COVID-19: India's Omicron tally touches 781, daily case count rises
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India registered a significant rise in daily count in the past 24 hours as 9,195 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Pakistan detects 79 Omicron cases so far
Dec 29, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday said 79 Omicron cases have been detected in the country so far.
Massive spike in daily Covid cases after Delhi, Mumbai see record jump
Dec 29, 2021, at 06:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India witnessed a massive spike in Covid-19 cases with Mumbai and Delhi registering a 70 percent and 50 percent jump over a 24-hour period.
Number of cancer patients rising in Afghanistan: Officials
Dec 29, 2021, at 05:03 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said the number of cancer patients in the country's state-run hospitals have increased in recent times, according to media reports.
Jammu & Kashmir witnesses 91 fresh COVID-19 cases, one death
Dec 29, 2021, at 02:25 am
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 91 fresh Covid-19 cases while one person died due to the infection during the last 24 hours, official sources said.
France: Govt tightens restrictions amid fear over Omicron spread
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Paris: France has announced stricter restrictions to curb COVID-19 spike amid rising concern over Omicron spread.
China: Mainland reports 182 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 182 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
Vietnam detects first Omicron case
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam has emerged as the latest nation to report an Omicron case, media reports said on Tuesday.
UNESCO marks semi-centennial anniversary of biosphere preservation
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New York: The UN cultural agency commemorated on Monday the 50th anniversary of its Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which created in 1971, has been promoting a long-lasting connection between people and nature.
India gives nod to two more anti-COVID-19 vaccines, one drug
Dec 28, 2021, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Strengthening the fight against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday gave nod to two more anti-COVID-19 vaccines and a drug to battle the deadly virus.
India's Omicron tally touches 653, Maharashtra tops chart
Dec 28, 2021, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi: India's Omicron tally touched 653 while the overall new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours in the country reached 6,358, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Spain registers highest-ever 14-day incidence of COVID-19 after Christmas break
Dec 28, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Madrid/UNI/Xinhua: The Spanish Ministry of Health on Monday evening said that the 14-day incidence of the coronavirus rose by 294 points in the four days from Dec. 23 to 1,206.21 cases per 100,000 people after the Christmas holiday weekend.
Delhi junior doctors threaten shutdown of medical services over police crackdown on NEET protest
Dec 28, 2021, at 05:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hundreds of resident doctors practicing in Delhi on Monday threatened to completely shut down medical services, alleging a brutal police crackdown on their protest against the delay in college allotments after the NEET postgraduate exam.
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.
China will have great difficulty with Omicron and zero covid policy: South African scientist
Dec 28, 2021, at 01:09 am
Cape Town, South Africa: South African scientist, who had informed the world about Omicron, said China's 'Zero Covid' policy won't work against the super-transmissible mutant variant.
South Korea approves first oral Covid pill treatment
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Seoul/UNI/Sputnik: South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Monday approved Pfizer’s oral antiviral pill, the first one to treat Covid-19 in the country, after a panel of experts reviewed its safety and efficiency, national media said.
Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere
Dec 27, 2021, at 09:58 pm
New York: COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life for all of humanity, the UN chief said on Monday, marking the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
Goa records first Omicron case
Dec 27, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Panaji/UNI: First Omicron case was reported in Goa on Monday, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said.
Manipur reports first Omicron variant case
Dec 27, 2021, at 08:33 pm
Imphal: Manipur has reported first Omicron variant positive case.
India's Omicron tally touches 578, total 6,531 new COVID-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
Dec 27, 2021, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which is witnessing a rise in Omicron variant cases, registered 6,531 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
First death from Omicron variant registered in Australia: New South Wales Health
Dec 27, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: The first death from the Omicron strain of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Australia, the health department of the state of New South Wales reports.
India's Omicron tally reaches 422
Dec 26, 2021, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi: India's Omicron case tally has touched 422, data released by the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
India registers 6,987 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Dec 26, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, India on Sunday registered 6,987 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
Iran closing land borders amid Omicron concerns: Customs
Dec 26, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Tehran/UNI/Sputnik: Iran is closing its land borders with the neighboring countries amid a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Rohollah Latifi, the spokesman for Iran's Customs, said.
DCGI approves Covaxin shots for children above 12
Dec 26, 2021, at 04:38 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin received emergency approval from Drugs Controller General of India's (DCGI) for children between the ages of 12 and 18.
Karnataka Medical College reports 30 Covid cases in last four days
Dec 26, 2021, at 02:31 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College in Karnataka's Kollar has become a Coovid cluster after 30 students tested positive for coronavirus in the last four days, according to media reports.
SARS-CoV-2 goes ‘underground’ to spread from cell to cell: Study
Dec 25, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Washignton: The virus that causes COVID-19 has adopted some stealth moves to stay alive and kicking, and one secret to its success is hiding from the immune system by spreading through cell-to-cell transmission, a new study has found.
China: 13 million residents put under lockdown as Xi'an city registers 52 new Covid-19 cases
Dec 25, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Xi'an: Authorities in the Chinese city of Xi'an put an estimated 13 million residents under lockdown as 52 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the region.
Pakistan: Islamabad reports first Omicron case
Dec 25, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Pakistan's Islamabad city has registered the first case of Omicron variant, media reports said on Saturday.
COVID-19: India's Omicron tally touches 415
Dec 25, 2021, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi: India's micron tally touched 415, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.