UNICEF: Time is of the essence, as water shortages compound desperate situation in Beirut
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:34 pm
New York: Risk of water-borne diseases is rising in Beirut, in the aftermath of the devastating explosion in early August, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling for urgent action to ensure families and responders have access to safe water and sanitation.
India urged to lead global push for clean energy, climate action
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New York: India has a crucial role to play in promoting clean energy and climate action as the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday.
‘Widespread’ COVID-19 transmission, limited testing, deepen Syria’s humanitarian woes
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:12 pm
New York: COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on health services in Syria, where limited testing is obscuring the real extent of the pandemic, the UN’s Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Thursday.
COVID-19: India tests more than 9 lakh samples each day, two days in a row
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:10 pm
India has already created a capacity of doing 10 lakh tests per day. 9,01,338 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, the government said on Friday.
Bangladesh registers 47 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Aug 28, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 47 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the toll due to the highly infectious disease in the country to 4,174.
India COVID-19 active cases currently stands at 22 pct
Aug 28, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi: With more patients recovering and being discharged from home isolation (in case of mild and moderate cases) and hospitals (severe and critical cases), India's COVID-19 recoveries is nearing 26 lakh.
Togo overcomes ‘sleeping sickness’ as a public health problem
Aug 28, 2020, at 09:13 pm
New York: The West African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first in the continent to achieve the milestone, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
India reports biggest single-day Covid-19 spike with over 77,000 cases, toll crosses 61,000
Aug 28, 2020, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has been battling Novel Coronavirus since late January, on Friday witnessed the biggest spike in Covid-19 cases with the report of over 77,000 cases in the last 24 hours.
West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3000-mark, tally reaches 1,50,772
Aug 28, 2020, at 02:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With 2,997 fresh infections and 53 coronavirus related fatalities reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in West Bengal has mounted to 1,50,772, including 26,709 active ones, 3,017 deaths and 1,21,046 active cases, reports said on Thursday.
Kerala reports 13 COVID deaths, 2,476 new +ve cases: Health Minister
Aug 27, 2020, at 01:41 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala on Wednesday reported 13 coronavirus-related deaths and 2,476 new cases, the state Health Minister KK Shailaja said.
Former Assam CM and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi tests positive for COVID-19
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi tested positive for COVID-19 virus.
COVID-19 recovered patients are 3.5 times the active cases: Indian government
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi: The number of recoveries in India today exceeds the active cases by 3.5 times, the Indian government siad on Wednesday.
With more than 8 lakh average tests every day, India scales up COVID-19 testing
Aug 26, 2020, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi: The cumulative COVDI019 testing as on date has reached 3,76,51,512, the Indian government said on Wednesday.
Telangana records biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases till Tuesday night
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana recorded its highest single-day jump of 3,018 positive Coronavirus cases till 2000 hours on Tuesday night pushing the cumulative number of cases to 1,11,688 so far.
India needs to recycle its construction material waste on a war footing, says environmental body CSE
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Have you ever wondered what happens to all the waste material generated while demolishing and constructing buildings? How are the waste disposed of?
China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua: No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Tuesday, the provincial health commission said Wednesday.
West Bengal: 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Durgapur, no casualty
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:43 pm
Kolkata: An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit parts of West Bengal on Wednesday, officials said.
Torrential rains kill 4 in Pakistan's Karachi
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Heavy monsoon rains on Wednesday broke a 36-year-old downpour record in the month of August in capital city Karachi of Pakistan's south Sindh province, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said.
‘Momentous milestone’ as Africa eradicates wild poliovirus
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New York: The wild poliovirus has been eradicated in Africa, health officials announced on Tuesday, calling it a “momentous milestone” for the continent.
COVID-19 reinfection seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says UN health agency
Aug 26, 2020, at 02:39 pm
New York: There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted new coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months.
Assam Covid-19 tally nears 1 lakh, lockdown likely in southern parts
Aug 26, 2020, at 02:18 am
Guwahati/UNI: The Covid-19 tally in Assam is nearing one lakh figure as the state managed to conduct 20 lakhs tests so far.
Bangladesh: COVID19 death toll crosses 4000
Aug 25, 2020, at 11:27 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 45 new deaths due to COVID19 as the death toll due to the disease now surpassed 4,000, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Uproar over suspicious death of COVID patient at BHU in Varanasi
Aug 25, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Varanasi/UNI: Anguished over the suspicious death of a COVID-19 afflicted patient at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) hospital here, the family of the patient, alleging hospital's negligence, created an uproar and sought legal action against the guilty, official sources said on Tuesday.
WHO presses for greater investment in global COVID-19 vaccine facility
Aug 25, 2020, at 10:12 pm
New York: Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a COVID-19 vaccine is the only way out of the global pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
COVID 19: India's total recoveries cross 24 lakh
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi: India has registered the highest recoveries in a single day. 66,550 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.
Assam reports 10 more deaths due to Covid-19, tally increases to 92,619
Aug 25, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported 1,879 new positive cases for Covid-19 and 10 more persons died due to the deadly virus infections in the last 24 hours.
India adds close to 61,000 Covid-19 cases, 848 deaths in 24 hours
Aug 25, 2020, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has been badly-hit by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, added close to 61,000 fresh infections on Tuesday.
Shanghai reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases
Aug 25, 2020, at 03:08 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Shanghai reported two new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically transmitted cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu records 5,967 fresh Covid-19 infections, 97 deaths
Aug 25, 2020, at 01:21 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded 5,967 new coronavirus positive cases, taking its cumulative tally to 3,85,352 while the death toll mounted to 6,614 with 97 more patients succumbed to the virus.
Two doctors in Assam resign due to ‘COVID-19 work pressure’
Aug 25, 2020, at 01:13 am
Guwahati/UNI: Two doctors of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) of eastern Assam have resigned purportedly due to work pressure owing to COVID 19 pandemic.