UN-backed report finds no G7-based stock exchange indices align with Paris climate goals
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New York: New research co-authored by the UN Global Compact revealed on Thursday that none of the G7 leading industrial nations’ main stock indices are aligned with global emissions targets set out in the Paris Agreement, thwarting efforts to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
New WHO guidance aims to stamp out rights violations in mental health services
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO), published on Thursday, calls for providing mental health care that respects human rights and focuses on recovery.
UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New York: A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines for people in the Global South, urging them not to allow the profit motive to undermine global health and equity.
India records 91,702 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 91,702 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking the fourth straight day when the daily count remained below 1 lakh, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
CEO says Pfizer vaccine is effective against all existing COVID-19 variants
Jun 11, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Washington/Sputnik: No COVID-19 variant has escaped the protection of Pfizer's vaccine, but the company continues to monitor and test it against emerging strains around the world, CEO Albert Bourla said on Thursday.
Jun 11, 2021, at 07:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A group of public health experts that include doctors from AIIMS and the national task force on covid-19 members have warned against indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination, saying that it could trigger the emergence of mutant strains and advised against inoculating people already sickened by coronavirus.
98 per cent gated residents prefer in-society Covid-19 vaccination: MyGate survey
Jun 11, 2021, at 02:44 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Nearly 98 per cent of gated community residents are keen on taking the Covid-19 vaccine within the gates of their housing society, said MyGate, a community management app, in its survey report.
Covid-19: clinical trials using Covaxin on children begins
Jun 11, 2021, at 02:38 am
Bengaluru/UNI: In all 30 children, aged 12-18, were administered Covaxin at Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) as part of Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical major Bharat Biotech's clinical trials.
India reports highest COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
Jun 10, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is slowly recovering from the second wave of coronavirus, on Thursday witnessed a big jump in daily COVID-19 toll as it recorded the highest number of deaths due to the contagion in the last 24 hours.
Suga says all Japanese will receive vaccine shots by winter
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:54 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the country planned to wrap up its vaccination campaign by the end of the fall.
Delhi receives major supply of Covishied, Covaxin doses
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:00 am
Delhi/IBNS: Amid shortage of vaccines that reportedly forced the Delhi government to stop inoculation drive for 18-44 age group, major supplies of both Covishield and Covaxin reached the national capital Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: ICMR survey’s 4th round in Pulwama in 3rd week of June
Jun 10, 2021, at 12:12 am
Srinagar: Pulwama district of south Kashmir would go for the fourth round of Indian Council of MedicalResearch’s population-based sero survey.
Jammu and Kashmir and COVID19: Positivity rate reduces to 6% in Srinagar
Jun 09, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar: In a good sign, the covid-19 positivity rate in Srinagar has reduced from over nine to six percenteven as the recovery rate has shown an improvement, the weekly data compiled by districtadministration reveal.
More than 25 crore vaccine doses provided to states, UTs: Centre
Jun 09, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has announced to support the states and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost.
Delta variant of Covid can infect even after Covishield, Covaxin jabs: AIIMS study
Jun 09, 2021, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The 'delta' variant of COVID-19, the version first detected in India in October last year, can infect people even after they have received both jabs of the Covaxin or Covishield vaccines, new studies, done separately by AIIMS (Delhi) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), revealed.
End war on nature and ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New York: Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his message for World Oceans Day.
Chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort as CO2 emissions rise: WMO
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: Confirmation that Europe has just had its chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
Pfizer to start testing COVID-19 vaccine in large group of children aged below 12
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Pfizer on Tuesday said it will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine on a larger group of children under the age of 12.
India records 92,596 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi: India reported 92,596 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Chinese mainland reports 8 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported eight new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
New coronavirus strain found by virologists in Pune : Report
Jun 09, 2021, at 08:26 am
Pune/IBNS: A new coronavirus variant has been detected by National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune in two people travelling from Brazil.
Centre caps max amount pvt hosps can charge for Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik shots
Jun 09, 2021, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS Amid allegations of profiteering by private vaccination centres, the government on Tuesday fixed the maximum price that can be charged by these entities for Covid vaccines.
44 Cr of COVID-19 vaccine doses ordered after change in vaccination policy
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Forty four crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be made available to the country from August this year, including 25 crore doses of Covishield and 19 crore doses of crore doses of Covaxin, to achieve universalization of vaccination, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday.
About 300,000 people fail to get second vaccine dose in Pakistan
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:52 am
Around 300,000 people who got their first dose of vaccines earlier in Pakistan have not turned up for the second dose vaccines since the vaccination drive started in the country on 2 February this year.
WHO warns of ‘two-track pandemic’ as cases decline but vaccine inequity persists
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: Even though COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined in recent weeks, the world is facing a “two-track pandemic”, the UN’s top health official said on Monday in his ongoing campaign to get more vaccines to developing countries.
Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:02 pm
New York: During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than ever before. However, the number still not connected has grown in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, according to a new UN report on universal access to energy, launched on Monday.
CMRI & BMB begin off-campus COVID-19 vaccination drives
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: CK Birla Hospitals-CMRI & BMB has commenced off-campus vaccination drives.
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Srinagar: Weyan village in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district has become the first village of the nation to vaccinate entire populations above 18 years against COVID-19, media reports said.
India records 86498 new COVID-19 cases in pat 24 hours, lowest in 66 days
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 86,498 new cases in last 24 hours, the lowest figure in 66 days, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh seeks five million Sputnik V vaccines from Russia
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:18 am
Bangladesh has intensified negotiations with Russia to procure five million doses of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine soon.