Centre sounds alert after Covid positivity rate soars in 10 states
Aug 01, 2021, at 02:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has warned 10 states to intensify their Covid control measures, including vaccination of people above 45, as the positivity rate in some districts of these states soared above 10 per cent.
Australia: Lockdown imposed in Brisbane after Delta virus infection cases emerge
Jul 31, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Brisbane: Lockdown is back in several Australian regions as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread in the nation.
Pakistan: COVID-19 positivity rate crosses 8 percent for first time in 2 months
Jul 31, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate has now touched 8.4 per cent, a major spike in the past couple of months.
Indonesia: 37,284 new COVID-19 cases registered
Jul 31, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Jakarta/UNI/XINHUA: The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 37,284 within one day to 3,409,658, with the death toll adding by 1,808 to 94,119 on Saturday.
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 46 crore landmark
Jul 31, 2021, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 46 crores yesterday, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Delta variant, a warning the COVID-19 virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New York: Cases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, mostly fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, which has spread to 132 countries, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
India registers 41,649 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 593 deaths
Jul 31, 2021, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 41,649 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Kerala records 20,772 fresh COVID cases, state health minister says 'situation under control'
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:46 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala on Friday reported 20,772 fresh COVID cases, recording over 20,000 infections for the fourth straight day.
Bangladesh registers 212 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 31, 2021, at 12:00 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country which is battered b COVID-19, registered 212 new deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Evrysdi from Roche for treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy now available in India
Jul 30, 2021, at 07:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Evrysdi (risdiplam), launched by Roche, is the first and only approved treatment in India for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patients, according to the company.
COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa
Jul 30, 2021, at 07:20 pm
New York: After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
India records 44,230 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 555 deaths
Jul 30, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 44,230 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Canada: British Columbia health authorities declare COVID-19 outbreak in Central Okanagan region
Jul 30, 2021, at 06:04 am
Interior Health (B.C.)/IBNS: British Columbia declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the Central Okanagan region which accounts for more than half of the Canadian province's daily and active COVID-19 cases.
Karnataka records steep rise in COVID cases after state announces relaxations in curbs
Jul 30, 2021, at 04:09 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka along with its capital city-Bengaluru-recorded a steep hike in COVID cases on Thursday with the state reporting a whopping 2,052 new infections in the last 24 hours, 34 per cent higher than yesterday.
India reports over 43,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 29, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 43,509 new COVID-19 cases Thursday while 640 people died apparently due to the virus in the last 24 hours.
Focused vision science research can benefit primary eye care, according to experts
Jul 29, 2021, at 01:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A symposium hosted by India Vision Institute (IVI) discussed cutting edge vision science innovation and research that can lead to better and improved vision care products.
Bhutan, with excellent communication strategy, vaccinates 85 percent of its people above 18 years
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Bhutan has administered second doses of vaccine to almost 85 percent of people who are above the age of 18 years in a week-long inspired vaccination drive that has gained it international attention. With this, around 60 percent of its entire population of around 750,000 people is now fully vaccinated. The US had recently donated 550,000 Moderna vaccines to Bhutan.
India once again witnesses a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: After a dip, India once again witnessed a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Jul 28, 2021, at 02:16 am
Puri/IBNS: The famous pilgrim and beach town of Odisha, Puri, has become the first city in India to achieve 24 x 7 safe drinking water from taps as laid down by the Indian Quality Standards of IS 10500.
Tokyo confirms 2,848 daily COVID-19 cases, highest since pandemic starts
Jul 28, 2021, at 01:12 am
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tokyo confirmed a record 2,848 daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, four days after the opening of the Olympics, with health experts warning that the worst is yet to come, local media reported Tuesday.
Vaccine antibody levels start to wane at around 2-3 months: Study
Jul 27, 2021, at 09:22 pm
London: Total antibody levels appear to start declining from as early as six weeks after complete vaccination and can reduce by more than 50% over 10 weeks, according to new data from UCL’s Virus Watch study.
India records 29,689 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, lowest figure in 132 days
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 29,689 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily rise recorded in the past 132 days, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Delta variant capable of infecting fully vaccinated people: Virologists
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of Coronavirus, having the potential to infect even the fully-vaccinated people, virologists and epidemiologists have observed, raising concern at a time when most parts of the world are relaxing restrictions.
India registers 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 26, 2021, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 39,361 new COVID-19 cases and 416 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
India adds 39, 742 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hours, 535 new deaths
Jul 25, 2021, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 39,742 fresh cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours while deaths from the virus rose by 535, the Union Health Ministry stated in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Moderna's COVID vaccine approved by EU regulator for use on children aged 12-17
Jul 24, 2021, at 04:54 am
The Hague, Netherlands/ IBNS: Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the European regulator for use on children aged 12 to 17, making it the second jab to be administered on adolescents in the continent.
COVID-19: Africa ‘third wave’ not yet over, while vaccine inequity threatens all
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this “small step forward” could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Revealed: Inequalities persist in HIV prevention, child treatment services
Jul 23, 2021, at 10:47 pm
New York: Nearly half of the 1.7 million children worldwide living with HIV were not on treatment last year, the UN programme leading the global fight against HIV and AIDS, UNAIDS, said in a report released together with partners.
Lifesaving help needed for Venezuela cancer patients hit by US sanctions
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New York: Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients could die because they have been caught up in the excessively strict application of United States sanctions aimed at Venezuela and the state-owned oil company, Petroleum of Venezuela.
India records 35,342 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed a slight decline in daily COVID-19 count as 35,342 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.