India's COVID-19 tally inches towards 82000-mark
May 15, 2020, at 09:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's COVID-19 tally is all set to touch the 82000-mark as 3967 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health data revealed.
Study examines how Hong Kong managed first wave of COVID-19 without resorting to complete lockdown
May 14, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Hong Kong/IBNS: Study suggests testing, contact tracing and population behavioural changes—measures which have less disruptive social and economic impact than total lockdown—can meaningfully control COVID-19
May 14, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Geneva/IBNS: All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards global development goals highlighted in the 2020 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific
May 14, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic could help turn the tide on the well-being of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a UN report published on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Aurangabad reports one fatality, 56 new cases
May 14, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: A 55-year-old woman succumbed to the COVID-19 at the Government Medical College and Hospital(GMCH) while 56 new cases were detected here on Thursday, stated GMCH Dean Dr Kanan Yelikar.
COVID-19: Cases in Himachal Pradesh mount to 70
May 14, 2020, at 11:36 am
Shimla/UNI: COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh surged to 70 with two more people testing positive for the virus, Additional Chief Secretary Health R D Dhiman said on Thursday.
COVID-19: Septuagenarian dies in Jammu, tests positive
May 13, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Jammu/UNI: A 75-year-old man died of Coronavirus in Jammu on Wednesday.
Coping with Opioid Addiction and HIV in the time of a pandemic
May 13, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Combating the coronavirus is not the only challenge in these times. Amid lockdown, these are trying times for those coping with opioid addiction and HIV. A group of young reporters from USA's University of Missouri and India Blooms News Service (IBNS) report on how doctors and healthcare professionals are facing it
Covid-19 deaths in Delhi jump past 100 mark
May 13, 2020, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With 20 fresh deaths being reported due to COVID-19 in the National Capital, the total number of fatalities due to the virus has jumped past 100 mark in the city, Delhi health bulletin said on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: Aurangabad reports two more COVID-19 fatalities
May 13, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Two hospitalised women succumbed to the COVID-19 here, stated the Government Medical College and Hospital's Medicine Department Incharge Dr Minakshi Battacharyya on Wednesday.
COVID-19: 48 fresh positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh
May 13, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: As many as 48 fresh Coronavirus positive cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh during the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 2,137.
COVID-19: Youth tests positive in UP's Kaushambi
May 13, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Kaushambi/UNI: A youth, who had recently returned from Mumbai, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district -- an orange zone.
China's Sinovac eyes massive global testing of COVID-19 vaccine, Russia among options
May 13, 2020, at 01:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Sinovac Biotech, which is at the forefront of efforts to halt the COVID-19 pandemic, is planning to conduct phase III of the clinical studies of its potential vaccine globally and is even eyeing Russia for trials since they need active pathogen and the high number of active cases, which is not a case in China, Weining Meng, the senior director of Oversea Business of Sinovac, told Sputnik.
May 13, 2020, at 01:10 pm
New York/IBNS: As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that the health crisis is “quickly becoming a child rights crisis”, requesting $1.6 billion to support its humanitarian response for children impacted by the pandemic. And without urgent action, a further 6,000 under-fives could die each day.
UN sustainable energy project in Ukraine finds a new role: fighting COVID-19
May 13, 2020, at 01:06 pm
New York/IBNS: A United Nations project to promote energy efficiency among Ukrainian homeowners has found a second life – informing 1.8 million of the nation’s citizens on how to combat the COVID-19 virus.
COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 2415
May 13, 2020, at 09:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Death toll due to COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 2415 as the number of cases in the country now stands at 74, 281, as per Ministry of Health data released on Wednesday.
Australia reports 18 new COVID-19 cases
May 12, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Alison McMillan, Australia's Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, said on Tuesday afternoon that the country's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased by 18 in 24 hours to 6,964.
US CDC commits USD 3.6 mn to assist India's fight against Coronavirus outbreak
May 12, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Washington/IBNS: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has committed USD 3.6 million to assist the Government of India’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Tribal population more vulnerable to COVID-19
May 12, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Absence of healthcare facilities can severely limit the capacities to deal with any major COVID-19 outbreak in tribal areas, posing a serious threat to them.
Another CISF man dies due to Covid-19 in Kolkata
May 12, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Jharu Burman who was posted at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSEL) here, succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday, reports said on Tuesday.
May 12, 2020, at 01:43 pm
New York/IBNS: As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions to ease the pandemic, while also getting back on track towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Coronavirus Outbreak: Global cases surpass 4.1mn
May 12, 2020, at 01:36 pm
Washington/UNI: The global number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 4.1 million mark, while the death toll at 285,971, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Number of COVID-19 intensive care patients in Italy falls below 1,000
May 12, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Rome/Sputnik/UNI: Italy has registered a record-low 744 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and the number of patients in intensive care has dropped below 1,000, the Department of Civil Protection said on Monday.
France's COVID-19 deaths rise to 26,643, hospitalizations down further
May 12, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: Coronavirus-linked fatalities stood at 26,643, after 263 new patients died in the last 24 hours in France, the fifth worst-hit country in the world in terms of human losses, while pressure in hospitals eased for nearly one month, the health ministry's data showed on Monday.
Turkey to impose 4-day lockdown to curb COVID-19 pandemic
May 12, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday declared a four-day lockdown from May 16 to 19 as part of the measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra: Nashik reports 22 new corona cases
May 12, 2020, at 11:43 am
Nashik/UNI: Twenty-two new cases of coronavirus were identified and 5 more patients succumbed to death due to the disease in Nashik on Monday, taking overall number of infected persons in the district to 693 and 33 casualties.
With six more COVID 19 positive cases in BSF, tally touches 282
May 12, 2020, at 11:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: India’s premier border guarding force Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said that six fresh cases of COVID-19 has been reported within the force in last 24 hour., taking the tally to 282.
May 12, 2020, at 10:19 am
Patna/UNI: With 12 new cases of coronavirus coming to light, the tally increased to 761 in Bihar so far.
China's Heilongjiang reports no new COVID-19 cases
May 12, 2020, at 10:07 am
Harbin/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.
Maharashtra:Â 24 more test positive in Aurangabad
May 12, 2020, at 10:01 am
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 24 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, soaring the total number of cases to 651, here.