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India records 31,382 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 24, 2021, at 03:16 pm

New Delhi: India registered 31,382 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.

Bangladesh registers 36 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Sep 23, 2021, at 12:48 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh, the nation which witnessed a deadly phase of the COVID-19 in recent times, registered 36 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

India registers 26,964 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours 

Sep 22, 2021, at 04:26 pm

New Delhi: India registered 26,964 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

India won't buy 'expensive' Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 shots as local production soars: Report

Sep 22, 2021, at 03:40 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India would not buy Covid-19 vaccines from foreign producers  Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna as domestic production of the shots has increased manifold, Reuters reported citing sources.

India warns 'reciprocal measures' on UK vaccine policy

Sep 21, 2021, at 10:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has iterated its "right to take reciprocal measures" over the UK government's "discriminatory" decision to not recognise Covishield if the matter was not resolved, the government said Tuesday.  

India registers 26,115 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, active cases lowest in six months

Sep 21, 2021, at 03:34 pm

New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the pandemic this year, registered 26,115 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.

Up to 70 percent of world population can be vaccinated against COVID-19 by 2023: World Bank President

Sep 21, 2021, at 02:53 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Up to 70% of the world population can be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2022 if the delivery of vaccine doses can be accelerated by donor nations to the countries that need them most, World Bank President David Malpass said in an interview with CNBC.

India registers 30,256 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 20, 2021, at 03:13 pm

New Delhi: India registered 30,256 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Centre warns 11 states about 'emerging challenge' over more dangerous dengue strain

Sep 19, 2021, at 08:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked 11 states to ramp up their medical preparedness with early detection, fever helplines, stocking of adequate testing kits, larvicides and medicines to tackle a more dangerous strain of dengue they have been reporting.

China: Wuhan lab created '10,000-times stronger than usual’ coronavirus strains, says scientist

Sep 19, 2021, at 01:18 am

Wuhan: A Wuhan-based lab in China created coronavirus strains that were up to 10,000-times stronger than usual, media reports said on Saturday.

India creates world record with 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccinations in a day

Sep 18, 2021, at 07:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India administered more than 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine shots in a day for the first time on Friday.

Links between Covid-19 vaccine and menstrual cycle changes possible, must be investigated: Study

Sep 17, 2021, at 04:31 am

London/IBNS: There is a possible link between the Covid-19 vaccine and the menstrual cycle, which demands investigation, according to an editorial published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal on Thursday.

India registers 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 15, 2021, at 03:38 pm

New Delhi: India registered 27,176 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

Scientific evidence to date on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy does not support boosters for general population: Study

Sep 15, 2021, at 01:41 am

London: An expert review by an international group of scientists, including some at the WHO and FDA, concludes that, even for the delta variant, vaccine efficacy against severe COVID is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.

WHO approval for Covaxin likely by month-end, says Niti Aayog

Sep 14, 2021, at 10:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organisation's emergency approval for indigenously made Covid-19 jab, Covaxin, can come by the end of September, said Dr VK Paul, chairman of the National Expert Committee on Vaccine Administration, according to media reports.

India registers 27,254 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours 

Sep 13, 2021, at 03:44 pm

New Delhi: India registered 27,254 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

Bangladesh records 51 new COVID19 deaths in past 24 hours

Sep 13, 2021, at 03:47 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 51 fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.

Centre submits guidelines for issuing Covid-19 death certificates to Supreme Court

Sep 12, 2021, at 09:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court,  informing the guidelines for issuing the Covid death certificates.

India adds 33,376 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 11, 2021, at 03:30 pm

New Delhi: India added  33,376 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.

Covid-19: PM Modi stresses on genome sequence in high level meeting

Sep 11, 2021, at 04:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the country and the coronavirus vaccination drive.

India records 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 07, 2021, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi; India registered 31,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

India records 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 06, 2021, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 38,948 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

Bangladesh registers 70 new COVID-19 deaths

Sep 06, 2021, at 02:45 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country which has witnessed a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, registered 70 new deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.

Covid-19: Delhi records zero deaths, reports 30 new cases

Sep 05, 2021, at 11:32 pm

New Delhi/UNI: For the fifth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 30 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh registers 18 fresh COVID cases, 29 districts Corona free

Sep 05, 2021, at 10:59 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Through implementation of measures such as the intensive 'Trace, Test & Treat', prevention through vaccination and partial corona curfews to decimate the pandemic, as many as 29 districts in Uttar Pradesh have been able to bring down the fresh and active covid-19 cases to zero.

India's August Covid-19 vaccine tally exceeds G7 countries combined: Centre

Sep 05, 2021, at 09:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has given more Covid-19 vaccine shots in August than all the G7 nations combined, the Centre said today.

Coronavirus: Delhi records zero deaths, 35 new cases detected

Sep 04, 2021, at 11:29 pm

New Delhi/UNI: For the fourth consecutive day, Delhi reported Zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 55 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Saturday.

Odisha: 681 new covid cases registered in past 24 hours

Sep 04, 2021, at 10:55 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported 681 new covid cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours taking the total tally in the state to 10,10,753 with 8,040 fatalities.  

India adds 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Sep 04, 2021, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.

COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant

Sep 04, 2021, at 01:18 am

New York: A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said.