India's Covid-19 tally reaches 81,790
May 15, 2020, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India's Covid tally jumped 80,000-mark on Friday after recording 3,967 new cases, while the death toll reached 2,649 with 100 more fatalities.
Bangladesh wintesses highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases
May 15, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bangladesh crossed 20,000-mark as the country on Friday recorded 1,202 new cases, the highest single-day spike, the Directorate General of Health Services ADG prof Dr Nasima Sultana said.
UN rights chief warns against mishandling the lifting of COVID-19 lockdowns
May 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN Human Rights High Commissioner on Thursday warned of potential risks as more countries move to lift lockdown measures put in place to contain COVID-19 spread.
Pregnant women are not at greater risk of severe COVID-19 than other women: Study
May 15, 2020, at 04:33 pm
London/IBNS: Researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Universities of Leeds and Birmingham, Kings and Imperial Colleges London, have published new research that suggests pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than non-pregnant woman.
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19
May 15, 2020, at 04:26 pm
New York/IBNS: Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in the way they treat psychological illness, amid a potential global spike in suicides and drug abuse.
COVID-19 drugs trial rolled out across UK homes and communities
May 15, 2020, at 02:56 pm
London: A UK trial of drugs which could prevent people aged over 50 who are vulnerable to developing serious coronavirus symptoms is now recruiting participants from across the country.
Odisha reports 48 fresh covid cases
May 15, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha reported fresh 48 covid positive cases today from nine districts, taking the total count in the state to 672.
Maharashtra: Thane reports highest single-day COVID-19 spike
May 15, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Thane/UNI: As many as 201 Covid-19 cases were detected on Thursday in this district, the highest single-day spike in the number of pandemic patients, an official report stated on Friday.
Maharashtra: 74 fresh cases surface in Aurangabad, infection tally rises to 823
May 15, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 74 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus were reported on Friday, taking the infection tally in the district to 823, health officials informed.
Covid-19: 57 fresh positive cases in Andhra Pradesh
May 15, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: As many as 57 fresh cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh during the last 24 hours taking the count of infected persons in the state to 2,157 of which 1,252 have recovered and discharged.
Pune based NovaLead Pharma to conduct Phase 3 trial for its discovery for COVID-19
May 15, 2020, at 10:41 am
Kolkata/UNI: NovaLead Pharma, the Pune based pioneer in the field of drug repurposing in India, has announced that it has received ‘in principal’ clinical trial permission with DCG(I) for its Repurposed Drug discovery to treat moderate COVID-19.
Germany records 913 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 1,73,000: Robert Koch Institute
May 15, 2020, at 10:36 am
Berlin/Sputnik/UNI: Germany has confirmed 913 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 173,152, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry
May 15, 2020, at 10:30 am
Puducherry/UNI: Three more people, including a nine-year-old girl, were tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to seven.
India's COVID-19 tally inches towards 82000-mark
May 15, 2020, at 09:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's COVID-19 tally is all set to touch the 82000-mark as 3967 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health data revealed.
Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis, UN says
May 14, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health issued by the United Nations today.
Study examines how Hong Kong managed first wave of COVID-19 without resorting to complete lockdown
May 14, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Hong Kong/IBNS: Study suggests testing, contact tracing and population behavioural changes—measures which have less disruptive social and economic impact than total lockdown—can meaningfully control COVID-19
May 14, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Geneva/IBNS: All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards global development goals highlighted in the 2020 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific
May 14, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic could help turn the tide on the well-being of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a UN report published on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Aurangabad reports one fatality, 56 new cases
May 14, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: A 55-year-old woman succumbed to the COVID-19 at the Government Medical College and Hospital(GMCH) while 56 new cases were detected here on Thursday, stated GMCH Dean Dr Kanan Yelikar.
COVID-19: Cases in Himachal Pradesh mount to 70
May 14, 2020, at 11:36 am
Shimla/UNI: COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh surged to 70 with two more people testing positive for the virus, Additional Chief Secretary Health R D Dhiman said on Thursday.
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Assam registers 15 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 79
May 13, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As many as 15 new positive cases for COVID-19 have been reported in Assam on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Septuagenarian dies in Jammu, tests positive
May 13, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Jammu/UNI: A 75-year-old man died of Coronavirus in Jammu on Wednesday.
Coping with Opioid Addiction and HIV in the time of a pandemic
May 13, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Combating the coronavirus is not the only challenge in these times. Amid lockdown, these are trying times for those coping with opioid addiction and HIV. A group of young reporters from USA's University of Missouri and India Blooms News Service (IBNS) report on how doctors and healthcare professionals are facing it
Covid-19 deaths in Delhi jump past 100 mark
May 13, 2020, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With 20 fresh deaths being reported due to COVID-19 in the National Capital, the total number of fatalities due to the virus has jumped past 100 mark in the city, Delhi health bulletin said on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: Aurangabad reports two more COVID-19 fatalities
May 13, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/UNI: Two hospitalised women succumbed to the COVID-19 here, stated the Government Medical College and Hospital's Medicine Department Incharge Dr Minakshi Battacharyya on Wednesday.
COVID-19: 48 fresh positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh
May 13, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: As many as 48 fresh Coronavirus positive cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh during the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 2,137.
COVID-19: Youth tests positive in UP's Kaushambi
May 13, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Kaushambi/UNI: A youth, who had recently returned from Mumbai, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district -- an orange zone.
China's Sinovac eyes massive global testing of COVID-19 vaccine, Russia among options
May 13, 2020, at 01:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Sinovac Biotech, which is at the forefront of efforts to halt the COVID-19 pandemic, is planning to conduct phase III of the clinical studies of its potential vaccine globally and is even eyeing Russia for trials since they need active pathogen and the high number of active cases, which is not a case in China, Weining Meng, the senior director of Oversea Business of Sinovac, told Sputnik.
May 13, 2020, at 01:10 pm
New York/IBNS: As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that the health crisis is “quickly becoming a child rights crisis”, requesting $1.6 billion to support its humanitarian response for children impacted by the pandemic. And without urgent action, a further 6,000 under-fives could die each day.
UN sustainable energy project in Ukraine finds a new role: fighting COVID-19
May 13, 2020, at 01:06 pm
New York/IBNS: A United Nations project to promote energy efficiency among Ukrainian homeowners has found a second life – informing 1.8 million of the nation’s citizens on how to combat the COVID-19 virus.