India records 45,352 new COVID-19 in past 24 hours, 366 deaths
Sep 03, 2021, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: India, a country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Highly infectious C.1.2 Covid variant becomes new cause of worry
Sep 03, 2021, at 03:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The emergence of new C.1.2 Covid variant, found in South Africa, has caused fresh worry while the Delta variant of the virus continues to wreak havoc in many countries.
New Zealand registers 75 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:26 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 75 new community cases of Delta variant of COVID-19, including 74 in the largest city Auckland and one in the capital Wellington on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country's community outbreak to 687.
India records spike in COVID-19 cases as 41,965 new cases recorded in past 24 hours
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India recorded a spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as 41,965 new cases were registered, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Covid: Five cases of Delta variant sub-lineage AY.12 detected in Uttarakhand
Sep 01, 2021, at 01:18 am
Dehradun/IBNS: Uttarakhand has reported five cases of AY.12 variant of Delta - three in Nainital district, one in Kotdwar area of Pauri Garhwal district, and 1 in Rudraprayag district, according to media reports.
India registers 30,941 new COVID-19 cases, 350 deaths
Aug 31, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India registered 30,941 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Pakistan registers 66 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Aug 30, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which has witnessed several rounds of COVID-19 pandemic, registered 66 new deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
India adds 42,909 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 30, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 42,909 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Coronavirus: Delhi records no death for third consecutive day
Aug 28, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, no death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi even as 29 fresh cases emerged in the last 24 hours, the department of health and family welfare reported on Saturday.
Delta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation compared to alpha variant, says study
Aug 28, 2021, at 09:07 pm
New York: People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with those infected with the alpha variant, a study of more than 40,000 cases from England between 29 March and 23 May 2021, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal has confirmed.
India administers over 1 crore vaccine doses in a single day, PM Modi appreciates
Aug 28, 2021, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India administered more than 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Mexican researchers create special facemask neutralizing SARS-CoV-2: University
Aug 27, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Sputnik: The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) has announced that its researchers have created a special textile face mask using silver and copper nanolayers that neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
India records new 44,658 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 496 die
Aug 27, 2021, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi: India registered 44,658 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
India reports over 46,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Aug 26, 2021, at 04:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another spike in daily coronavirus cases, India reported 46,164 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said Thursday.
Covid19 vaccine efficacy dropped as Delta variant arose : CDC
Aug 26, 2021, at 02:25 am
The effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines in frontline workers fell to 66 per cent after the Delta variant emerged compared to 91 per cent before it became dominant, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thai scientists develop robotic arm to draw more AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Aug 26, 2021, at 01:36 am
Bangkok: As Thailand fights its worst-ever Covid-19 outbreak, the scientists in the country have developed a robotic arm that can optimise the use of the coronavirus vaccines, enabling more efficient use of the doses.
India recorded 37,593 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 25, 2021, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which witnessed a deadly second wave of the pandemic, registered 37,593 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
India registers 25,467 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 24, 2021, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 25,467 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours amid fears that a third wave of the pandemic may hit the nation soon.
Sri Lanka registers 4,282 COVID-19 new cases
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Colombo/UNI/Xinhua: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Monday said that the country recorded its highest single day COVID-19 tally of 4,282 cases on Sunday, bringing the total infections to 390,000 since March last year.
Data on need for Covid vaccine booster dose by 2022 : Dr Randeep Guleria
Aug 22, 2021, at 02:56 am
Delhi: The need for a third dose or booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine to maintain protection level against the pathogen could be ascertained after more information is available, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) director Dr Randeep Guleria said today.
India registers 34,457 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 21, 2021, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi: India registered 34,457 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
New Zealand registers 11 new Delta cases of COVID-19 in community
Aug 20, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 11 new Delta cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of cases associated with the current Auckland community outbreak to 31.
Australia fights COVID-19: Curfew imposed in parts of Sydney
Aug 20, 2021, at 03:10 pm
Sydn/Xinhua: Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), epicentre of the country's current COVID outbreak, announced Friday to extend the lockdown on Greater Sydney until the end of September and to impose curfew on some areas of concern.
WHO flags fake Covid vaccine in India and Africa
Aug 19, 2021, at 05:49 am
Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday raised concern over the serious threat posed by fake vaccines to world public health after it confirmed identification of counterfeit versions of Covishield, one of the two primary coronavirus vaccines used in India.
Bangladesh logs 172 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:39 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country still witnessing a deadly wave of COVID-19, registered 172 deaths due to Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
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.
India reports 25,166 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest in 154 days
Aug 17, 2021, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India Tuesday reported the lowest daily cases of COVID-19 in 154 days with the tally going up by 25,166 in the last 24 hours.
Bangladesh registers 187 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Aug 15, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country experiencing a deadly phase of the COVID-19 for the past several months, registered 187 fresh deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
India registers 38,667 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Aug 14, 2021, at 03:00 pm
New Delhi: India, which registered three deaths due to Delta Plus strain of the COVID-19 virus, clocked 38,667 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Covid19: Only 2.6 lakh cases of 'breakthrough infections' among those vaccinated
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: 'Breakthrough infections' - infections contracted after getting at least one dose of vaccine - accounted for 2.6 lakh cases - 0.048 per cent of more than 53.14 crore vaccine doses administered so far, Health Ministry sources said Friday, according to media reports.