Fatality rate lowest: India less worried over Covid despite steady rise in positive cases
May 26, 2020, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Tuesday sounded less worried over the pandemic Covid-19 as the fatality rate in the vast country of 1.3 billion people was among the lowest in the world despite a steady surge in positive Coronavirus cases even in the last week of lockdown 4.0.
India's Covid fatality among lowest in the world: Health Ministry
May 26, 2020, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Health Ministry of India on Tuesday asserted that the fatality rate due to the pandemic Coronavirus or Covid-19 in the country was among the lowest in the world, a day after the Asian nation registered the 10th highest confirmed cases worldwide.
Kashmir: 90-year-old man dies of COVID-19 in Kashmir, toll at 24
May 26, 2020, at 12:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 90-year-old man, who was tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, died at a hospital in Srinagar on Tuesday, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 24.
Covid-19: 48 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, one dies
May 26, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: There was no let up in the rise of Coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh as 48 fresh cases were reported since the last 24 hours and a patient died taking the death toll to 57 in the state.
Covid-19: Number of cases in Aurangabad crosses 1,300
May 25, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: The Covid-19 cases in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra reached 1,301 on Monday morning as 16 more patients were registered over the past 24 hours, announced the district administration.
May 25, 2020, at 01:40 pm
Hamirpur/UNI: One more COVID-19 case was registered at Hamirpur on Monday.
Covid: Death toll in Himachal Pradesh increases to five
May 25, 2020, at 01:30 pm
Shimla/UNI: An elderly woman undergoing treatment of Covid 19 passed away at IGMC Shimla, confirmed a senior Medical Officer of Indra Gandhi Medical College(IGMC) Hospital Shimla on Monday.
May 25, 2020, at 01:20 pm
School children in Mozambique are facing what a senior United Nations and World Bank official in the southern African country are calling “catastrophic outcomes” from the COVID-19 pandemic, write the UN Resident Coordinator in Mozambique, Myrta Kaulard, and Mark Lundell, World Bank Country Director.
Covid-19: Nearly 7,000 infections in 1 day in India, tally jumps past 1.38 lakh
May 25, 2020, at 11:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: Novel Coronavirus continued to spread it's tentacles far and wide, with the number of fresh cases climbing a new high for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, closing in at 6977, while the countrywide tally of Covid-19 reached 138845.
Karnataka: Covid-19 cases swells to 1959
May 23, 2020, at 06:36 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Twenty fresh cases of Covid-19 surfaced in Karnataka, pushing the state's tally to 1959 on Saturday.
Assam reports seven more COVID-19 positive cases, tally now 266
May 23, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Saturday reported seven more positive cases for COVID-19.
Odisha reports fresh 80 cases, tally increases to 1269 with 436 recoveries
May 23, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Covid 19 positive cases in Odisha on Saturday surged to 1269 with detection of fresh 80 cases from as many as 14 districts.
Body weight maintenance: A key to fighting COVID 19
May 23, 2020, at 01:34 pm
“He who cures a disease may be the skill-fullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician” - Thomas Fuller Amidst the worldwide fright of the pandemic COVID 19, mounting evidences are coming from research laboratories that prove obese people with little or no physical exercise are at the greatest risk for developing COVID 19 and being affected worst by its symptoms.
Covid-19 figure takes massive jump, tally over 1,25,000
May 23, 2020, at 10:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Covid-19 figure registers a massive jump on Saturday by adding over 6,000 new cases taking the overall tally over 1,25,000.
Two test positive in Maha's Parbhani
May 23, 2020, at 09:59 am
Parbhani/UNI: Two more persons were tested positive of the coronavirus, taking the tally of infections in the district to 22, District Civil Surgeon Dr. Balasaheb Nagargoje said.
No evidence of benefit for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients: Study
May 23, 2020, at 09:04 am
New York/IBNS: A large observational study suggests that treatment with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its analogue hydroxychloroquine (taken with or without the antibiotics azithromycin or clarithromycin) offers no benefit for patients with COVID-19.
First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response
May 23, 2020, at 08:50 am
New York/IBNS: The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans, according to new research published in The Lancet.
Covid cases in UP climbs to 5619
May 22, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The total number of Covid-19 cases mounted to 5619 in Uttar Pradesh on Friday after 104 fresh cases were reported.
Assam reports four more COVID-19 positive cases, state tally surges to 214
May 22, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Friday has registered four more COVID-19 positive cases taking the state tally to 214.
India reports 6,088 Covid cases in 24 hours, tally now over 1,18,000
May 22, 2020, at 10:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 6,088 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours taking the Coronavirus tally across the country over 1,18,000.
Rajasthan records 61 new Covid cases, tally reaches 5,906
May 20, 2020, at 03:25 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan on Wednesday added 61 fresh cases to its novel coronavirus tally, pushing the total number of infections to 5,906, while the death toll stood at 143.
Chinese mainland reports 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
May 20, 2020, at 01:17 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, of which one was imported and reported in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Maharashtra: 241 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Thane
May 20, 2020, at 01:12 pm
Thane/UNI: With addition of 241 new COVID-19 positive cases in Thane in a single day on Tuesday, the count of infected patients in the district climbed to 4,169, the health officials said.
Tripura: Covid-19 positive case touch 173
May 20, 2020, at 01:01 pm
Agartala/UNI: The Covid-19 positive cases in Tripura rose to 173 with the detection of four civilians and two BSF jawans of 86th battalion in last two days.
Jalpaiguri: Another case of Covid found
May 20, 2020, at 12:59 pm
Jalpaiguri, May 20 (UNI) Another case of Covid was found in Jalpaiguri.
COVID-19 crisis causes 17 percent drop in global carbon emissions: Study
May 20, 2020, at 12:16 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 global lockdown has had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, but it is unlikely to last - according to a new analysis by an international team of scientists.
Unable to smell your morning cup of coffee: Study says it may indicate you may have COVID-19
May 20, 2020, at 11:53 am
London/IBNS: The UK has joined the US, Europe and the World Health Organisation by including loss of smell or taste as an officially recognized symptom of Covid-19 – thanks in part to an international research project involving Professor Carl Philpott at the University of East Anglia.
COVID-19 crisis causes 17 percent drop in global carbon emissions: Study
May 20, 2020, at 11:43 am
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 global lockdown has had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, but it is unlikely to last - according to a new analysis by an international team of scientists.
India witnesses another record day of spike in COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 3303
May 20, 2020, at 09:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India witnessed yet another day of spike in the number of COVID-19 cases as the number of infected patients in the country now stands at 106750.
Govt reimposes lockdown in PoK as 20 fresh COVID-19 cases surface
May 19, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), government officials said the decision to suspend relaxations in lockdown was “need of the hour”.