Sri Lanka rescues over 100 whales stranded ashore
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: Over 100 whales, swept ashore on Sri Lanka's beaches on Monday, were rescued by Tuesday morning and pushed back to sea after a nearly 18 hour rescue mission, but four whales died, the navy said here.
New Zealand confirms 2nd COVID-19 case of managed isolation worker
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday that a second worker at the Sudima hotel managed isolation facility in Christchurch was tested positive for COVID-19.
India registers 38310 new COVID-19 cases, 490 deaths
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi: India registered 38,310 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data.
Pakistan slowly witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is slowly witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases with capital Islamabad registering 119 new cases in the last 24 hours, media reports said.
Vietnam tests COVID-19 vaccine on monkeys
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: COVID-19 vaccine testing started in Vietnam on Monday on monkeys, according to the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production (Vabiotech) under the country's Ministry of Health.
Bangladesh registers 25 more COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hrs
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Twenty-five more people have died due to coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra: Marathwada records 364 new Covid-19 cases
Nov 02, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region reported 364 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, health authorities said on Monday.
Month-long England lockdown could be extended: senior official
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:14 pm
London/Xinhua: British Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove on Sunday admitted the month-long lockdown, which will be imposed in England on Thursday, could be extended if rates of infection do not fall sufficiently.
India registers 496 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 496 deaths in the past 24 hours due to COVID-19, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
WHO Director General self isolating after coming Into contact with COVID-19 infected person
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:01 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is self isolating as he has come into contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
UK records another 23,254 coronavirus cases with 162 deaths
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:33 pm
London/Xinhua: Another 23,254 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,034,914, according to official figures released.
COVID-19: West Bengal registers 59 new deaths
Nov 02, 2020, at 03:31 am
Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 6,900 with the death of 59 persons on Sunday, while the tally touched 3,77,651 with 3,987 new confirmed cases.
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 81 lakhs with 46,963 new infections in single day
Nov 01, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With 46,963 new infections, India Covid-19 tally has risen to over 81.84 lakh cases, the Union Health Ministry bulletin stated on Sunday.
Super Typhoon Goni makes landfall in Philippines
Nov 01, 2020, at 03:05 pm
Manila/Xinhua: Super Typhoon Goni, the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year so far, made landfall in Bicol, the southernmost region of the main island of Luzon, early on Sunday morning, the state weather bureau said.
Bangladesh registers 18 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 31, 2020, at 11:35 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 18 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious: Study
Oct 31, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Austin: A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. According to the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal mBIO, that mutation, called D614G, is located in the spike protein that pries open our cells for viral entry.
Sustainable urbanization critical to COVID-19 recovery, better quality of life
Oct 31, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New York: Cities will be critical for the world to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the worst recession for decades, according to the latest report published by UN-Habitat, the UN agency working on urban issues.
COVID-19: India's Case Fatality Rate drops below 1.5 percent
Oct 31, 2020, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has fallen below 1.5%, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief
Oct 31, 2020, at 09:45 pm
New York: With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary care.
India registers 48,268 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 551 deaths
Oct 31, 2020, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally on Saturday crossed 8.1 million-mark as the nation registered 48,268 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health data released.
US COVID-19 cases surpass 9 mln: Johns Hopkins University
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:25 pm
New York/Xinhua: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 9 million, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Chinese mainland reports 6 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:16 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Six new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Death toll due to earthquake in Turkey touches 20: Emergency Agency
Oct 31, 2020, at 02:03 pm
Ankara/UNI: The death from the earthquake in Turkey has risen to 20 people while the number of those injured to 786, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said in a statement on Saturday.
Powerful earthquake hits Turkey, Greece
Oct 31, 2020, at 01:38 am
Ankara/Athens/UNI: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea off Turkey's western province of Izmir on Friday, while the shocks were strongly felt on the Greek island of Samos.
Oct 30, 2020, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that COVID has evoked worldwide interest in Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy to build immunity and search for healthy lifestyle.
Most people mount a strong antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 that does not decline rapidly: Study
Oct 30, 2020, at 11:11 pm
The vast majority of individuals infected with mild-to-moderate COVID 19 mount a robust antibody response that is relatively stable for at least five months, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published October 28, in the journal Science.
Pakistan: COVID-19 tally crosses 1,000 mark for first time since July
Oct 30, 2020, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad: Showing a slow rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases, the country registered more than 1,000 cases for the first time since July on Oct 29, media reports said on Friday.
India reports over 48,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, active cases fall below 6 lakh
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, reported over 48,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally of infections to 80,88,851.
After nearly a decade away, La Niña weather system is back
Oct 30, 2020, at 04:27 pm
New York: Many will be familiar with El Niño – the ocean-warming phenomenon that affects global weather patterns – but how about La Niña, which is linked to cooler sea temperatures?
Millions affected as devastating typhoon strikes Viet Nam
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: A major typhoon has struck central Viet Nam, affecting millions of people – including about 2.5 million children – in a region already reeling from the effects of severe floods, according to UN agencies in the country.