India approves Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine: Reports
Apr 12, 2021, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of central government on Monday gave its nod for the emergency use authorization of the Russia's COVID-19 vaccine SPUTNIK V, sources said.
India records 1,68,912 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 904 deaths
Apr 12, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,68,912 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Central teams to Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab submit report on Covid measures
Apr 12, 2021, at 05:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central teams sent to Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh earlier last week have found marked lack of compliance to Covid-appropriate behaviour, apart from issues like lack of RT-PCR testing facilities, shortage of healthcare workers and attacks on healthcare workers, said media reports.
Karnataka reports over 10,000 fresh COVID cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 04:08 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Despite the state government clamping night curfew in districts with high numbers of COVID-19 cases, the number of fresh pandemic cases surged past 10,000 in the last 24-hours in Karnataka.
Kerala reports 6,986 new COVID cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 04:02 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Covid-19 was detected in 6,986 persons in Kerala on Sunday while 2,358 patients have recovered from the disease, Health Minister KK Shailaja said.
Maharashtra records 63,294 fresh Covid-19 cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 03:36 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra recorded new 63,294 coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the tally to 3,407,245, according to the state’s health department bulletin.
India bans export of antiviral drug Remdesivir amid steep rise in Covid-19 cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 02:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has banned the export of antiviral drug Remdesivir and and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) due to massive jump in coronavirus cases in the country.
Pakistan records highest single-day COVID-19 deaths
Apr 12, 2021, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded the highest single-day deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours which stood at 114, media reports said.
North and Middle Andaman declares night curfew following sharp surge of COVID-19 cases
Apr 12, 2021, at 01:56 am
Mayabunder/UNI: After south Andaman district of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, now the North and Middle Andaman District on Sunday declared night curfew following a sharp surge in COVID-19 positive cases in the UT.
Apr 12, 2021, at 01:35 am
New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 10 Cr today.
Bangladesh reports 78 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Apr 12, 2021, at 01:19 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 78 COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, highest daily figure recorded since the virus hit the country last year, media reports said.
France to start vaccinating people aged over 55 on Monday: Health Minister
Apr 11, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France will start vaccinating people aged over 55 from COVID-19 on Monday as part of efforts to expand the vaccination campaign, Health Minister Olivier Veran told Journal du dimanche in an interview.
COVID-19 spike: Central team visits Aurangabad
Apr 11, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Aurangabad/Maharashtra/UNI: Aurangabad district administration has taken appropriate measures to contain the COVID spread, stated the Central team on Sunday.
COVID-19: Central team visits Nashik
Apr 11, 2021, at 09:38 pm
Nashik/UNI: Amid the COVID surge, a team formed by the Centre visited Kalvan taluka and reviewed the measures being taken to contain the pandemic, a report said on Sunday.
South Korea to resume administration of AstraZeneca vaccines: Reports
Apr 11, 2021, at 09:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: South Korea decided on Sunday to resume the administration of AstraZeneca vaccines to suitable recipients after having paused distribution amid blood clot concerns, media reported.
Telangana writes to Centre flagging Covid-19 vaccine shortage
Apr 11, 2021, at 06:35 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana has joined several states in citing a shortage of vaccines against coronavirus and has written to Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan stating the stocks would last only for three more days.
India records biggest Covid single-day spike with 1,52,879 fresh cases
Apr 11, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a grim situation, India added 1,52,879 fresh Covid infections in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to over 1.33 crore cases.
Sonia Gandhi writes to Javadekar on Ken-Betwa project
Apr 11, 2021, at 07:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, asking him not to implement the Ken-Betwa river linkage project on the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh.
India fastest country to administer 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses
Apr 11, 2021, at 06:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said India has become the fastest nation to administer 100 million doses as the country crossed the 10 crore-mark.
Pfizer-BioNTech apply for US authorization to use Its vaccine in adolescents : Statement
Apr 10, 2021, at 04:08 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Pfizer and BioNTech said in a statement that they have applied to expand emergency use authorization of their vaccine for usage in adolescents between 12 and 15 years old.
India registers 1,45,384 new COVID-19 cases, 794 deaths
Apr 10, 2021, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,45,384 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking yet another massive surge in cases, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Pfizer- BioNTech seek permission for emergency use of Covid-19 vaccine in adolescents in US
Apr 10, 2021, at 06:11 am
Washington/IBNS: US drug major Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE have sought the permission for emergency use of their vaccine in adolescents aged 12 to 15, according to a Reuters report.
Mumbai: Vaccination at private centres to shut till Monday, inoculation to continue at govt ones
Apr 10, 2021, at 05:59 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Vaccination at private centres in Mumbai will remain shut till Monday due to insufficient supply of Covid-19 vaccine, the city's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement.
UP: Three women given anti-rabies shots instead of Covid jabs, probe confirms
Apr 10, 2021, at 05:00 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Three elderly women in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, who went to a government hospital for Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday, were given anti-rabies shots instead, media reports said.
Karnataka reports biggest Covid spike this year with nearly 8000 cases in last 24 hrs
Apr 10, 2021, at 02:01 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka reported a whopping 7,955 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in the state this year.
Journalist who accompanied Bhutan PM to Bangladesh tests positive
Apr 09, 2021, at 11:07 pm
A Bhutanese journalist, who was a member of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering’s entourage to Bangladesh last month, tested positive for COVID-19 and has been quarantined at a facility in the capital Thimphu. This is the first time that a journalist has been tested positive in the line of duty in Bhutan.
Jammu and Kashmir: AAI for strict observance of COVID SOPs at Srinagar Airport
Apr 09, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Srinagar: A 4-member Airport Premises Committee (APC) has been formed at the Srinagar International Airport to ensure that Covid-19 guidelines are followed by the flyers.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cases expected to rise with increase in daily tests
Apr 09, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar: With J&K testing over 40,000 samples a day, the number of positive cases is expected to rise in the coming days, the UT government said.
Assam plans to conduct 1 lakh COVID-19 tests within a week
Apr 09, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: While COVID-19 positive cases are rising across the country, the Assam government has decided to conduct 1 lakh tests for the virus in the state within a week.
Paris goals still ‘long way off’, says President of UN climate conference
Apr 09, 2021, at 05:27 pm
New York: The world is “a long way off” from meeting the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the President of the crucial upcoming UN climate conference, COP26, said on Thursday.