Chinese mainland registers 2,157 new local COVID-19 cases
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Beijing: China is once again battling COVID-19 and on Friday it registered 2,157 locally transmitted cases, media reports said.
Misinformation that Omicron is ‘the last COVID-19 variant’ fuelling uptick worldwide: WHO
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: A combination of factors, including misinformation that the pandemic is over, the lifting of mask mandates, ending physical distancing - and a more transmissible Omicron BA.2 variant - are causing an increase of COVID-19 cases globally, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday.
China registers 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Beijing: China registered 2,388 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, continuing the trend of spike in daily count, media reports said on Friday.
India registers 2,528 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 18, 2022, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,528 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate now stands at 0.40 percent, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Cyclonic storm formation likely over south Bay of Bengal
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:21 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A low-pressure area formed over the central parts of South Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression and further into a cyclonic storm, MET sources here on Thursday said.
Chinese mainland reports 1,226 new COVID-19 cases
Mar 17, 2022, at 07:25 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,226 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 1,860 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
India reports 2,539 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mar 17, 2022, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 2,539 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 60 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, Tsunami alert issued
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:52 am
Tokyo/IBNS: A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake hit east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami warning for parts of the northeast coast, media reports quoting Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Winter pollution levels and trends point to national air quality crisis, says CSE’s latest analysis
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An all-India winter air quality analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says particulate pollution spiked and stayed elevated with varying intensity across all regions during the winter of 2021-22 (15 October to 28 February).
Israel detects new Covid-19 strain
Mar 16, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Jerusalem/UNI/Xinhua: The Israeli Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced the detection of a new Covid-19 strain.
Pakistan announces it is lifting all COVID-19 related restrictions
Mar 16, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday lifted all Covid-19 related restrictions across the country, saying it "has come close to eliminating the pandemic,".
Mar 16, 2022, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 2,876 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.38 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Hong Kong witnessing COVID-19 spike deadlier than Wuhan
Mar 16, 2022, at 12:10 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong, the city which is reporting a massive spike in COVID-19 cases, is witnessing the death toll to exceed the number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, from where the contagious virus had first originated.
China battling fresh COVID-19 outbreak suspected to be driven by Omicron BA.2 variant
Mar 15, 2022, at 10:51 pm
Beijing: China is witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases with tens of millions of people are living under lockdown at present to prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus, media reports said.
China imposes lockdown in Shenzhen as COVID-19 cases spike
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:23 pm
Shenzhen, China: China is facing yet another wave of COVID-19 pandemic outbreaking, forcing authorities to put 17.5 million residents of Shenzhen into lockdown for at least a week, media reports said on Monday.
Ukraine health facilities ‘stretched to breaking point’, warns WHO
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday that it is working “day and night” to keep medical supply chains open and preserve the health system in Ukraine, where, it says, medical facilities are stretched to breaking point.
India registers 2,568 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 15, 2022, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,568 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate now stands at 0.37 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
COVID-19 vaccine ready for 12-14 age group too: Centre
Mar 14, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New Delhi: Children aged 12-14 years are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination and will be able to take their first dose from Mar 16, it was announced on Monday.
India records 2,503 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 14, 2022, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,503 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.47 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India logs 3,116 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Mar 13, 2022, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India registered 3,116 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,29, 90,991 in the country, as per the Health Ministry data on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 1,807 Covid-19 cases
Mar 13, 2022, at 03:16 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
Bangladesh registers three COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Mar 12, 2022, at 09:36 pm
Dhaka: As many as three people died due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday.
India records 3,614 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 12, 2022, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 3,614 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity ratio touched 0.44 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
China reports 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Mar 12, 2022, at 03:21 pm
Beijing: China on Friday reported 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, media reports said.
UN rights chief leads call for global COVID-19 vaccine equity
Mar 11, 2022, at 03:47 pm
New York: The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every week, senior UN figures told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
India registers 4,194 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi: India registered 4,194 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate now stands at 0.52 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:29 pm
New York: Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised the global spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic.
Newest satellite data reveals remarkable decline in Arctic sea ice over just three years
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Washington: In the past 20 years, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology.
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:10 pm
New York: New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen each year.
First patient to receive pig heart transplant in US dies after two months
Mar 10, 2022, at 07:03 am
Washington/IBNS: The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig has died two months after the surgery was carried out, the University of Maryland Medical Centre informed on Wednesday.