Jaipur: Nine family members test positive for Omicron
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Jaipur: Nine members of a family tested positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Jaipur, media reports said on Sunday.
Maharashtra: 7 more test positive with Omicron
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi/UNI: Seven more people have been found infected with the Omicron variant in Maharashtra, taking the case tally to eight in the state while the nationwide tally has reached 12.
China: Harbin adds more risk areas as Covid-19 cases spike
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Harbin/UNI/Xinhua: Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has designated five more neighborhoods as medium-risk areas for Covid-19 starting Sunday noon.
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 127.61 Cr
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi: With the administration of 1,04,18,707 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 127.61 Cr (1,27,61,83,065) as per provisional reports till 7 am on Sunday.
India's 5th Omicron variant case detected in Delhi, Tanzania returnee tests positive
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 37-year-old man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania and was admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) was Sunday found positive with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, making it the fifth case of the strain in the country.
As Omicron variant's fear spread, India records 8,895 new COVID cases in last 24 hours
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 8,895 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Russian Soyuz carrier with Galileo satellites lifts off from Kourou
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: A Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with two Galileo satellites has successfully taken off from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana.
Covid-19: Fourth case of Omicron variant in India detected in Maharashtra
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A 33-year-old unvaccinated man from Maharashtra, who traveled to Mumbai from South Africa via Dubai and Delhi late last month, has tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, becoming the fourth case of the new strain that has triggered alarm worldwide.
COVID-19: First case of Omicron variant confirmed in Gujarat, third in India
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Ahmedabad/Jamnagar: The first case of Omicron variant of Coronavirus was detected in Gujarat on Saturday after a 72-year old man, who had returned to Jamnagar from Zimbabwe, tested positive for the new variant.
Omicron strain spread might lead to end of Covid-19 pandemic, believes expert
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant may result in the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the professor of Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology told Sputnik Radio.
Excess salt in soils puts food security at risk: FAO
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New York: Improper water management, including insufficient supply and poor quality drainage systems, are contributing to excessive soil salinization – a problem that threatens global food security, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
China: Shijiazhuang reports 4 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Beijing: The Luquan District in China's Shijiazhuang region recorded four new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, media reports said.
Cyclonic storm 'Jawad' to move northwards, weaken gradually in next 12 hours : IMD
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Hyderabad/IBNS/UNI: The Cyclonic Storm ‘JAWAD’ (pronounced as JOWAD) over west central Bay of Bengal moved nearly northwards with a speed of six kmph during the past 6 hours and lay centered at 0830 hours on Saturday, over west central Bay of Bengal near Lat. 16.4°N and Long. 84.8°E, about 210 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 320 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha), 390 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) and 470 km south-southwest of Paradip (Odisha).
COP26: Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New York: Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to “move from promises to action” on the outcomes of the UN’s landmark COP26 climate conference.
Omicron: Don't panic but prepare for likely spread, says WHO
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New York: As scientists continue to investigate the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for its likely spread.
World must not blame Africa for undervaccination while denying continent shots, says expert
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The international community should not be blaming African nations for being undervaccinated while at the same time limiting their access to vaccines, South African expert Solly Moeng told Sputnik.
India record 8,603 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours amid Omicron scare
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi: 8,603 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in India in the past 24 hours as authorities are imposing stricter rules to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant across the nation.
Omicron patient 'escaped', 10 others who came in contact 'missing': Karnataka minister
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: One of the two men found positive for Omicron strain in Karnataka "escaped" after procuring a Covid-19 negative certificate from a private lab, the state government said on Friday.
12 suspected Omicron cases detected in Delhi hospital, results pending
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twelve suspected cases of Omicron COVID variant have been admitted to hospitals in Delhi after they arrived on international flights over the past three days.
Benefits of all Covid vaccines approved in EU outweigh potential risks: European Medicines Agency
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Brussels/UNI/Sputnik: The benefits of all Covid-19 vaccines approved in the European Union outweigh the risks, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday.
Div Com Kashmir discusses Omicron containment measures
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In view of the spread of Omicron in different parts of the world, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Tuesday chaired a special meeting of officers to formulate the strategy for containment measures.
Smoking whilst pregnant linked to smaller babies in future pregnancies: Study
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Researchers from University Hospital Southampton (UHS) have found that the link between smoking at the start of pregnancy and having a smaller baby may extend to future pregnancies.
First Omicron variant case confirmed in Sri Lanka: Health official
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Colombo/UNI/Sputnik: Sri Lankan health authorities said on Friday that they have detected the first case of Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country.
COVID-19: WHO calls for greater vigilance amid fast-spreading Omicron variant
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Manila/UNI/Xinhua: World Health Organisation (WHO) regional director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai on Friday urged people to remain vigilant against the spread of the potentially more transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant.
Covid-19: South Africa hit by fourth wave driven by Omicron variant of coronavirus
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Cape Town/IBNS: The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant has hit South Africa as seven of the country's nine provinces reported cases linked to the new strain, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday, according to media reports.
Six wild elephants stuck in same muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district, later rescued
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Guwahati: Six wild elephants were trapped in the same muddy pond in Assam’s Goalpara district on Friday morning, where five jumbos were stuck on Thursday and forest officials later rescued them with the help of locals.
Take doubles doses, wear masks as precaution against Omicron; Indian govt
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi: The Indian government on Friday asked people to take double doses of vaccines, wear masks and maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 which has been detected in the country.
Chinese mainland reports 80 locally transmitted Coronavirus cases
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed the deadly second wave of the pandemic and registered two Omicron variant cases on Thursday, registered 9,216 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
UK records highest daily number of COVID cases since mid-July
Sep 19, 2024, at 01:28 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: Britain registered 53,945 new COVID-19 infections, the highest since July 17, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,329,074, according to official figures released Thursday.