Jammu and Kashmir: In a first, advanced laparoscopic surgery conducted at MCCH Anantnag
Jul 19, 2021, at 01:41 am
Anantnag: The doctors at the Maternity and Children Care Hospital (MCCH), an associated hospital of the Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag conducted an advanced laparoscopic surgery of a woman diagnosed with a complex ovarian cyst.
Sri Lanka approves Chinese Sinovac vaccines; three members of expert panel resign
Jul 19, 2021, at 01:34 am
A day after the Sri Lankan regulatory body cleared the Chinese Sinovac Covid vaccine, three members of the expert panel which approved the vaccine resigned on Saturday, citing disregard to their advice against the approval, media reports said.
India records 41,157 fresh COVID infections in 24 hours, active cases continue to decline
Jul 18, 2021, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India logged 41,157 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, which is 7.4 percent higher than Saturday. During the same period, 518 deaths were recorded.
Coronavirus infection can make patients more susceptible to active tuberculosis
Jul 18, 2021, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Covid-19 can make a person more vulnerable to active tuberculosis as it is an "opportunistic infection like Black Fungus", according to Union Health Ministry.
Jul 18, 2021, at 05:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata on Saturday recorded zero daily deaths due to Covid-19 after nearly three and half months while Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal (North Bengal) registered the highest number of fresh infections in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Act now to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all: ECOSOC President
Jul 17, 2021, at 07:11 pm
New York: Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in his address to the closing its high-level segment.
Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:43 pm
New York: Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
Heart should be checked within a few months of Covid-19 recovery: Dr. Samin Sharma
Jul 17, 2021, at 05:44 pm
Dr. Samin K Sharma, renowned interventional cardiologist and Senior Vice-President, Operations & Quality at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, was the guest at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement earlier in July. In the course of his interaction with Ehsaas Woman of Mumbai Karishma Mehta, a lawyer and a banker by profession, Dr. Sharma spoke about the effects of COVID-19 on hearts and how one can take precaution or recover from it. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings the highlights
Over 2.74 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry
Jul 17, 2021, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: More than 2.74 crore (2,74,37,108) balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
India records 38,079 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 560 deaths
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 38,079 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage reaches nearly 40 cr: Ministry of Health
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:03 am
New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID Vaccination Coverage reached nearly 40 crore (39,93,62,514), as per the 7 pm provisional report on Friday.
WHO supremo Tedros urges China to to be more cooperative in finding the origin of COVID-19
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:59 am
Geneva: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked China to be more cooperative with the WHO's second phase of the investigation into the origins of Covid-19.
Reliance General Insurance introduces new top-up policy
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Reliance General Insurance Company Limited (RGICL) has launched the Reliance Health Super Top-up insurance policy.
Sharp rise in Africa COVID 19 deaths, WHO reports
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New York: COVID-19 deaths in Africa have risen sharply in recent weeks, amid the fastest surge in cases the continent has seen so far in the pandemic, the regional office for the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout
Jul 16, 2021, at 05:33 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide missing out on routine immunizations last year, two UN agencies reported on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Manipur imposes total curfew for 10 days from July 18
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Guwahati: As cases related to Delta variant of COVID-19 in the state are rising, the Manipur government decided to impose a total curfew in the state for ten days from July 18.
Third wave likely to hit in August, may be comparatively mild: ICMR
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The third wave of COVID is likely to hit India during the end of August and might be comparatively mild than the second one, Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has told NDTV.
Study reveals Chinese cities among 25 big producers of greenhouse gases
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:09 pm
An analysis of emission trends has shown Chinese cities are among the big emitters responsible for more than half the carbon produced by 167 urban centres worldwide, media reports said on Thursday.
Covid19: WHO chief Tedros says world in the early stages of 'third wave'
Jul 15, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday warned the world about the 'early stages' of the third wave of Covid-19 as the infections caused by the Delta variant increased.
India reports 41,806 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 15, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported 41,806 new COVID-19 cases as per the data of India's Health Ministry.
Pakistan: Sindh bans indoor dining, closes schools amid a spike in COVID-19 cases
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Sindh government on Wednesday announced that it had decided to reimpose coronavirus restrictions regarding indoor dining and also ordered the closure of all schools in the province due to a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.
Nepal remains vulnerable to Zika virus outbreak
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Health experts in Nepal warned the government over the possible outbreak of the Zika virus--recently detected in the southern Indian state of Kerala--as the virus vector remains present in almost all districts in Nepal. Mosquitoes that transmit the dengue virus also transmit the Zika virus.
Delhi records 77 COVID-19 cases
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi registered 77 cases of COVID-19 and one death from the virus in the past 24 hours, a health bulletin said here on Wednesday.
Face mask to remain compulsory in London public transport after July 19
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:56 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Wednesday that wearing face mask in the city's public transport will remain compulsory after July 19, when the UK central government is set to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England.
UN body unveils new plan to end ecological destruction, ‘preserve and protect nature’
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New York: Equitably “redirecting, repurposing or eliminating incentives” that harm biodiversity by at least $500 billion per year is just one of the 21 ambitious targets of a new draft agreement released by a UN body in the lead up to the landmark November climate conference, COP26, in the United Kingdom.
India reports 38,792 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours amid dip in daily vaccination
Jul 14, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday reported 38,792 new COVID-19 cases at a time the country is once again struggling to cope up with the vaccine demand from 1.3 billion people.
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:35 am
Bangkok: Thailand authorities have decided to mix Oxford's AstraZeneca with China's Sinovac vaccine to combat rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
Sidestepping China, Taiwan tech companies buy 10m Covid vaccine doses
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:20 am
Taipei: Major Taiwanese tech companies have drafted a deal to buy 10m vaccine doses for Taiwan, completely sidestepping China, media reports said.
Nepal to get 1.6 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses as donation from Japan
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:57 am
Japan will donate 1.6 million Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses to Nepal through the WHO’s COVAX, which will help the country to provide the second dose to people who had already received the first doses of Covishield.
Centre raises concerns over gross violations of COVID-19 guidelines
Jul 14, 2021, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Tuesday said the third wave of COVID-19 can be seen in some parts of the world and warned of a similar outcome if COVID-19 appropriate behaviour is not followed by the public.