India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 127.61 Cr
Dec 05, 2021, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi: With the administration of 1,04,18,707 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 127.61 Cr (1,27,61,83,065) as per provisional reports till 7 am on Sunday.
India's 5th Omicron variant case detected in Delhi, Tanzania returnee tests positive
Dec 05, 2021, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A 37-year-old man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania and was admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) was Sunday found positive with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, making it the fifth case of the strain in the country.
As Omicron variant's fear spread, India records 8,895 new COVID cases in last 24 hours
Dec 05, 2021, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 8,895 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Covid-19: Fourth case of Omicron variant in India detected in Maharashtra
Dec 05, 2021, at 06:21 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A 33-year-old unvaccinated man from Maharashtra, who traveled to Mumbai from South Africa via Dubai and Delhi late last month, has tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, becoming the fourth case of the new strain that has triggered alarm worldwide.
COVID-19: First case of Omicron variant confirmed in Gujarat, third in India
Dec 04, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Ahmedabad/Jamnagar: The first case of Omicron variant of Coronavirus was detected in Gujarat on Saturday after a 72-year old man, who had returned to Jamnagar from Zimbabwe, tested positive for the new variant.
Omicron strain spread might lead to end of Covid-19 pandemic, believes expert
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant may result in the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the professor of Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology told Sputnik Radio.
China: Shijiazhuang reports 4 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Beijing: The Luquan District in China's Shijiazhuang region recorded four new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, media reports said.
Omicron: Don't panic but prepare for likely spread, says WHO
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:47 pm
New York: As scientists continue to investigate the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for its likely spread.
World must not blame Africa for undervaccination while denying continent shots, says expert
Dec 04, 2021, at 06:26 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The international community should not be blaming African nations for being undervaccinated while at the same time limiting their access to vaccines, South African expert Solly Moeng told Sputnik.
India record 8,603 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours amid Omicron scare
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi: 8,603 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in India in the past 24 hours as authorities are imposing stricter rules to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant across the nation.
Omicron patient 'escaped', 10 others who came in contact 'missing': Karnataka minister
Dec 04, 2021, at 04:25 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: One of the two men found positive for Omicron strain in Karnataka "escaped" after procuring a Covid-19 negative certificate from a private lab, the state government said on Friday.
12 suspected Omicron cases detected in Delhi hospital, results pending
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twelve suspected cases of Omicron COVID variant have been admitted to hospitals in Delhi after they arrived on international flights over the past three days.
Benefits of all Covid vaccines approved in EU outweigh potential risks: European Medicines Agency
Dec 04, 2021, at 02:16 am
Brussels/UNI/Sputnik: The benefits of all Covid-19 vaccines approved in the European Union outweigh the risks, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday.
Div Com Kashmir discusses Omicron containment measures
Dec 04, 2021, at 12:14 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In view of the spread of Omicron in different parts of the world, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Tuesday chaired a special meeting of officers to formulate the strategy for containment measures.
Smoking whilst pregnant linked to smaller babies in future pregnancies: Study
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Researchers from University Hospital Southampton (UHS) have found that the link between smoking at the start of pregnancy and having a smaller baby may extend to future pregnancies.
First Omicron variant case confirmed in Sri Lanka: Health official
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Colombo/UNI/Sputnik: Sri Lankan health authorities said on Friday that they have detected the first case of Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country.
COVID-19: WHO calls for greater vigilance amid fast-spreading Omicron variant
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Manila/UNI/Xinhua: World Health Organisation (WHO) regional director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai on Friday urged people to remain vigilant against the spread of the potentially more transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant.
Covid-19: South Africa hit by fourth wave driven by Omicron variant of coronavirus
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Cape Town/IBNS: The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant has hit South Africa as seven of the country's nine provinces reported cases linked to the new strain, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday, according to media reports.
Take doubles doses, wear masks as precaution against Omicron; Indian govt
Dec 03, 2021, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Friday asked people to take double doses of vaccines, wear masks and maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 which has been detected in the country.
Chinese mainland reports 80 locally transmitted Coronavirus cases
Dec 03, 2021, at 03:24 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
Dec 03, 2021, at 03:00 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed the deadly second wave of the pandemic and registered two Omicron variant cases on Thursday, registered 9,216 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
UK records highest daily number of COVID cases since mid-July
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:26 pm
London/UNI/Xinhua: Britain registered 53,945 new COVID-19 infections, the highest since July 17, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,329,074, according to official figures released Thursday.
Dec 03, 2021, at 06:23 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Augnito, an advanced medical Voice AI solution, handed over the keys to a multi-purpose vehicle that can be used for conducting camps in the remotest of areas to DigiSwasthya, a health tech non-profit organization, to proliferate accessibility of healthcare across rural India.
Five contacts of Omicron infected patient in Bengaluru test Covid-19 positive
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:27 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Five contacts of one of the patients, infected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, have tested positive for Covid-19, Bengaluru's civic body informed on Thursday, according to media reports.
India's first Omicron patient left for Dubai week after testing positive: Records
Dec 03, 2021, at 03:52 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A 66-year-old man, who has become one of India's first two cases of the Omicron Covid variant to have arrived in the country on Nov 20, left for Dubai on a flight seven days later, official records showed on Thursday.
Covid-19: Too early to say Omicron will create mild illness only, say top South African scientists
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:43 am
The top South African scientists have told the country's lawmakers that it is still too early to say the Omicron variant will only cause mild illness, media reports said.
Scientists propose cheaper mass PCR testing method sans kits: COVID Research
Dec 03, 2021, at 01:26 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: A group of Singaporean and British scientists has proposed a scalable cheap alternative to the existing PCR testing method using kits to increase the availability of timely and uninterrupted COVID testing in lower income countries, according to research published in the journal 'Nature'.
Covid-19: India's first two cases of Omicron variant detected in Karnataka
Dec 02, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two Covid-19 cases of Omicron variant have been detected for the first time in India on Thursday, the Union health ministry said.
Child health and nutrition status shows some improvements, a long way to go still to achieve targets
Dec 02, 2021, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: While it is heartening to see some improvements in some of the child health and nutrition indicators in India, as revealed by the recent National Family Health Survey findings (NFHS-5), a closer look at the numbers suggests that it’s still a long way to go in reaching the Poshan Abhiyan targets and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) within the stipulated time of 2022 and 2030 respectively.
India reports 9,765 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 02, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 9,765 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 477 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated on Wednesday.