Karnataka: Three UK returnees test COVID-19 positive
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Three returnees, including a couple and their daughter, tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus, taking the total number of infected among the passengers to six, a BBMP official said today.
India’s active caseload of 2.81 lakh now only 2.78% of total cases
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi: India’s active caseload has further slipped under 3% today, comprising merely 2.78% of the total cases.
Planet-warming trend continues: 2020 closes hottest decade on record – UN weather agency
Dec 25, 2020, at 06:52 pm
New York: As 2020 draws to a close, it leaves in its wake the warmest decade on record and one of the three hottest years ever measured, according to the UN weather agency.
Fight against COVID-19: More than 600,000 UK citizens received 1st dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Dec 25, 2020, at 06:00 pm
London/UNI: More than 600,000 people have received the Pfizer vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the UK's Department of Health said on Thursday night.
J&K: More than 78,000 Srinagar residents enrolled under health-cover scheme so far
Dec 25, 2020, at 02:19 am
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who is also the Chairman of the District Health Society Srinagar Wednesday reviewed the progress of enrolments made under the SEHAT health insurance scheme of the J&K government.
ISRO inks pact with IIT, Varanasi
Dec 25, 2020, at 12:34 am
Chennai, Dec 24 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed an MoU with Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi for setting up the Regional Academic Centre for Space at IIT BHU.
Moderna expects its COVID-19 vaccine to be effective against mutant Coronavirus
Dec 25, 2020, at 12:15 am
Washington/UNI: US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna expects that its COVID-19 vaccine would be effective against the new strains of the coronavirus that have discovered in the United Kingdom.
Two-month old infant defeats COVID-19 at Kolkata hospital
Dec 24, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata based 150 bedded multi-speciality Spandan Hospital saved the life of two month old baby boy Joyraj Pal from Covid-19.
Water pipeline worker attacked by leopard in Himachal Pradesh
Dec 24, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Shimla/UNI: A 45-year-old man working in a forest near Shimla was injured after being attacked by a leopard, police said on Thursday.
India reports over 24,000 Covid-19 cases, 312 deaths in 24 hours
Dec 24, 2020, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported over 24,000 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections 1,01,23,778.
New more infectious coronavirus strain from South Africa detected in UK: British health secy
Dec 24, 2020, at 05:03 am
London/IBNS: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday that a new, more infectious variant of coronavirus has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa.
22 people arriving from UK test positive for coronavirus, samples sent for advanced test
Dec 24, 2020, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid an alarm over the new strain of coronavirus first detected and rapidly spreading in Britain, 22 people who returned from the United Kingdom in the last few days tested positive for Covid-19.
India reports close to 24,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Dec 23, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which is reporting a steady decline in Novel Coronavirus cases over the last several weeks, reported almost 24,000 fresh infections in 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
World could lose coral reefs by end of century, UN environment report warns
Dec 23, 2020, at 03:54 pm
New York: Every one of the world’s coral reefs could bleach by the end of the century, unless there are drastic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.
PM Narendra Modi appreciates rise in leopard population in India, calls it 'great news'
Dec 23, 2020, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi has cheered the increase of leopard population in the country.
New strain of COVID-19 likely already in US, undetected: Health Agency
Dec 23, 2020, at 06:12 am
Washington/Sputnik: The newly identified mutant strain of COVID-19 discovered in the United Kingdom has not yet been detected in the United States but could already be present in the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday.
New strain of coronavirus found in UK not detected in India so far: Centre
Dec 23, 2020, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The new strain of Coronavirus, which is 70 pct more infectious and was first detected in the United Kingdom in September, has not been seen in India so far, the central government said on Tuesday.
Haryana all set to rollout Covid-19 vaccination: Official
Dec 23, 2020, at 01:34 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The Haryana Health Department has completed the groundwork for Covid-19 immunisation and data of more than 1.9 lakh healthcare workers collected and uploaded on CoWIN portal, a senior state health officer said on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Advisor Bhatnagar reviews status of major health projects
Dec 23, 2020, at 12:17 am
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today chaired a high level meeting to review progress on major projects of Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department being executed in Jammu and Kashmir under PMDP, Centrally Sponsored Schemes and other schemes including AIIMS Jammu and AIIMS Kashmir.
Assam: Forest officials rescue injured elephant calf
Dec 22, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Guwahati: Forest department officials have rescued an injured elephant calf in Assam’s Nagaon district in the wee hours of Tuesday.
India’s active caseload slumps below 3 lakh; lowest in 163 days
Dec 22, 2020, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi: India has registered several landmark achievements in the fight against the global pandemic today.
57% Indians have planned their next vacation for early 2021: ZestMoney Survey
Dec 22, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Bengaluru: ZestMoney, India’s leading AI-driven EMI financing and “Buy Now Pay Later” platform, on Tuesday released the findings from a customer survey conducted to understand how Indians are shaping up their travel plans for the coming year.
Amid new coronavirus strain scare, two passengers from UK test Covid-19 positive in Kolkata
Dec 22, 2020, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai/Bengaluru/IBNS: Days after the United Kingdom (UK) officially announced the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus, which is reportedly 70 per cent more contagious than the existing one, five flyers from the UK in Delhi, two in Kolkata, and one each in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have tested positive for Covid-19.
Panama bans entry of people who recently stayed or transited through UK, South Africa
Dec 22, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: Panama is temporarily prohibiting people who have recently been to the United Kingdom or South Africa from entering the country, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Number of new global COVID-19 cases over past day tops 575,000: WHO
Dec 22, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of new coronavirus cases registered worldwide in the past day has topped 575,000, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Antarctica no longer free of COVID-19 after 36 cases recorded at Chile's base
Dec 22, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Santiago/Sputnik: A Chilean research base in Antarctica announced that they detected that 36 of its members were infected with the COVID-19 virus, making the continent the last in the world to be affected by the pandemic, the Chilean military said on Tuesday.
'The only solution to Covid-19 is herd immunity': Kolkata-based homeopath Dr. Pratip Banerji
Dec 22, 2020, at 08:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Most states in India have seen a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in the post-festival period.
New COVID-19 variants under the microscope as travel bans mount over UK mutation
Dec 22, 2020, at 04:13 pm
New York: The UN health agency chief said on Monday that scientists have been working to understand new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Fruits and vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres
Dec 22, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New York: The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting their vital role in human nutrition and food security, as well as urging efforts to improve sustainable production and reduce waste.
India records 19556 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest daily count since July
Dec 22, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 19,556 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday.