With decline in Covid cases, Delhi sees increased vacant hospital beds
May 19, 2021, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The delining rate of Covid-19 cases in Delhi have resulted in an increase in vacant beds and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the national capital.
Despite massive spike in Covid cases, less than 2 pct of population affected: Centre
May 19, 2021, at 03:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite a high number of Covid cases reported, less than 2 per cent of the population has been affected so far, the government said on Tuesday.
Mumbai reports 953 Covid cases in last 24 hours, lowest spike since March 2
May 19, 2021, at 03:36 am
Mumbai/IBNS: With a drop in daily cases, Mumbai reported just 953 fresh Covid infections on Tuesday, its lowest since Mar 2.
Bharat Biotech to start Covaxin trials in 2-18 age grp in next 10-12 days: Niti Aayog member
May 19, 2021, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharat Biotech will launch the phase II and III clinical trials for Covaxin in children between the ages of 2 to 18 years in the next 10-12 days, Dr VK Paul, member (health) of Niti Aayog, said on Tuesday.
Delhi records 4,482 COVID-19 cases
May 18, 2021, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi recorded 4,482 cases of COVID-19 and 265 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said here on Tuesday.
May 18, 2021, at 06:45 pm
Locals are rushing to get their COVID-19 vaccine jabs as two provinces reported the country’s first cases of community transmission in over three weeks, media reports said on Monday.
India records 4329 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
May 18, 2021, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 4329 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, registering another massive spike in casualty figures due to the deadly virus, as per Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
Researchers show how the COVID-19 virus triggers immune signaling ‘storm’
May 18, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Washington: Researchers have discovered new ways in which the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus causes human immune cells to overreact, a deadly part of the disease.
May 17, 2021, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union health ministry on Sunday said that the online appointments, already made for the second dose of the Covishield vaccine, will not be cancelled on Co-WIN platform.
Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, UNICEF chief says ahead of G7 summit
May 17, 2021, at 03:18 pm
New York: The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have access to vaccines, the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Monday in a bid to get richer nations to share their excess doses.
India will complete administering 51.6 crore vaccine doses by July-end
May 16, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India will complete administering 51.6 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of July, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
India records 3.11 fresh Covid cases, 4,077 deaths in last 24 hours
May 16, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported a slight dip in the Covid cases with 3.11 lakh fresh infections in the last 24 hours. With these, the overall caseload in the Asian country touched 2.46 crore.
Covid-19: Misuse of steroids responsible for growing mucormycosis cases, says AIIMS chief
May 16, 2021, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: AIIMS director Dr. Randeep Guleria on Saturday said misuse of steroids is the main cause behind the cases of mucormycosis infection commonly known as the 'Black Fungus' as he warned against the rise in the rare infection.
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 18 crore
May 15, 2021, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 18 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
India reports 3.26 lakh Covid-19 cases, 3,890 deaths in 24 hours
May 15, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Reporting the lowest daily cases in 18 days, India, which is massively hit by the second wave of Novel Coronavirus, added 3.26 lakh new infections on Saturday.
Centre, Bharat Biotech invite vaccine makers to manufacture Covaxin to scale up production
May 14, 2021, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government and Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech are willing to invite other companies which want to produce Covaxin to help meet the shortage in production, a top government advisor said on Thursday.
Goa to launch Covid 19 vaccination drive for 18-44 age group on May 15
May 14, 2021, at 01:31 am
Panaji/UNI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the state government would launch Covid 19 vaccination drive for the 18-44 group on May 15.
Govt panel recommends vaccination for Covid patients after 6 months of recovery
May 13, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: People infected with Covid-19 should go for vaccination six months after recovery, according to the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) that held a meeting recently, said media reports.
India reports 3.62 lakh new Covid-19 cases, over 4,000 deaths in 24 hours
May 13, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 3.62 lakh new Covid-19 cases and over 4,000 deaths apparently due to the virus were reported in massively Coronavirus-hit Asian country India on Thursday.
May 13, 2021, at 07:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central government has started working with the pharma companies producing amphotericin B to ramp up the production of anti-fungal medicine used in the treatment of mucormycosis, the “black fungus" infection being reported in some covid-19 patients across India.
Madhya Pradesh govt worried after 50 patients diagnosed with Black Fungal Disease
May 13, 2021, at 06:10 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Covid patients being infected with mucormycosis or "black fungal disease" have been increasing and fifty more infected patients in Madhya Pradesh have been diagnosed with the rare infection caused by a group of moulds called "mucormycetes" and affect people with weak immune systems.
India's Covid cases have peaked, reflects Cambridge tracker: Report
May 12, 2021, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The coronavirus infections in India have reached the peak according to a tracker developed by the researchers at Cambridge Judge Business School and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, said a Bloomberg report.
New Covid-19 infections cross 20,000 in Bengal
May 12, 2021, at 06:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Even as the West Bengal government announced partial lockdown in the districts and city to break the chain of deadly viruses, the second surge of Covid-19 registered a record 20,136 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 132 deaths.
Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report
May 12, 2021, at 05:51 pm
New York: Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as inadequate progress on vaccination in poorer countries, are putting recovery at risk, according to the latest UN economic forecast, published on Tuesday.
India records highest single-day Covid-19 toll with 4,205 deaths
May 12, 2021, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India, a South Asian country of 1.3 billion people, on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day Covid-19 toll with 4,205 infected patients dying across the country in the last 24 hours.
Why more young are getting affected by second wave of Covid-19? ICMR chief has the answer
May 12, 2021, at 06:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The second wave of Covid-19 is affecting the young people slightly more as they might have started going out and also because of some strains of SARS-COV-2 active in the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief said on Tuesday.
After 44 die in Aligharh Muslim University, vice-chancellor suspects 'lethal' strain
May 12, 2021, at 06:25 am
Aligarh/IBNS: After 44 Aligharh Muslim University staff, 19 professors and 25 non-teaching staff died of Covid-19, the varsity's vice-chancellor has written to the ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) asking for genome sequencing of what he suspects a "lethal" variant of the novel coronavirus.
Covaxin supplied to 18 states directly since May 1: Bharat Biotech
May 12, 2021, at 05:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Tuesday informed that it has directly supplied Covaxin to 18 states since May 1.
Odisha: Black fungus detected in a covid patient
May 11, 2021, at 06:27 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A Covid-19 patient under treatment at the SUM Ultimate Medicare has been detected with Mucromycosis, popularly called black fungus.
COVID-19 treatment: WHO warns against general use of Ivermectin
May 11, 2021, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi:The World Health Organization has warned against the general use of ‘ivermectin’ for treatment of Covid-19 patients.