China reports 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Mar 12, 2022, at 03:21 pm
Beijing: China on Friday reported 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, media reports said.
UN rights chief leads call for global COVID-19 vaccine equity
Mar 11, 2022, at 03:47 pm
New York: The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every week, senior UN figures told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
India registers 4,194 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi: India registered 4,194 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate now stands at 0.52 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:29 pm
New York: Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised the global spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic.
Newest satellite data reveals remarkable decline in Arctic sea ice over just three years
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Washington: In the past 20 years, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology.
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care
Mar 11, 2022, at 02:10 pm
New York: New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen each year.
First patient to receive pig heart transplant in US dies after two months
Mar 10, 2022, at 07:03 am
Washington/IBNS: The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig has died two months after the surgery was carried out, the University of Maryland Medical Centre informed on Wednesday.
Hong Kong's COVID-19 death rate touches highest figure in the world
Mar 10, 2022, at 05:13 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases with the death rate per million people now touching the highest in the world.
India records 4,575 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 09, 2022, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi: India registered 4,575 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Women’s Day: IVI organises vision screenings across Chennai
Mar 09, 2022, at 12:06 am
Chennai: To commemorate International Women’s Day, India Vision Institute (IVI) is taking vision screenings to some 1,100 underprivileged women in communities across Chennai.
India registers 3,993 new COVID-19 cases, 108 deaths in past 24 hours
Mar 08, 2022, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi: India registered 3,993 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking decline in daily count in cases, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
India detects 4,362 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 07, 2022, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India detected 4,362 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours while the daily positivity rate touched 0.71 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Israel detects first Polio case since 1988
Mar 07, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Jerusalem: Israel has detected the first polio case since 1988 in a four-year-old child.
India registers 5,476 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Mar 06, 2022, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 5,476 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated in its official bulletin on Sunday.
Global Covid deaths near 6 mln: WHO
Mar 06, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Geneva/UNI/Xinhua: The number of Covid-19 deaths worldwide is close to 6 million, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-19 restrictions
Mar 06, 2022, at 03:14 pm
Riyadh/UNI/Xinhua: Saudi Arabia announced the lifting of most precautionary measures against COVID-19, citing the improved pandemic situation in the country.
Mar 06, 2022, at 02:46 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Under the patronage of the Directorate of Health Services for Kashmir, an exclusive awareness program for Senior Citizens was held at a local hotel in Srinagar.
Free medical camp held at Yarigund, Kashmir
Mar 06, 2022, at 01:40 am
Srinagar/IBNS: A free medical camp was organised at Yarigund Kawoosa, Budgam by the Misra Baktoo Foundation during its week-long programme on the eve of Meraj Alam and in the memory of Late Misra Baktoo.
Over one billion obese people globally, health crisis must be reversed - WHO
Mar 05, 2022, at 10:14 pm
New York: On World Obesity Day, marked on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to do more to reverse what is a preventable health crisis.
India records 5,921 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 05, 2022, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,921 new COVID-19 cases as the daily positivity rate of the country now stands at 0.63 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:56 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.
UNEP combats pollution, restores ozone and protects seas – UN chief tells 50th anniversary session
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:45 pm
For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward “based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth built on the pillars of international cooperation,” Secretary-General António Guterres told a landmark special session on Thursday, commemorating the agency’s golden anniversary.
India registers 6,396 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 04, 2022, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi: India registered 6,396 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate declined to 0.69 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
COVID-19: Depression, anxiety soared 25 per cent in a year
Mar 04, 2022, at 03:07 am
New York: In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 per cent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Push for ‘more caring, thoughtful’ relationship with nature: UN chief
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:47 am
New York: Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day.
Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:44 am
Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday to end plastic pollution, and forge an international legally binding agreement, by the end of 2024.
Ukraine: Oxygen shortage putting lives in danger
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:36 am
New York: On day seven of the Ukraine crisis, UN-led efforts to ramp up support to the country’s embattled health workers have continued, with the first shipment of lifesaving supplies due to arrive in neighbouring Poland in the coming hours.
Pvt hospitals allowed to exchange Covid-19 vaccine vials nearing expiry with govt hospitals
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The health ministry has said private and government hospitals in states can exchange of COVID-19 vaccines, adding that it does not have objection if states allow it.
India reports 6,561 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mar 03, 2022, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 6,561 fresh COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 142 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Thursday.
COVID-19: Germany first to contribute ‘fair share’ for vaccine equity push
Mar 02, 2022, at 11:16 pm
New York: Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their “fair share” towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday.