Covid-19 cases can shoot up during winter, warns Minister Harsh Vardhan
Oct 11, 2020, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday voiced concern over reports that the number of Covid-19 cases will increase during winter, saying the possibility could not be dismissed in the Indian context at all.
Coronavirus stress leads to spike in suicides: Expert
Oct 11, 2020, at 12:32 am
Kolkata/UNI: Psychological and mental health aspects have been widely affected in all areas of society after the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Global Covid-19 cases nearing 36.8 mln
Oct 10, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Washington, Oct 10 (UNI) The number of global Novel Coronavirus cases was nearing the 36.8 million mark, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,066,800 on Saturday, Johns Hopkins University said.
UV light can kill Coronavirus: Dr Sidharth
Oct 09, 2020, at 09:17 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: G P Birla observatory and Astronomical Research Centre Director Dr G B Sidharth has said that the Ultraviolet (UV) light could kill Covid virus.
UN chief urges greater investment in universal health coverage, starting now
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:56 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of strong public health systems and emergency preparedness for communities and economies globally, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, calling for greater investments in universal health coverage.
Over 2,000 students in UK universities test positive for coronavirus
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:30 pm
London/Xinhua: More than 2,000 university students in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19 as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that his country may face a "bumpy" time beyond Christmas in fighting the pandemic, local media reported.
UK to involve military in distributing coronavirus vaccine: senior official
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:23 pm
London/Xinhua: The British armed forces will be involved in distributing coronavirus vaccine as the country strives to curb a sharp rise in infections, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday.
Delhi: 3,126 new cured COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 89.58 pc
Oct 05, 2020, at 03:54 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Capital recorded 3,126 cured /discharged cases of Novel Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total recoveries till date to 2,60,350, the state health bulletin said here on Sunday.
UK records more than 10,000 daily COVID-19 cases for first time
Oct 04, 2020, at 01:56 pm
London/UNI: Authorities in the UK announced on Sunday that for the first time since mass testing for COVID-19 was started the country has recorded more than 10,000 in a single day.
New Zealand reports 1 new case of COVID-19
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
India registers 1095 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Oct 02, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India added 81,484 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the tally touched 63,94,069, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Study reveals Covid superspreaders triggered massive outbreak in India: Report
Oct 02, 2020, at 01:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Coronavirus superspreaders, about 8% of India's confirmed cases, led to the explosion of Covid-19 in India, according to researchers, a Bloomberg report said.
50-day-old baby beats Covid-19, heart ailment; discharged from Kolkata's Fortis Anandapur
Oct 02, 2020, at 05:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Sonali Hazra, a first-time mother from West Bengal's Durgapur, had given up hope when her 25-days-old daughter was diagnosed with COVID-19 and cytokine storm, a dreaded complication of COVID, which severely affects the heart.
COVID-19 more prevalent in urban slums, other areas: ICMR DG
Sep 30, 2020, at 01:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: Professor Balram Bhargava, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Tuesday said that people living in urban slums and other areas are more likely to be infected with Novel Coronavirus, than in rural areas of the country.
India adds 85,362 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 1089 deaths
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi: India added 85,362 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
WHO chief calls for meeting 35-bln-USD financial gap on COVID-19 response
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Geneva/Xinhua: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged the international community to help meet a financial gap of 35 billion US dollars for the "Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator" (ACT-Accelerator), a WHO-led global collaboration for the development of COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.
Covid-19 positive Manish Sisodia gets plasma therapy
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is suffering from both Covid-19 and Dengue, was administered with plasma therapy on Friday.
India records 86,052 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID19 tally crossed 58 lakh as 86,052 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health data.
Himachal records 130 COVID-19 cases, two deaths
Sep 24, 2020, at 02:02 am
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh recorded 130 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths from the virus, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
DCGI approves Tata Group's low cost CRISPR Covid-19 test 'Feluda'
Sep 21, 2020, at 07:55 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given its approval for the commercial launch of India's first Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR), Covid-19 test 'Feluda' developed by the Tata Group and CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology).
106-yr-old woman beats coronavirus in Maharashtra
Sep 21, 2020, at 01:44 am
Thane/UNI: Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday praised the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation(KDMC) for successfully curing a 106-year-old woman of COVID-19.
Assam registers 2,595 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Sep 20, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has registerd 2,595 fresh positive cases for COVID-19 in last 24 hours.
With 92,605 new coronavirus cases, India's tally crosses 54-lakh mark
Sep 20, 2020, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has recorded more recoveries than the number of fresh cases of coronavirus for the second consecutive day, the Union Health Ministry bulletin informed on Sunday.
UK coronavirus cases rise by 3,395 amid test shortages
Sep 18, 2020, at 01:32 pm
London/Xinhua: The number of coronavirus cases in Britain rose by 3,395 on Thursday with 21 more deaths as the country is struggling to cope with test shortages.
COVID-19: Positive cases cross 6 lakh mark in AP
Sep 18, 2020, at 02:15 am
Vijayawada/UNI: The massive spike of Coronavirus positive cases continued in Andhra Pradesh as the total number of cases have crossed the six lakh mark while 72 more patients died taking the death toll to 5,177.
Myanmar reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 185 new cases
Sep 17, 2020, at 02:07 am
Yangon/Xinhua: Myanmar reported one more COVID-19 death on Wednesday night, bringing the death toll in the country to 40 in total, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.
Tamil Nadu tests over 60 lakh samples for COVID-19, case tally rises to 5.14 Lakh
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:45 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu crossed yet another significant milestone of testing over 60 lakh samples by RT-PCR for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Countries must ‘get their hands dirty’ to stem COVID and prevent future pandemics
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:05 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, unleashing catastrophic health, social and economic consequences along with irreparable harm to humanity, according to UN-backed report published on Monday.
COVID-19: 11 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Sep 15, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The National Health Commission said Tuesday that 11 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Monday.
Manish Sisodia self isolates after testing Covid-19 positive
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday informed that he is self-isolating after testing positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.