XBB1.5 variant of coronavirus found in India
Jan 01, 2023, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: XBB1.5 strain of coronavirus responsible for the rising infections in the United States, was detected in India for the first time on Friday, media reports said.
New Omicron subvariant accounts for over 40 pc of cases in US
Dec 31, 2022, at 09:26 pm
Los Angeles: New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 40.5 per cent of Covid-19 cases in the United States in the week ending December 31, nearly doubling from the previous week, according to data updated Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
France introducing mandatory Covid testing for people flying in from China
Dec 31, 2022, at 09:15 pm
Paris: Beginning next month, all plane passengers traveling from China to France will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results and will be tested again upon arrival, Clement Beaune, the Minister Delegate for Transport of France said.
Maternal Mortality: Ticking up in Pakistan while India stems rise
Dec 31, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Despite gains, maternal deaths haunt South Asia. While the figure ticks up in Pakistan, in India the rise has been stemmed amid challenges, report Amer Malik and Abantika Ghosh from across the border
France introducing mandatory Covid-19 testing for people flying in from China
Dec 31, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Paris: Beginning next month, all plane passengers traveling from China to France will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results and will be tested again upon arrival, Clement Beaune, the Minister Delegate for Transport of France said.
1,50,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres operationalized
Dec 30, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi: In a significant achievement demonstrating strengthening of the country’s health infrastructure, India has surpassed a notable landmark- 150,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) have been operationalised before Dec 31.
India registers 243 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 30, 2022, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi: India registered 243 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the government has recently announced several precautionary measures to prevent a surge in cases amid rise in infection in China and few other nations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.