Chinese mainland reports 43 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Sep 19, 2021, at 02:00 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 43 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
India reports 35,662 COVID-19 cases, 281 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 18, 2021, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: India recorded 35,662 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in its latest update on Saturday.
India creates world record with 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccinations in a day
Sep 18, 2021, at 07:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India administered more than 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine shots in a day for the first time on Friday.
Bangladesh registers 38 new deaths due to COVID-19
Sep 18, 2021, at 12:30 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country which witnessed a tough phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent times, registered 38 deaths due to coronavirus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall this year
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:32 pm
New York: Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
India breaks its single-day vaccination record, Govt may administer 2.5 crore jabs today
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre expects to achieve 2.5 crore vaccinations by COVID-19 vaccines on Friday after India broke its record of single-day vaccination in the day, sources at Union Health Ministry said.
India reports 34,403 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 34,403 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Friday.
Links between Covid-19 vaccine and menstrual cycle changes possible, must be investigated: Study
Sep 17, 2021, at 04:31 am
London/IBNS: There is a possible link between the Covid-19 vaccine and the menstrual cycle, which demands investigation, according to an editorial published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal on Thursday.
India reports 30,570 COVID-19 cases, 431 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 16, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a South Asian country, reported 30,570 new COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 431 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
COVID crises highlight strengths of democratic systems, says Guterres
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:10 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday, urged the world to “learn from the lessons of the past 18 months, to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of future crises.”
SDRF of Jammu and Kashmir trains personnel to equip against Covid19
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:34 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Commandant-General of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Jammu and Kashmir, V K Singh on Tuesday said that 40 of its employees were trained at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura and 100 other employees at Government Medical College, Jammu for handling Covid-19 situations in hospitals.
Only 2% of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
Sep 15, 2021, at 04:14 pm
New York: More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday.
India registers 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 15, 2021, at 03:38 pm
New Delhi: India registered 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2021, at 01:41 am
London: An expert review by an international group of scientists, including some at the WHO and FDA, concludes that, even for the delta variant, vaccine efficacy against severe COVID is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.
China: Tourism city Xiamen partially seals off two districts, one hospital after COVID-19 cases
Sep 14, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Beijing: China's tourism city Xiamen has partially sealed off two districts and one local hospital early Monday as two positive COVID-19 patients were detected, media reports said.
WHO approval for Covaxin likely by month-end, says Niti Aayog
Sep 14, 2021, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organisation's emergency approval for indigenously made Covid-19 jab, Covaxin, can come by the end of September, said Dr VK Paul, chairman of the National Expert Committee on Vaccine Administration, according to media reports.
Chinese mainland reports 59 new locally transmitted Coronavirus cases
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 59 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
COVID-19: India reports 25,404 new infections, 339 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 14, 2021, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: India logged 25,404 new cases and 339 deaths due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday.
India registers 27,254 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 13, 2021, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi: India registered 27,254 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Sep 13, 2021, at 04:11 am
Wuhan: A new investigation has revealed that 26 scientists, who wrote a letter in The Lancet medical journal dismissing the possibility that Covid-19 originated from a Wuhan lab, have links to its Chinese researchers, their colleagues or its benefactors.
Ethiopia records 845 new COVID-19 cases
Sep 12, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Addis Ababa/UNI/Xinhua: Ethiopia has registered 845 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 322,632 as of Saturday evening, the country's health ministry said.
Centre submits guidelines for issuing Covid-19 death certificates to Supreme Court
Sep 12, 2021, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court, informing the guidelines for issuing the Covid death certificates.
India reports 28,591 COVID cases, 338 deaths in last 24 hours
Sep 12, 2021, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 28,591 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Covid: Delhi records zero fatality for fourth consecutive day
Sep 11, 2021, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, the national capital recorded zero death due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 35 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Saturday.
India adds 33,376 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 11, 2021, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: India added 33,376 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Covid-19: PM Modi stresses on genome sequence in high level meeting
Sep 11, 2021, at 04:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the country and the coronavirus vaccination drive.
India reports 34,973 COVID-19 cases, 260 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 10, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 34,973 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll increased by 260 in the same span of time, the Health Ministry said Friday.
India reports 43,263 COVID-19 cases, 338 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike in daily cases, India reported 43,263 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while the toll went up by 338 in the same period of time, the Union Health Ministry said Thursday.
WHO urges rich nations to suspend Covid booster shots for 2021
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:38 am
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged the rich nations to suspend Covid-19 booster shot campaign in 2021 and make the doses available for economically weaker nations, according to media reports.
COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:04 pm
New York: Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.