COVID19: India conducts over 6 lakh tests in 24 hours
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi: India has continued testing more than 6 lakh COVID-19 samples for the second consecutive day.
Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible, says World Health Organization
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:33 pm
New York: The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support for the practice.
Philippines: UN and partners launch major COVID-19 response plan to aid 5.4 million
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:25 pm
New York: Prioritizing the safety and well-being of women and girls, the UN and partners launched on Tuesday a COVID-19 humanitarian response plan to assist some 5.4 million of the poorest and most marginalized people in the Philippines.
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest-ever single-day spike of 2,752 infections and 54 deaths, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has mounted to 80,984, including 22,315 active ones, 1,785 fatalities and 56,884 discharges, reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Coronavirus tally reaches 2,44,020
Aug 04, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh recorded 1,918 more COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours taking the south Asian nation's overall tally to 2,44,020, the Directorate General of Health Services said on Tuesday.
Storms, coronavirus pose ‘double threat’ for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:49 pm
New York: Across Central America and the Caribbean, the more than 70 million children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could soon face another threat – catastrophic hurricane storms, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
‘No silver bullet’ to combat COVID-19, says UN health agency head
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:31 pm
New York: There is “no silver bullet” to combat COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency told journalists on Monday, adding, “and there might never be”.
Uttar Pradesh: COVID-19 case tally breaches 1 lakh-mark
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:05 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The COVID-19 case tally of Uttar Pradesh crossed one lakh-mark on Tuesday after recording 2,983 fresh cases.
India's Covid recoveries cross 12 lakh mark, recovery rate 66.31 pc
Aug 04, 2020, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India's COVID recoveries on Tuesday crossed the 12 lakh mark after the country recorded 44,306 cured/discharged cases with the rate of recovery improving to 66.31 per cent.
India registers 52,050 new COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 38938
Aug 04, 2020, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 52, 050 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
New York State Reports Lowest Death Rate, Hospitalization Since Pandemic Began - Cuomo
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:55 pm
Washington/Sputnik: New York State has reported its lowest daily figures for deaths, hospitalizations and patients in intensive care units (ICUs) from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, Governor Andrew Cuomo told a press conference on Monday.
COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Not Expected This Year - Head of Gamaleya Reseach Institute
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The coronavirus vaccine will not be available for children in Russia yet, it has to go through a full cycle of trials on adults first, the director of the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Alexander Gintsburg, told Sputnik.
West Bengal: COVID-19 death toll surpasses 1700 mark with highest single-day spike of 53 fatalities
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Monday recorded the highest-ever spike in deaths with 53 people succumbing to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, officials said.
India playing leading role in development of COVID vaccine, says WHO
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:47 pm
Geneva/UNI: WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Dr Michael Ryan on Monday said that India is playing a leading role in the development of potential vaccine candidate and also producing potential anti-COVID drugs.
DCGI approves Phase II+III trials of Oxford University vaccine by Serum Institute
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to Serum Institute of India, Pune to conduct Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (COVISHIELD) in India. This will hasten the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
India crosses a milestone, conducts more than 2 crore COVID tests
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi: In a landmark achievement, India has tested 2,02,02,858 COVID-19 samples so far.
Lucknow: Large number of Corona positive patients go missing
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Lucknow health authorities have informed the police after it was found that in the last nine days as many as 2,290 patients, who have tested positive for coronavirus, have submitted their false information including name, address, contact number etc. to the local administration during their tests.
Wockhardt announces COVID-19 vaccine partnership with UK Govt
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Pharma major, Wockhardt on Monday said that it has entered into an agreement with the UK Government to fill finish COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19: Three areas in Gorakhpur to face complete lockdown from Aug 4-10
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:10 pm
Gorakhpur/UNI: With 217 more cases being identified in the past 24 hours and amidst the spike in the number of infections, three police station areas of Gorakhpur will observe a complete lockdown from August 4-10.
Three Gambian cabinet ministers test positive for COVID-19 - Presidential Office
Aug 03, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Gambian presidential office announced on Monday that the country's ministers of finance, energy and agriculture tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 : 1178 new cases detected in Assam, death toll rises to 105
Aug 03, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: With four more deaths, the COVID-19 toll in Assam has mounted to 105.
Indian Vision Institute launches National Children’s Eye Health and Safety Campaign
Aug 03, 2020, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India Vision Institute (IVI) has launched a For Our Children campaign during August to focus attention on children’s eye health.
China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:31 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua: No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.
COVID-19 death toll in India touches 38135
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:25 pm
India registered 771 new deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 to 38135, as per Ministry of Health website.
Global COVID-19 tally exceed 18 mln - Johns Hopkins University
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:01 pm
New York/UNI Global COVID-19 cases have surpassed 18 million reaching 18,002,567, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center.
China registers 43 new COVID-19 cases, 11 asymptomatic cases over 24-Hour Period
Aug 03, 2020, at 02:19 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China registered 43 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, 10 COVID-19 patients recovered over that period, which is four less than the day before, the country’s National Health Commission said on Monday.
COVID-19: West Bengal sees highest one-day jump of 2739 cases, 49 deaths
Aug 03, 2020, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 2739 infections and 49 deaths, West Bengal's Covid-19 tally has mounted to 75,516, including 21,108 active cases, 1678 fatalities and 52,730 discharges, reports said on Sunday.
Another Kolkata traffic cop succumbs to COVID-19, 8th fatality in the force
Aug 02, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police on Sunday reported its eighth Covid-19 fatality as a traffic constable posted in Jorabagan Traffic Guard succumbed to coronavirus.
No end in sight to COVID crisis, and its impact will last for ‘decades to come’: WHO
Aug 02, 2020, at 11:29 pm
New York: Expressing “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts”, the emergency committee convened by the UN health agency’s chief, made it clear that there is not yet an end in sight to the public health crisis that has so far infected more than 17 million and killed over 650,000 people.
Breastfeeding ‘for a healthier planet’
Aug 02, 2020, at 11:05 pm
New York: World Breastfeeding Week got underway on Saturday, with the UN urging communities everywhere to “support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. Health agency (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a joint call for governments to protect and promote women’s access to skilled breastfeeding counselling - a critical component of breastfeeding support.