WHO says 7,000 avoidable deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 23, 2024, at 12:52 am
There were nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data published on Thursday has revealed.
WHO warns COVID-19 risk still remains high
Jan 13, 2024, at 02:44 pm
The public health risk from COVID-19 remains high, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
India reports 514 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in 24 hours
Jan 11, 2024, at 08:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 514 new Covid-19 cases and three people died of infection in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
WHO warns COVID-19 infections are rising fast globally
Jan 06, 2024, at 03:22 pm
The UN health agency WHO confirmed on Friday that coronavirus numbers are spiking globally and that we “should expect more cases” in the coming winter months in the northern hemisphere.
India sees 22 percent jump in Covid-19 cases: Report
Jan 02, 2024, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has added 22 percent rise in Covid-19 cases amid the surge in infections across the country, media reports said.
India's active Covid-19 caseload rises to 3,742 with 656 new infections as JN.1 variant spreads
Dec 25, 2023, at 12:05 am
New Delhi: India registered an increase of 656 new Covid-19 infections in a single day, causing the active caseload to rise from 3,420 to 3,742, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Aug 19, 2023, at 03:16 pm
Scientists are tracking a highly mutated variant of the virus which causes COVID-19 to understand the extent it can spread or the manner in which it can react against human immunity.
COVID-19: WHO tracking EG.5 'variant of interest'
Aug 11, 2023, at 08:45 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently tracking several COVID-19 "variants of interest", including EG.5 which is on the rise in several countries, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Wednesday.
Delhi sees 509 new Covid cases in 24 hours, positivity rate jumps to 26 pct
Apr 06, 2023, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital Wednesday reported 509 fresh Covid-19 cases with the positivity rate spiking up to 26 per cent from 15.64 per cent a day before.
COVID-19: Nepal confirms spread of XBB.1.16 sub-variant
Apr 04, 2023, at 03:16 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal has confirmed the spread of Omicron’s sub-variant XBB.1.16 in the Himalayan nation.
Covid-19: Centre's top meeting today amid spike in cases
Mar 20, 2023, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The top medical body of the central government will on Monday hold a meeting on the current scenario of Covid-19 amid a recent spike in cases, media reports said.
India gets its first covid nasal vaccine iNCOVACC manufactured by Bharat Biotech
Jan 26, 2023, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday launched the world's first COVID-19 intranasal vaccine, iNCOVACC.
Bharat Biotech's intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to be launched on Republic Day
Jan 22, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Bhopal: Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech is all set to launch its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC on January 26, the company's chairman and managing director Krishna Ella said here on Saturday.
COVID will likely recede into the background, says Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine developer
Jan 07, 2023, at 02:54 pm
Dhaka: Sarah Gilbert, who led a team that developed the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, believes that SARS-CoV-2 will likely recede into the background in the upcoming times.
WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:34 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his first virtual briefing for the year.
XBB1.5 variant of coronavirus found in India
Jan 01, 2023, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: XBB1.5 strain of coronavirus responsible for the rising infections in the United States, was detected in India for the first time on Friday, media reports said.
2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
Dec 28, 2022, at 03:08 pm
New York: The UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola and Monkeypox (now renamed mpox) led to the mobilization of health and aid workers to contain life-threatening illnesses.
Centre focuses on oxygen supply, ventilators in fresh advisory to states on Covid management
Dec 25, 2022, at 01:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked the states and Union Territories to focus on reliable medical oxygen supply in its fresh guidelines for pandemic management amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases in China.
Dec 23, 2022, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi: Virologist Gagandeep Kang on Friday said India is currently doing fine but China, which is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, will experience 'lots and lots of infections'.
Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine to be introduced as booster dose
Dec 23, 2022, at 04:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, will be introduced as a booster dose as the government gears up to avert a fresh wave of coronavirus, media reports said.
Dec 23, 2022, at 12:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a meeting to review the Covid situation with top officials and ministers in the wake of the infection surge in China driven by the BF.7 variant.
Random sampling of international arrivals for Covid test already started: Govt tells Parliament
Dec 22, 2022, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Random sampling for the Covid test has been already started for incoming international passengers, the government told parliament on Thursday.
Mask up in crowded places, govt advises people amid surge in Covid cases in China
Dec 21, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Wednesday advised people to wear masks in crowded places in the wake of a spike in Covid-19 cases in China, the US and Japan.
The news of rising COVID cases coming out of China is concerning: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla
Dec 21, 2022, at 08:42 pm
Mumbai: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday expressed concern over the rising COVID-19 cases in China and said the issue is 'concerning'.
Covid-19: China reports record surge with nearly 40,000 cases on Sunday
Nov 27, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Beijing: China reported a marked surge in COVID-19 infections on November 26 with a record high of 39,791 new cases, Reuters reported citing National Health Commission said on Sunday.
Nov 17, 2022, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi/Hyderabad: The government has denied allegations of irregularities in giving approvals to Bharat Biotech for manufacturing Covaxin, India's first indigenously developed vaccine for Covid-19.
India records 5,664 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 18, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi: India has registered 5,664 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Australia shortens isolation period, scraps mask mandate on domestic flights
Aug 31, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Canberra/UNI: The mandatory isolation period for some Australians who test positive for coronavirus will be cut to five days if they report symptoms.
Maharashtra records 1,183 new Covid cases
Aug 23, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 1,183 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Tuesday.
India's Covid-19 cases on the rise, over 13,000 cases reported in 24 hours
Jun 23, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a further spike in coronavirus cases, 13,313 fresh infections were reported from across the country of 1.3 billion people in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry reported Thursday.