There will be set backs & new challenges in 2021: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Dec 29, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Geneva: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday reminded people that 2021 might witness new challenges like the emergence of the new Coronavirus strain.
Centre extends guidelines for surveillance against Covid-19 over UK virus strain
Dec 29, 2020, at 03:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday extended the earlier guidelines for surveillance, which will remain in force upto Jan 31, in the view of the spread of the new strain of coronavirus in the UK.
Oxford vaccine to be 95 pc effective at par with Moderna and Pfizer, says maker AstraZeneca
Dec 28, 2020, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Oxford coronavirus vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca has claimed that it will shield 95 per cent of the patients and be as effective as Moderna and Pfizer alternatives though the British-Swedish pharma giant is yet to release the data confirming the claim, said media reports.
India records lowest daily rise of Covid-19 cases in nearly 6 months
Dec 27, 2020, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours stood at 18,732, the lowest daily rise in nearly six months.
New COVID-19 strain detected in 8 European countries: WHO
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:56 pm
London: The World Health Organization has said the new strain of COVID-19 has been detected in eight European countries so far.
Moderna expects its COVID-19 vaccine to be effective against mutant Coronavirus
Dec 25, 2020, at 12:15 am
Washington/UNI: US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna expects that its COVID-19 vaccine would be effective against the new strains of the coronavirus that have discovered in the United Kingdom.
India reports over 24,000 Covid-19 cases, 312 deaths in 24 hours
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported over 24,000 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections 1,01,23,778.
New strain of coronavirus found in UK not detected in India so far: Centre
Dec 23, 2020, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The new strain of Coronavirus, which is 70 pct more infectious and was first detected in the United Kingdom in September, has not been seen in India so far, the central government said on Tuesday.
'Govt alert, no reason to panic': Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on UK Coronavirus strain
Dec 21, 2020, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardh on Monday said the government was fully alert over the fresh Covid-19 strain in the United Kingdom, urging people not to panic.
Health ministry calls emergency meeting to discuss new strain of coronavirus
Dec 21, 2020, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union health ministry called an emergency meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) after a new strain of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was reported in the United Kingdom.
India records 26,624 fresh Covid-19 cases, 341 new deaths
Dec 20, 2020, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 26,624 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 1,00,31,223, the Health Ministry data showed on Sunday morning.
WHO says in contact with British officials on new coronavirus strain
Dec 20, 2020, at 02:25 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it will release additional information on the new coronavirus strain discovered in the UK as it becomes available.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu receives Covid-19 vaccine shot
Dec 20, 2020, at 02:02 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday got vaccinated against the coronavirus disease with a Pfizer-BioNTech shot, which was broadcast live on national television.
Dec 19, 2020, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union ministry of health Friday said Covid-19 vaccination will be voluntary, and urged the people to get vaccinated irrespective of previous history of the infection.
Sputnik V Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial in Kolkata
Dec 18, 2020, at 05:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's Peerless Hospital Ethics Committee has approved the Sputnik V Phase 3 Covid 19 vaccine trial on Thursday.
California begins vaccination against Coronavirus on Monday: Governor
Dec 15, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US state of California will begin vaccinating its residents against the novel coronavirus on Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement.
India's Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 94.93 pct, active cases stand at 3,56,546
Dec 13, 2020, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered a fresh jump of 30,254 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 98.57 lakhs, the Union Health Ministry data stated on Sunday morning.
Serum Institute applies for emergency approval of Covishield
Dec 07, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied for an emergency approval from the Indian government of its vaccine against Covid-19, named Covishield.
Dec 05, 2020, at 06:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India is the biggest buyer of Coronavirus vaccine in the world with 1.6 billion doses to cover 800 million people, according to a study based on countries across the globe, said media reports, adding that the government Friday decided to inoculate health workers, armed forces, police personnel, and municipal workers first.
Dec 04, 2020, at 04:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Three senior West Bengal physicians, including Kolkata's College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital's principal Hasi Dasgupta, succumbed to the novel coronavirus on Thursday, reports said.
Afghanistan registers 263 fresh Covid cases
Dec 02, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Kabul/UNI: A total of 263 new COVID-19 positive cases have been registered in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, taking the the total number of infections to 46,980 in the country, said a statement of Public Health Ministry released here Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccine is safe, says Serum Institute of India on side effect claims
Dec 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Pune-based Serum Institute of India's (SII) said its 'COVISHIELD' vaccine is safe and immunogenic after a volunteer claimed that he suffered neurological and psychological side effects after taking a shot of the vaccine.
Dec 01, 2020, at 04:43 am
Washington/IBNS: Drug manufacturer Moderna has said after full results of a late stage study showed its Covid-19 vaccine has 94.1% effectiveness and no serious safety concerns, it has decided to apply for US and European emergency authorization on Monday, said a Reuters report.
India registers over 41000 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Nov 29, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 41,810 new infections of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the country's total tally to 93,92,919 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
France’s Coronavirus deaths pass 50,000: Statistics
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France’s coronavirus death toll rose past 50,000 on Tuesday after another 458 patients died in hospitals in the past day, according to figures shared by the public health agency.
More than 58 million Coronavirus cases now confirmed globally: Johns Hopkins University
Nov 22, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 58 million, while the global COVID-19 death toll stands at over 1,378,000 according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center.
India's Covid-19 tally nears 91 lakh, Delhi witnesses highest single-day cases, deaths
Nov 22, 2020, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, added 45,209 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the total number of infections in the country to 90.95 lakh, the Union Health Ministry data showed on Sunday.
Delhi adds 400 ICU beds to combat third wave of coronavirus infection
Nov 22, 2020, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 400 ICU beds have been added in private and government-run hospitals across the national capital in the past five days to combat the third wave of coronavirus, the Delhi government said on Saturday.
Confident that coronavius vaccine will be ready in 3-4 months: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Nov 19, 2020, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said he is confident that the coronavirus vaccine will be ready in three to four months and the vaccine will be given to 135 crore Indians after scientifically evaluating who should receive the vaccine first.
Bangladesh registers 21 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Nov 18, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 21 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.