 30013, including 10500 active cases, 932 fatalities and 18581 recoveries, state health department said on Sunday.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate touches 62.93 percent
Jul 12, 2020, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi: The recovery rate from the highly infectious COVID-19 disease in India is currently 62.93 percent, health officials said on Sunday.
Kashmir eco-lovers campaign to focus on need to preserve springs
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Srinagar: Campaigning on the need to focus on preserving springs, a group of environment lovers recently participated in an awareness campaign in Seven Springs region of Kashmir.
India registers over 28000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Jul 12, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's single-day spike in coronavirus cases reached a record high with 28,637 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health informed on Sunday.
Covid-19: West Bengal reports biggest single-day spike with new 1,344 cases, toll crosses 900
Jul 12, 2020, at 03:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Registering the biggest single-day spike with fresh 1,344 infections in the last 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 cases in West Bengal on Saturday mounted to 28,453, including 9,588 active cases, 906 fatalities and 17,959 recoveries.
Six more persons die due to COVID-19, death toll mounts to 165 in J&K
Jul 12, 2020, at 12:05 am
Srinagar/UNI: Six patients died in Jammu and Kashmir due to COVID-19, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory to 165.
Parents’ smartphone use does not harm parental-child relationships: Study
Jul 11, 2020, at 11:34 pm
Sydney: Contrary to popular views, parental smartphone use is rarely associated with poor parenting, and more often than not, tends to be associated with warm and attached parenting, a Griffith University-led study has found.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate reaches nearly 63 pct
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi: The recovery rate from COVID-19 in India has now touched nearly 63 percent as more people fought successfully against the highly infectious disease in the country, revealed government data on Saturday.
How India's expanding airports are conduits for wildlife trafficking
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:12 pm
India is among the top 20 countries for the illegal wildlife trade and its fast expanding airport sector is often used by wildlife traffickers to smuggle high-end, high-value species and products. Wildlife trade poses the second-biggest direct threat to the survival of species after habitat destruction, reports Mongabay India writer Mahima A. Jain
WHO lauds efforts to contain COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Geneva/Mumbai/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom has lauded the efforts done to contain the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Asia's largest slum -- Dharavi -- in Mumbai.
Woman killed by leopard in Nainital forest division
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:29 pm
Haldwani/UNI: A 60-year-old woman killed when she was attacked by a leopard at Nainital Forest Division of Uttarakhand, Forest department said on Saturday.
Tokyo reports 206 new COVID-19 cases, over 200 for 3rd day
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: The Japanese capital of Tokyo reported 206 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the third straight day that new cases have topped 200, said the Tokyo metropolitan government.
Maharashtra: 35 more nCoV cases in Aurangabad
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:05 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Thirty five fresh corona positive cases were reported in Mahasrahtra's Aurangabad on Saturday, after registering 159 infections in morning, taking the count to 8,143, district authorities said.
DCGI approves psoriasis injection Itolizumab to treat COVID patients
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the psoriasis injection Itolizumab, a drug used to cure skin ailment psoriasis, an auto-immune disorder, for "restricted emergency use" to treat COVID-19 patients having moderate to severe acute respiratory distress, media reports said.
France's coronavirus-linked deaths top 30,000
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Paris/Xinhua: With 25 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, coronavirus-related fatalities in France rose to 30,004, while the number of patients hospitalized or admitted to intensive care units continued to fall, official data showed on Friday.
Turkey reports 1,003 new COVID-19 cases, 210,965 in total
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkey's COVID-19 cases increased by 1,003 on Friday, while the total cases climbed to 210,965, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
COVID-19 cases worldwide hit 12 million
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:13 pm
New York: COVID-19 cases globally have more than doubled in the past six weeks, reaching 12 million on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.
Wildlife crime putting environment and health at risk: UN report
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but to human health, according to a new UN report issued on Friday.
CMRI hospital resumes elective surgeries after anti-Covid-19 lockdown
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) hospital has resumed the elective surgeries that were put on hold due to the months-long anti-Covid-19 lockdown.
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 recovery rate in West Bengal on Friday further dropped to 63.99 per cent from 64.93 per cent after the total number of confirmed cases mounted to 27109, including 8881 active cases, 880 deaths and 17348 discharges, with its highest one-day spike of 1198 infections, reports said.
COVID-19 surge among BSF in Meghalaya
Jul 10, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Shillong/UNI: The unrelenting surge in COVID-19 positive cases, primarily among troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF), Meghalaya Frontier headquarters, raised the total active tally in the State to 121 as on Friday afternoon.
Parts of UK may run out of water in 20 years due to mismanagement - Parliament Report
Jul 10, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Parts of the United Kingdom could be left without water in 20 years because of mismanagement of the private corporations responsible for the country’s water supply, a report from the parliament stated.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 62.42 percent
Jul 10, 2020, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi: The recovery rate from COVID-19 in India has touched 62.42 percent, officials said on Friday.