India records 7,774 new COVID-19 infections in last 24 hours, active cases lowest in 18 months
Dec 12, 2021, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 7,774 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours amid the fear of the Omicron variant, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Centre directs states to impose restriction if COVID cases rise
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:30 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Amid the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the Centre has instructed all the state governments to impose night curfew and other restrictions in the districts concerned where the rate of infection increases to more than 10 per cent.
Bangladesh registers first two Omicron cases in women cricketers who returned from Zimbabwe recently
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:43 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that witnessed a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, has detected two Omicron infected cases, media reports said on Saturday.
Bahrain detects first Omicron case
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:37 am
Bahrain Health Ministry on Saturday said the country has detected the first case of Omicron variant.
US: Over 50 feared dead as tornadoes hit Kentucky
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:38 pm
More than 50 people are feared to have died as tornadoes hit the US state of Kentucky on Friday night.
COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or two courses of the Janssen vaccine
Dec 11, 2021, at 09:03 pm
Countries “can now consider” using one or two courses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, otherwise known as the Johnson & Johnson, or J&J shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
Faster melting of the Himalayan Glaciers: A climate crisis amid geopolitical faceoffs
Dec 11, 2021, at 05:15 pm
The world is divided by borders leading to conflicts a lot of the time, but the call of the climate crisis demands that it works together or face destruction. One such climate crisis is the changing face of the Himalayas.
India registers 7,992 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 11, 2021, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which is slowly witnessing a rise in Omicron cases, has registered 7,992 new overall COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Covid19 vaccine: ICMR recommends booster shot after nine months of 2nd dose
Dec 11, 2021, at 07:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended an additional Covid dose after nine months of full vaccination, media reports said.
3-year-old among 7 new cases of Omicron COVID variant in Maharashtra
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A three-year-old child was among seven new patients who tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra on Friday, reports said.
COVID-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF’s 75-year history
Dec 10, 2021, at 07:29 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is rolling back progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health and access to education, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Thursday, representing the biggest global crisis for children since the agency was founded 75 years ago.
WHO: Omicron could have ‘major impact’, but no definitive answers yet
Dec 10, 2021, at 04:33 pm
New York: Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the sheer number of mutations, suggest that it could have a major impact on the course of the pandemic, but it’s still too early to say for sure.
India registers 8,503 fresh COVID-19 cases amid Omicron scare
Dec 10, 2021, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which is witnessing a spread of Omicron cases, registered 8,503 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
New Zealand registers 95 new community cases of Delta variant
Dec 10, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 95 new cases of the Delta variant in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country's current community outbreak to 9,552.
UK: New Omicron cases nearly doubled in one day
Dec 10, 2021, at 02:45 pm
London/UNI/Xinhua: A further 249 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 817, British health authorities said Thursday.
US approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid booster for teenagers aged 16 and 17
Dec 10, 2021, at 06:07 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid booster to include 16- and 17-year-olds, amid growing concern over the Omicron variant.
UK could hit 1 mn Omicron cases by month's end: Health minister
Dec 09, 2021, at 10:05 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Thursday said that the United Kingdom could see 1 million cases of the Omicron variant by the end of the month, given its rapid spread.
Omicron causing milder infection than first three waves: South Africa expert
Dec 09, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Johannesburg: Omicron strain of coronavirus is driving up the Covid-19 cases but the infections are milder compared to previous variants, the largest private healthcare network in South Africa has said, according to media reports.
India reports 9,419 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 09, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 9,419 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 159 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Thursday.
Three doses of Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine will neutralize Omicron strain, says developer
Dec 09, 2021, at 12:45 am
New York: Pfizer Inc.and BioNTech SE on Wednesday announced results from an initial laboratory study demonstrating that serum antibodies induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2) neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant after three doses.
Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
Dec 08, 2021, at 11:11 pm
New York: Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, and the environment.
India registers 8,439 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours amid Omicron spread fear
Dec 08, 2021, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which is slowly witnessing a rise in Omicron variant cases, recorded 8,439 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
DRDO flight tests Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile
Dec 08, 2021, at 06:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile was successfully flight tested on Tuesday by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
Omicron symptoms mild in nature: S African doctor
Dec 08, 2021, at 02:03 am
Johannesburg/UNI/Xinhua: Chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) said most patients infected with Omicron Covid 19 variant got mild symptoms, while the unvaccinated patients showed relatively severe symptoms.
Kashmir LG reviews covid situation
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in J&K and discussed preventive measures to be implemented against the emerging scenario.
Maldives: First case of Omicron detected
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Male, Dec 7 (UNI/Xinhua) Maldives has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus, local media reported Tuesday.
COVID-19: GSK-Vir drug 'works' against all Omicron mutations
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: GlaxoSmithKline plc and Vir Biotechnology, Inc. on Tuesday announced an update to preclinical data on bioRxiv, a preprint server, demonstrating that sotrovimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody, retains in vitro activity against the full known Omicron spike protein, the new SARS-CoV-2 variant (B.1.1.529).
Hong Kong registers 5 new imported Covid-19 cases
Dec 07, 2021, at 09:00 pm
Hong Kong/UNI/Xinhua: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported five new imported cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 12,471.
COVID contributed to 69,000 malaria deaths WHO finds, though ‘doomsday scenario’ averted
Dec 07, 2021, at 04:57 pm
New York: Disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in considerable increases in malaria cases and deaths between 2019 and 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Dec 07, 2021, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India registered 6,822 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily count in 558 days, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.