Karnataka to make masks mandatory indoors amid rising Covid cases in China
Dec 23, 2022, at 02:40 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid the rising number of cases in China, the Karnataka government Thursday announced making face masks mandatory indoors, especially in closed places and air-conditioned rooms.
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.
Covid-19: Bengaluru airport to start screening international passengers
Dec 22, 2022, at 03:13 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid a rise in coronavirus cases in China, the US and Japan, the Karnataka government will start screening international passengers to contain the spread of the infection, media reports said.
Four cases of Covid variant responsible for surge in China detected in India
Dec 22, 2022, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/ IBNS: Four cases of BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron, which is responsible for the huge Covid-19 surge in China, have been found in the Indian states of Gujarat and Odisha.
10-year-old girl dies in leopard attack in Maharashtra's Kolhapur
Dec 22, 2022, at 01:21 am
Kolhapur/UNI: A 10-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard at Kedarlingwadi In Shahuwadi tehsil of Kohlapur district in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
WHO warns rising infection cases leading to shortages of antibiotic drugs worldwide
Dec 21, 2022, at 11:35 pm
Washington: Rising cases of infections worldwide have led to a shortage of antibiotics including penicillin and amoxicillin, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) group for supply and access to medicines, Lisa Hedman, said on Wednesday.
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'.
As Covid-19 cases spike in China, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review meet today
Dec 21, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In view of the sudden spurt of Covid -19 cases in China and other countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting to review the situation here on Wednesday.
China risks between 1.3 and 2.1 million deaths if it ends its zero-COVID strategy: Study
Dec 21, 2022, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi: Analysis by Airfinity shows between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity.
Dec 21, 2022, at 03:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has cautioned all states to track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network as massive COVID-19 cases are spreading through China.
UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity
Dec 20, 2022, at 09:02 pm
New York: The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of the planet’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by the end of the decade.
Bangladesh rolls out fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 20, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh government has rolled out the process of administering the fourth COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
Top epidemiologist predicts 60 percent of Chinese population may get COVID-19
Dec 20, 2022, at 02:22 pm
Beijing: A prominent epidemiologist and health economist has said hospitals in China have been completely overwhelmed amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
Cold wave sweeps Odisha, Udayagiri records 5 degree Celsius
Dec 20, 2022, at 02:29 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Cold wave conditions prevailed in almost half of the 30 districts in Odisha with mercury dipped to as low as 5 degree Celsius in Udayagiri in Kandhamal district.
China COVID-19: Expert believes country may experience three winter waves
Dec 19, 2022, at 03:16 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said he believes China might be seeing the first of the three COVID-19 infection waves this winter.
Freezing cold, dry weather continues in Kashmir
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:48 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Freezing cold coupled with dry weather and a drop in night temperature continues in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change: WHO
Dec 17, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Geneva/UNI: Climate change has driven an unprecedented number of more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:12 pm
New York: Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday.
Himachal Pradesh: Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hits Kinnaur district
Dec 17, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Shimla: The villages of Kinnuar district of Himachal Pradesh along with India-Tibet International border jolted by a 3.40 magnitude earthquake last night, Indian Meteorological Department informed.
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 602
Dec 17, 2022, at 01:19 am
Jakarta/UNI: The number of people killed by last month's earthquake in the Indonesian province of West Java has been confirmed at 602 after final tabulation, the Cianjur county government said on Friday.
Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:54 pm
New York: Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, stressed at an international meeting held in Thailand.
South Korea reports 84,571 new Covid cases
Dec 14, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Seoul: South Korea recorded 84,571 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 27,925,572, the health authorities said on Wednesday.
Mercury dips in Kashmir again, Gulmarg records -5.5 deg C
Dec 14, 2022, at 01:20 am
Srinagar/UNI: The Kashmir valley experienced sub-zero temperatures again due to a clear sky while the ski resort of Gulmarg was the coldest place with minus 5.5 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
Once again, US and Europe way ahead on daily calorie intake
Dec 13, 2022, at 07:09 pm
New York: The number of calories per person consumed globally, increased by a full nine per cent on average last year, to 2,960 per day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, in its latest annual statistics report.
NASA's Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after moon missions
Dec 13, 2022, at 12:54 am
Los Angeles/UNI: NASA's Orion spacecraft returned to Earth after making an uncrewed mission around the moon.
Cyclone Mandous: 5 die in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu
Dec 11, 2022, at 12:48 am
Chennai: Five people, including two of a family, died in three separate rain-related incidents in and around Chennai as the Cyclone Mandous crossed the coast near Mamallapuram, about 55km from here, early on Saturday.
New Covid-19 sub variants account for nearly 70 pct new cases in US
Dec 10, 2022, at 02:29 pm
Los Angeles: New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for nearly 70 percent of new Covid-19 cases in the United States in the latest week, according to estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
With ocean in ‘dire straits’, Law of the Sea more relevant than ever
Dec 10, 2022, at 12:45 am
New York: The adoption by most nations of the world of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 40 years ago, was a “vital step to bring governance and order” to the vast collective treasure that is the ocean, said the UN chief António Guterres on Thursday.