COVID-19 cluster infections in Chinese universities continue to spike amid new semester
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese capital Beijing reported eight confirmed local COVID-19 cases and two more whose preliminary test results returned positive as of Saturday afternoon, linked back to a university campus as China continues to battle against the disease.
Top honours for surgeons from USA, India and Spain in International Robotic Surgery Innovation Award
Sep 14, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi / Michigan: Robotic surgeons from USA, India and Spain were named the top 3 winners in the K.S International Robotic Surgery Innovation competition hosted by the Michigan-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation.
India registers 4,369 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate touches 1.25 pct
Sep 13, 2022, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India registered 4,369 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.25 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
India records 5,221 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,221 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.72 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Pakistan witnessing spike in Dengue cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a spike in Dengue cases as panic is spreading in public over the shortage of fever medicine, media reports said on Sunday.
Polio: New York announces state of emergency
Sep 11, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: New York city administration has declared a state of emergency over polio with evidence emerging that the virus is spreading across the state.
India logs 5,076 new Covid cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi, Sep 11, UNI/IBNS: India recorded 5,076 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 47,945 as per the Health Ministry data on Sunday
Maharashtra logs 734 new Covid cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 04:17 pm
Mumbai, Sep 11 (UNI) Maharashtra reported 734 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Sunday.
India reports 5,554 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 5,554 Covid-19 cases to its overall tally of infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday.
Vaccine expected to induce strong monkeypox virus immune response, shows research
Sep 10, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Melbourne: New research suggests recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022).
Jammu and Kashmir: Residents avail benefit of free treatment in public hospital in Poonch
Sep 09, 2022, at 10:35 pm
A hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch region is successfully providing free-of-cost treatment to the residents of the area by issuing Golden Cards for their dialysis treatment and surgeries for deprived persons.
Sep 09, 2022, at 10:25 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy involving 17 departments, local bodies, Panchayati Raj bodies and ground level workers to deal with the growing trouble of drug usage, media reports said.
UN health agency kicks off meningitis vaccination campaigns in Africa
Sep 09, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
India reports 6,395 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 08, 2022, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 6,395 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 50,342 as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.
Canada: British Columbia to roll out fall COVID-19 vaccine boosters this weekend
Sep 08, 2022, at 04:59 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Pending the arrival of the first shipment of Omicron-targeting bivalent doses, the government of British Columbia (B.C.) is about to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccine boosters by the end of the week.
India registers 5,379 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, active caseload stands at 50,594
Sep 07, 2022, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,379 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the active caseload currently stands at 50,594, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Bharat Biotech’s intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine receives approval for emergency use in India
Sep 07, 2022, at 01:37 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) Tuesday announced that iNCOVACC (BBV154), its intra-nasal vaccine against Covid-19, has received approval under restricted use in an emergency situation for ages 18 and above in India.
Covaxin maker's nasal Covid vaccine cleared for emergency use, announces Mansukh Mandaviya
Sep 06, 2022, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s needle-free intranasal vaccine against Covid-19 has gained emergency use approval in India Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed on Tuesday.
India reports 4,417 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 06, 2022, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 4,417 new Covid-19 cases while the toll went up by 23 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday.
IVI receives Vision 2020 Dr Jordan Kassalow Award for work invision health, spectacles to the needy
Sep 05, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi: India Vision Institute (IVI), an Indian NGO working to provide access to the under privileged vision screening and a pair of free spectacles to those in need, has won the Vision2020 Dr Jordan Kassalow Vision Spring Award.
India records 5,910 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 05, 2022, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,910 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 2.60 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India logs 6,809 new Covid cases in last 24 hrs
Sep 04, 2022, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India registered 6,809 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
India registers 7,219 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 03, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India registered 7,219 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.98 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
IIT Guwahati establishes Centre for Advanced Research on Diagnostics in Cancer
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:39 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati celebrated its 29th Foundation Day on Sept 1 by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited (KHPL) for research collaboration on Cancer Diagnostics.
Health Canada approves Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for Omicron variant
Sep 03, 2022, at 05:03 am
Toronto/IBNS: Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant has been formally approved by Health Canada.
Vattikuti Foundation to host the best Robotic Surgery videos
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:39 pm
Michigan / New Delhi: Robotic surgeons from around the world are taking part in a video competition hosted by the US-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation.
Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:04 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO have warned.
India registers 6,168 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 02, 2022, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 6,168 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate touched 1.94 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
India's first indigenously developed cervical cancer vaccine launched
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:47 am
The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Thursday officially announced India's first indigenous vaccine for cervical cancer.
India reports 7,946 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 01, 2022, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 7,946 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 62,748, as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.