Assam government issues fresh order for vaccination of those between 15-18 years
Dec 31, 2021, at 02:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Thursday issued fresh instructions for the vaccination drive between the age group of 15-18 years.
COVID tsunami will lead world health systems to collapse: WHO
Dec 30, 2021, at 04:28 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that Delta and Omicron are twin threats that are driving up cases to record numbers and will lead to a tsunami of cases.
Ramp up vaccination of all eligible population: Centre tells poll-bound states
Dec 28, 2021, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan held a high level meeting with the five poll bound states of Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to review the public health response measures for containment and management of COVID-19, and the vaccination status in these states.
India reports 7,081 fresh COVID-19 infections in last 24 hrs, 126 total Omicron cases in country
Dec 19, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday recorded 7,081 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health stated in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
12 nursing students test COVID positive in Bengaluru with 11 of them fully vaccinated
Nov 27, 2021, at 02:47 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Twelve students of a nursing college in Bengaluru have tested positive for COVID-19 even as 11 of them are fully vaccinated.
At 10,488 fresh Covid cases, India registers lowest active infections in 17 months
Nov 21, 2021, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Continuing the dip in COVID-19 cases, India registered 10,488 new infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 115.79 Cr
Nov 20, 2021, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi: With the administration of 51,59,931 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 115.79 Cr (1,15,79,69,274), as per provisional reports till 7 am on Saturday.
With 11, 271 new Covid infections in last 24 hrs, India records lowest active cases in 17 months
Nov 14, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Continuing its dip in COVID-19 cases, India recorded 11,271 new infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Australia hits 90 pc Covid-19 vaccine first dose rate
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: Australia has hit a new milestone in Covid-19 vaccination, with 90 percent of adults having received the one dose.
96 countries agree to mutually recognise India's COVID vaccination certificates: Health Minister
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: Paving the way for travel globally amid COVID-19, as many as 96 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of India's vaccination certificates, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.
India records 10,853 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, marginally less than yesterday
Nov 07, 2021, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 10,853 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a figure marginally less than the previous day, the Union Health Minister said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
India records 12830 new COVID-19 infections in last 24 hrs, active cases lowest since March 2020
Oct 31, 2021, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 12,830 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
India logs 15,906 new Covid cases, 561 deaths
Oct 24, 2021, at 04:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has reported 15,906 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 561 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
India records 14,146 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, lowest in 7 months
Oct 17, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 14,146 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, lowest in 229 days, the Union Health Ministry reported Sunday.
Centre plans to mark 100 crore doses of vaccination with announcements on flights, trains
Oct 15, 2021, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As India crosses the landmark of one billion or 100 crore vaccine doses being administered on citizens, the Centre plans to celebrate the milestone with announcements at railway stations, flights and tricolour hoisting at the Red Fort, media reports said.
India records 18,166 new Covid cases in last 24 hrs, lowest single-day rise in 7 months
Oct 10, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 18,166 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day rise in nearly seven months, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Oct 03, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, registered 22,842 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
India logs 28,326 new COVID cases, 260 deaths in last 24 hours
Sep 26, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 28,326 people tested positive for COVID-19 during the past 24 hours in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
India-made Covishield cleared for travel to United States from November as of now: Reports
Sep 22, 2021, at 01:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the United States will allow fully vaccinated air passengers to travel to the country from November, Serum Institute's Covishield has become the only Indian-made vaccine to find a place in the list of approved ones for now, media reports said.
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 to resume vaccine export and donations from next month: Health Minister
Sep 21, 2021, at 04:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India will resume export and donations of excess Covid vaccines from next month, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviy announced on Monday.
India records over 30,000 fresh COVID infections in last 24 hours
Sep 19, 2021, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 30,773 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
India reports 28,591 COVID cases, 338 deaths in last 24 hours
Sep 12, 2021, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 28,591 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
84 per cent population in Kashmir has Covid19 antibodies
Sep 12, 2021, at 12:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Depicting widespread prevalence of COVID19 infection in Kashmir, nearly nine out of every ten people here have been found to have antibodies against SARS-CoV2 due to a past infection and subsequent recovery, a pan-district seroprevalence study, results of which were released Friday has shown.
India sets new record on COVID vaccination, administers 1.21 Crore doses so far
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant achievement, a record high of more than 1.21 crore anti-COVID vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday, just five days after India witnessed the first day of administration of 1 crore vaccine doses.
India fights against COVID-19: Bengaluru to become first city to be fully vaccinated
Aug 31, 2021, at 12:19 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said that the Government wants Bengaluru to be the first city in India to become fully vaccinated.
India registers 45,083 new COVID infections, active cases continue to drop
Aug 29, 2021, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 45,083 new COVID infections in the last 24 hours taking the country's active caseload to 3,68,558, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
India achieves new milestone with 1 crore vaccine doses administered in single day
Aug 28, 2021, at 05:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India achieved a new milestone in its COVID vaccination drive by administering over 1 crore doses on Friday, its highest single-day count so far.
India records 30,948 COVID infections in 24 hours, registers lowest active cases in 5 months
Aug 22, 2021, at 07:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 30,948 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours pushing the total tally of cases to 3,24,24,234. The death toll too climbed to 4,34,367 with 403 fresh fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data on Sunday.
Study shows antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination effective against Delta variant
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:01 am
Washington: Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading the antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.