COVID-19 vaccine offers 90 percent protection: Pfizer
Nov 09, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Washington: A COVID-19 vaccine, which is jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, has shown 90 percent effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 infections during the ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies said on Monday.
Nov 09, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Srinagar: In a bid to fight COVID-19, authority is currently constructing a 200-bed building in the campus of District Hospital of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri region.
Covid-19 positivity ratio surges across major Pakistani cities
Nov 09, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has noted a rapid increase in Covid-19 positivity ratio across various cities of the country.
India's Covid-19 tally touches 85.5 lakh mark with close to 46,000 cases in 24 hours
Nov 09, 2020, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Novel Coronavirus tally in India on Monday touched 85.5 lakh mark with the reporting of close to 46,000 cases in the last 24 hours.
India records 490 new COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Nov 09, 2020, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India registered 490 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health data released on Monday revealed.
Australia begins production of Oxford-developed Corona vaccine
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australia commenced locally manufacturing a Coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford from Monday.
Global tally of COVID-19 cases exceeds 50mln: Johns Hopkins University
Nov 09, 2020, at 01:45 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of COVID-19 infections across the world has surpassed 50 million, according to the latest data provided by Johns Hopkins University on Sunday.
COVID-19: Toll in West Bengal rises to 7,294
Nov 09, 2020, at 04:21 am
Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 7,294 with the death of 59 persons on Sunday, while the tally touched 4,05,314 with 3,920 new confirmed cases.
Portugal introduces 2-week curfew over surge in COVID-19 cases
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:26 am
Lisbon/Sputnik: The Portuguese government on Sunday introduced a curfew that covers a territory where about 70 percent of the population reside, and the measure will be in effect until at least November 23 over a surge in COVID-19 contagion.
Pre-existing coronavirus antibodies could help protect children against new pandemic strain: Study
Nov 09, 2020, at 01:13 am
London: Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have found that some antibodies, created by the immune system during infection with common cold coronaviruses, can also target SARS-CoV-2 and may confer a degree of protection against the new viral strain.
Difference between COVID-19 recovered and active cases steadily increasing in India: Government
Nov 08, 2020, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi: India has reported less than 50,000 daily new cases in the last 24 hours with 45,674 persons having tested positive for COVID-19. New daily cases have been trending downward since 15th of October.
India's coronavirus tally crosses 85 lakh-mark
Nov 08, 2020, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With 45,674 new infections in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus tally surpassed 85 lakh-mark.
France sets New Daily record with over 60,000 COVID-19 cases
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France has registered 60,486 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the epidemic, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said on Friday.
Gautam Gambhir self-isolates after COVID-19 case at home
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has said he is staying in isolation in his home after someone at his home has contracted the virus.
US sets new daily record with more than 128,000 COVID-19 cases: Reports
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States has registered more than 128,000 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the epidemic, US media reported.
India registers over 50,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: India registered 50,357 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’: WHO chief
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:10 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues evolving, the world must “take all opportunities to learn and improve the response as we go”, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.
‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics
Nov 07, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but preventable diseases – amid disruptions to vital immunization programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have said.
Cuba to vaccinate entire population against COVID-19 in 2021 - Foreign Minister
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Cuba will vaccinate all its residents against the coronavirus infection in 2021, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.
India reports over 47,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally touches 84.11 lakh
Nov 06, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The daily cases of Novel Coronavirus in India dipped on Friday as the vast country of 1.3 billion people reported over 47,000 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Pakistan: Sindh region witnesses spike in COVID-19 cases, virus claims 17 lives
Nov 06, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Sindh region has registered 556 new cases of the coronavirus and 17 deaths, which is the highest daily jump in infections since July 29, media reports said on Friday.
Indian cos get licence to manufacture simpler NASA designed ventilators
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Ventilators are in great demand during this pandemic period. The VITAL ventilators designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Covid-19 patients are affordable and simpler in design. Five Indian companies have recently received licences to manufacture it, reports Natasa Milas
India reports over 50,000 Covid-19 cases, tally touches 83.64 lakh
Nov 05, 2020, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which has been reporting a steady decline in Novel Coronavirus cases over the last several days, registered over 50,000 Covid-19 cases on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Red Cross Society organises blood donation camp at DH Handwara
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Srinagar: Red Cross Society Kupwara on Tuesday organised a blood donation camp in collaboration with District Hospital Handwara in which forty units of blood were donated by local volunteers of Handwara and adjoining areas.
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:17 pm
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India registers 46254 new COVID-19 cases
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 46,254 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health released data showed on Wednesday.
Delhi records highest single-day jump in Covid-19 cases with 6,725 fresh infections
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Tuesday recorded a whopping 6,725 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest single daily tally since the pandemic stuck the national capital.
Seven different "disease forms" identified in mild COVID-19: Study
Nov 03, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Vienna: In a study recently published in the top journal "Allergy", a team of MedUni Vienna scientists led by immunologist Winfried F. Pickl and allergologist Rudolf Valenta (both from the Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology) showed that there are seven "forms of disease" in COVID-19 with mild disease course and that the disease leaves behind significant changes in the immune system, even after 10 weeks.
Hot or cold weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 pandemic spread, study finds
Nov 03, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Austin: The link between weather and COVID-19 is complicated. Weather influences the environment in which the coronavirus must survive before infecting a new host. But it also influences human behavior, which moves the virus from one host to another.
New Zealand confirms 2nd COVID-19 case of managed isolation worker
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday that a second worker at the Sudima hotel managed isolation facility in Christchurch was tested positive for COVID-19.