WHO warns of ‘two-track pandemic’ as cases decline but vaccine inequity persists
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: Even though COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined in recent weeks, the world is facing a “two-track pandemic”, the UN’s top health official said on Monday in his ongoing campaign to get more vaccines to developing countries.
CMRI & BMB begin off-campus COVID-19 vaccination drives
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: CK Birla Hospitals-CMRI & BMB has commenced off-campus vaccination drives.
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Srinagar: Weyan village in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district has become the first village of the nation to vaccinate entire populations above 18 years against COVID-19, media reports said.
India records 86498 new COVID-19 cases in pat 24 hours, lowest in 66 days
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 86,498 new cases in last 24 hours, the lowest figure in 66 days, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
Over 1.49 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry
Jun 07, 2021, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: More than 1.49 crore (1,49,11,649) Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Covid Care Centre starts functioning at Panchayat Halqa, Khimber, Srinagar
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:13 am
Srinagar: As part of the efforts of the Government to identify Covid positive suspects in rural areas and to provide them timely treatment so that the spread of virus is contained in villages, the district administration, Srinagar, has established a five-bed Covid Care Centre (CCC) at the Panchayat Halqa Khimber of Harwan Block, Srinagar.
Chief Secretary reviews district-wise Covid containment measures in Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 07, 2021, at 01:46 am
Srinagar:Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review district-wise COVID containment measures.
China: Seven locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases reported from Guangdong
Jun 06, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Beijing: Guangdong Province in China on Saturday registered seven locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and three locally transmitted asymptomatic cases, media reports said on Sunday.
Delhi Covid cases fall below 500 in last 24 hrs
Jun 06, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi registered 381 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a record low in nearly three months.
COVID-19: India reports 1.14 lakh daily new cases, lowest in two months
Jun 06, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi: India has reported 1,14,460 new cases in the last 24 hours which is the lowest in the last two months.
India witnesses 1.14 lakh new Covid cases, 2667 deaths
Jun 06, 2021, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 1.14 lakh new Covid cases and 2,667 deaths over the last 24 hours.
Two shots of COVID-19 vaccine administered to over 3 million people in Argentina
Jun 06, 2021, at 03:00 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: More than 3 million people in Argentina have now received both shots of a coronavirus vaccine, according to updated information from the country's vaccine monitor.
UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Jun 05, 2021, at 03:57 pm
New York: Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
India records 1.20 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in 58 days
Jun 05, 2021, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1.20 lakh new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily count in the past 58 days, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Brazilian watchdog recommends to vaccinate only healthy adults with Sputnik V, if approved
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Experts at the Brazilian national sanitary inspection agency Anvisa recommended that the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, if approved, be used only to vaccinate healthy adults, media reported on Friday.
Gap between two Covid vaccine doses should be reduced to combat Delta variant: Lancet study
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the spread of the Delta variant of coronavirus, which is dominant in India, the gap between the two doses should be reduced and boosters must be provided to those whose immunity may not be high enough, The Lancet journal said in a new study.
Govt orders intensified Covid testing across rural Kashmir
Jun 05, 2021, at 01:53 am
With Kashmir’s rural areas continuing to have a rise in COVID19 cases, J&K Government has directed increased testing for earlier detection of cases and better containment.
Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa's health facilities
Jun 04, 2021, at 10:15 pm
New York: Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
Over 1.93 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry
Jun 04, 2021, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi, Jun 4 (UNI) More than 1.93 crore (1,93,95,287) of COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Friday.
Delta strain caused second wave of COVID-19 in India: Study
Jun 04, 2021, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delta strain, the coronavirus variant which was first found in India, led to the massive second wave of COVID-19 in the country, a government study has stated, media reports said.
India records 132364 new COVID-19 cases, 2713 deaths in past 24 hours
Jun 04, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,32,364 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data.
Several vaccination centres in Pakistan' Rawalpindi faces Sinopharm vaccine shortage
Jun 03, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Rawalpindi: Shortage of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine has been reported from several vaccination centres in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city, media reports said on Thursday.
Centre to buy 30 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses from Hyderabad-based firm
Jun 03, 2021, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre will procure 30 crore units of COVID-19 vaccine from Hyderabad-based firm Biological-E, an official statement said here on Thursday.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate further climbs to 92.48%
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi: As part of continued decline in the daily new cases, India has reported 1.32 lakh New Cases in the last 24 hours.1,32,788Daily New Cases were registered in the last 24 hours.
PakVac: Pakistan creates own COVID-19 vaccine with Chinese help
Jun 02, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan joined China's Cansino Bio to develop its own homemade COVID-19 vaccine named PakVac.
'Well established' foreign COVID-19 vaccines makers need no bridging clinical trials in India
Jun 02, 2021, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has exempted "well established" foreign COVID-19 vaccines makers from any bridging clinical trials if it has been certified by the National Control Lab of the country where it is made, media reports said.
COVID-19: India records rise in daily count at 1,32,788
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: After witnessing a decline for several days, India on Tuesday witnessed a rise in daily count as 1,32,788 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Covid19: Hyderabad based Biological E. inks deal with Canadian company to manufacture jabs in India
Jun 02, 2021, at 08:48 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Hyderabad's Biological E. Limited has inked an agreement with Canada-based Providence Therapeutics to manufacture in its units mRNA coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, and run a pivotal trial in India for the jab.
Covid19: Britain announced 'zero deaths' on Tuesday amid fears of third wave
Jun 02, 2021, at 08:26 am
London/IBNS: Britain announced Tuesday that it had zero daily Covid deaths for the first time since March 2020, according to media reports.
WHO validates China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Jun 02, 2021, at 04:55 am
Geneva: The World Health Organization on Tuesday validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing.