Dec 30, 2022, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All fliers from China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand will have to submit a negative Covid-19 test report before arrival in India starting Jan 1, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Thursday.
Floods in Philippines leave 32 dead
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:31 pm
Manila/UNI: The death toll from heavy rain and floods triggered by a shear line in the Philippines has climbed to 32, according to the government data released on Thursday.
All govt centres in Delhi are out of free Covid booster shots, shows CoWIN app
Dec 29, 2022, at 03:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: No government health centre in the national capital has free-of-cost Covid vaccines left, while paid vaccines for all at private facilities, continue to be available over the next few days, media reports said.
Floods of Fury Crush Tourism Earners in India and Pakistan
Dec 29, 2022, at 02:03 am
Fatalism and hope hang heavy in the air as Pakistan and India battle nature’s fury dealing a big blow to the small-scale earners in the tourism industry. Iffat Hasan Rizvi, K Rajendran and Sai Manish report from the two sides of the border
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have studied the efficacy of a specific bacterial endoglucanase enzyme, RfGH5_4 from Ruminococcus flavefaciens in breaking down woody biomatter into simple sugar that can be fermented efficiently to produce bioethanol – a promising renewable fuel that can replace petroleum-based fuel systems.
Four international travellers test COVID positive in Tamil Nadu
Dec 28, 2022, at 10:04 pm
Chennai: Four international travellers who returned from China and Dubai have tested COVID positive at the Madurai and Chennai international airports on Wednesday.
UN chief issues global ‘wake-up call’ on Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Dec 28, 2022, at 03:54 pm
New York: Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected, the UN chief reminded on Tuesday, the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
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.
Assam: Health Department conducts Covid-19 mock drill in Government and Private Health Institutions
Dec 28, 2022, at 12:02 am
Guwahati: In line with the Covid-19 mock drill held all over the country, the Health Department, Assam has successfully conducted the mock drill in the state.
Japan govt imposing mandatory Covid-19 testing for arrivals from China: Reports
Dec 27, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Tokyo: Mandatory testing for COVID-19 is being introduced by the Japanese government from December 30 upon arrival for travelers from China due to an increase in the number of confirmed cases there, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.
India fully prepared to deal with any Covid-19 eventuality: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Dec 27, 2022, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said the country was fully prepared to deal with any eventuality, if the Covid-19 cases spike once again in the country.
Covid-19: Hospitals across country to hold mock drills today to tackle any spike in infections
Dec 27, 2022, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hospitals across the country will be holding mock drills on Tuesday to assess their preparedness to tackle any Covid-19 spike, media reports said.
Philippines floods: Death toll touches 13
Dec 27, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Manila: The death toll from heavy rain and floods triggered by shear lines in the Philippines has climbed to 13, said the government's disaster agency on Tuesday.
Death toll due to heavy winter storm across US rises to 50
Dec 27, 2022, at 02:41 pm
Washington: At least 50 people had died in the United States by Monday morning as a result of heavy winter storm-related incidents, media reported.
Kolkata: Suspected COVID-19 British national sent to isolation ward
Dec 26, 2022, at 09:58 pm
Kolkata: A British national, who was on his way to Gaya via Kolkata, was on Monday taken to a city hospital after being detected with Coronavirus-19 during a random check at the airport, official sources confirmed.
Four foreigners found Corona positive in Bihar
Dec 26, 2022, at 09:50 pm
Gaya: Four foreigners were found Corona positive in Bodh Gaya of Bihar who had come to participate in Kalchakra puja and discourse of Tibetan religious head Dalai Lama.
Hetero’s Covid-19 oral drug 'Paxlovid' to receive WHO prequalification
Dec 26, 2022, at 08:21 pm
Hyderabad/Kolkata: Hetero, a pharmaceutical company, on Monday announced the receipt of World Health Organization Prequalification of Medicines Program (WHO PQ) approval for its generic version of COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate nirmatrelvir.
Dec 26, 2022, at 02:21 am
Beijing: China might have witnessed 248 million people, or nearly 18 percent of the total population, contracting COVID-19 during the first 20 days of December, a leaked document has shown.
Agra: China-returnee tests COVID-19 positive, sample sent for genome sequencing
Dec 26, 2022, at 12:57 am
Agra: A man, who returned from China on Friday, has tested positive for COVID-19 in Agra, media reports said.
Centre asks states to hold mock drills at health facilities amid Covid spike in China
Dec 25, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Covid-19 cases are on a spike in China setting off an alarm, the Centre has asked states to hold mock drills at health facilities to ensure swift response if Covid cases in the country surge again.
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.
WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world
Dec 24, 2022, at 09:25 pm
New York: From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate-related disasters have affected millions and cost billions this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, describing the “tell-tale signs and impacts” of intensified climate change.
Toronto surpasses target for 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions, calls for ambitious future targets
Dec 24, 2022, at 02:40 am
Toronto/IBNS: 2020 Sector-based Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory, which tracks Toronto’s progress towards its GHG reduction targets has been released showing the city's community-wide emissions in 2020 was 43 per cent lower than in 1990, which exceeds the 2020 target of a 30 per cent reduction.
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'.
Dec 23, 2022, at 10:01 pm
New York: Millions of Afghan children have been vaccinated during the first nationwide integrated measles and polio campaign in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August 2021, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
WHO’s Tedros recaps challenging year, appeals for more information on COVID spread in China
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:40 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the evolving COVID-19 situation in China, saying the UN agency continued to receive increasing reports of severe continuous disease across the country.
Govt approved Bharat Biotech's nasal anti-Covid vaccine: Reports
Dec 23, 2022, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The central government has approved Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine against Covid-19 amid the fresh scare of a surge in infections, media reports said.
Coronavirus, drug overdose deaths push US life expectancy to lowest since 1996
Dec 23, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Los Angeles: The increase in Covid-19 and drug overdose deaths have pushed US life expectancy to the lowest level since 1996, according to a new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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.
'Covid not over yet': PM Modi warns against complacency in Covid review meeting
Dec 23, 2022, at 04:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid growing cases of Covid-19 in China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while chairing a review meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the country Thursday urged people to wear masks though his government did not make it mandatory.