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India reports over 43,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Jul 29, 2021, at 04:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 43,509 new COVID-19 cases Thursday while 640 people died apparently due to the virus in the last 24 hours.

India once again witnesses a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 cases registered in past 24 hours

Jul 28, 2021, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi: After a dip, India once again witnessed a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.

Tokyo confirms 2,848 daily COVID-19 cases, highest since pandemic starts

Jul 28, 2021, at 01:12 am

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tokyo confirmed a record 2,848 daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, four days after the opening of the Olympics, with health experts warning that the worst is yet to come, local media reported Tuesday.

Vaccine antibody levels start to wane at around 2-3 months: Study

Jul 27, 2021, at 09:22 pm

London: Total antibody levels appear to start declining from as early as six weeks after complete vaccination and can reduce by more than 50% over 10 weeks, according to new data from UCL’s Virus Watch study.

India records 29,689 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, lowest figure in 132 days

Jul 27, 2021, at 03:24 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 29,689 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily rise recorded in the past 132 days, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Delta variant capable of infecting fully vaccinated people: Virologists

Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of Coronavirus, having the potential to infect even the fully-vaccinated people,  virologists and epidemiologists have observed, raising concern at a time when most parts of the world are relaxing restrictions.

India registers 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jul 26, 2021, at 03:08 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 39,361 new COVID-19 cases and 416 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

India adds 39, 742 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hours, 535 new deaths

Jul 25, 2021, at 04:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India added 39,742 fresh cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours while deaths from the virus rose by 535, the Union Health Ministry stated in its daily bulletin on Sunday.

India records 35,342 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jul 23, 2021, at 03:33 pm

New Delhi: India witnessed a slight decline in daily COVID-19 count as  35,342 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.

Tokyo reports 1,979 new COVID-19 cases

Jul 22, 2021, at 10:27 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tokyo reported 1,979 new COVID-19 infection cases on Thursday, with 5,140 new cases nationwide until 5:40 p.m. local time, local media reported Thursday.

KTM & Kerala government launch free mass vaccination for tourism sector

Jul 22, 2021, at 10:20 pm

Kochi/UNI: Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) along with the state government’s tourism and health departments launched a free mass vaccination drive in Ernakulam district on Thursday to revitalize the holiday industry that has remained dull for one-and-a-half years owing to Covid-19.

India reports over 41,000 COVID-19 cases, 507 deaths in 24 hours

Jul 22, 2021, at 03:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 41,383 COVID-19 cases while the deaths apparently due to the virus increased by 507 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.

Hospitals in Pakistan’s largest metropolisl Karachi reaching capacity as Covid’s Delta variant spreads

Jul 22, 2021, at 12:38 am

The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant is reaching alarming levels in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi amidst the Eid-ul Azha festival with public and some private sector hospitals reaching capacity and starting to refuse patients, according to medical officials.

COVID-19 in India: Delhi reports 62 cases, 4 deaths

Jul 21, 2021, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi on Wednesday reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours along with 4 related deaths.

India reports spike in daily COVID-19 cases, 3998 people die in last 24 hours

Jul 21, 2021, at 03:06 pm

New Delhi: India once again witnessed a surge in COVID-19 as 42,015 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.

Zika virus cases rise to 38 in Kerala: Health Minister Veena George

Jul 21, 2021, at 01:18 am

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: With one more person who tested positive for the Zika virus, the total number of affected cases rose to 38 in Kerala, Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.

India records 30,093 new COVID-19 cases, 374 deaths in past 24 hours

Jul 20, 2021, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 30,093 new cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily count in the past 125 days, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.

China starts vaccinating children, teenagers against COVID-19

Jul 20, 2021, at 12:59 am

Beijing/UNI/SPUTNIK: Several Chinese regions on Monday began vaccinating minors aged between 12-17 against the coronavirus after health authorities approved two inactivated vaccines for emergency use on those over three years old.

COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection: Study

Jul 19, 2021, at 11:45 pm

London: Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.

Nepal govt starts inculcating single shot J&J vaccine

Jul 19, 2021, at 11:10 pm

Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Monday started the inoculation campaign of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine, this is the third COVID-19 vaccine approved for public use in the country.

Over 2.6 crore vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

Jul 19, 2021, at 05:45 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The government on Monday said that more than 2.60 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine are still available with the states.

India records 38,164 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jul 19, 2021, at 03:08 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 38,164 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

Coronavirus: Maharashtra reports 9,000 fresh cases, 180 deaths

Jul 19, 2021, at 04:29 am

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 9,000 fresh Covid-19 patients and 180 fatalities in a single day, taking the state's cumulative case tally to 62,14,190 and the toll to 1,27,031, respectively, a health bulletin of the state government said.

India records 41,157 fresh COVID infections in 24 hours, active cases continue to decline

Jul 18, 2021, at 05:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India logged 41,157 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, which is 7.4 percent higher than Saturday. During the same period, 518 deaths were recorded.

Coronavirus infection can make patients more susceptible to active tuberculosis

Jul 18, 2021, at 02:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Covid-19 can make a person more vulnerable to active tuberculosis as it is an "opportunistic infection like Black Fungus", according to Union Health Ministry.

West Bengal: Kolkata reports zero daily Covid deaths after months, Darjeeling adds highest cases in last 24 hrs

Jul 18, 2021, at 05:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata on Saturday recorded zero daily deaths due to Covid-19 after nearly three and half months while Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal (North Bengal) registered the highest number of fresh infections in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Act now to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all: ECOSOC President

Jul 17, 2021, at 07:11 pm

New York: Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in his address to the closing its high-level segment.

Heart should be checked within a few months of Covid-19 recovery: Dr. Samin Sharma

Jul 17, 2021, at 05:44 pm

Dr. Samin K Sharma, renowned interventional cardiologist and Senior Vice-President, Operations & Quality at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, was the guest at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement earlier in July. In the course of his interaction with Ehsaas Woman of Mumbai Karishma Mehta, a lawyer and a banker by profession, Dr. Sharma spoke about the effects of COVID-19 on hearts and how one can take precaution or recover from it. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings the highlights

Over 2.74 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry

Jul 17, 2021, at 05:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: More than 2.74 crore (2,74,37,108) balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.

India records 38,079 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 560 deaths

Jul 17, 2021, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi: India recorded  38,079 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.