India's total COVID-19 cases cross 50-lakh mark
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 50-lakh mark with 90,123 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health figures revealed on Wednesday.
Climate change: Record northern heat, fuels concerns over US wildfire destruction
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:01 pm
New York: The northern hemisphere experienced its warmest August ever, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, amid searing conditions that have contributed to devastating wildfires on the west coast of the United States.
UN report highlights links between ‘unprecedented biodiversity loss’ and spread of disease
Sep 16, 2020, at 02:49 pm
New York: The continued degradation of the environment is increasing the likelihood of diseases spreading from animals to humans, warns a UN report on biodiversity, released on Tuesday.
Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Nepal
Sep 16, 2020, at 02:00 pm
Kathmandu: An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Wednesday, officials said.
Nearly 550,000 children in U.S. test positive for COVID-19
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Nearly 550,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.
Tamil Nadu tests over 60 lakh samples for COVID-19, case tally rises to 5.14 Lakh
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:45 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu crossed yet another significant milestone of testing over 60 lakh samples by RT-PCR for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Scientists find potential sign of life in Venus
Sep 15, 2020, at 11:24 pm
An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus.
CRPF inaugurates additional COVID-19 care unit in Nagaland
Sep 15, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Kohima: In order to enhance quarantine facilities for the force personnel reporting from leave and government duty, additional Quarantine centre inaugurated by Ritu Datta and Randeep Datta, PMG, IGP, CRPF, Manipur and Nagaland in the campus of CRPF, Kohima.
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Sep 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
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India: Over 83,000 new COVID-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi: India registered 83, 809 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday revealed.
Countries must ‘get their hands dirty’ to stem COVID and prevent future pandemics
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:05 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, unleashing catastrophic health, social and economic consequences along with irreparable harm to humanity, according to UN-backed report published on Monday.
COVID-19: 11 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Sep 15, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The National Health Commission said Tuesday that 11 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Monday.
Manish Sisodia self isolates after testing Covid-19 positive
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday informed that he is self-isolating after testing positive for the deadly novel coronavirus.
COVID-19 comes from Wuhan lab: Chinese virologist claims
Sep 15, 2020, at 02:04 am
A Chinese virologist has claimed that she has scientific proof that the COVID-19 virus originated from a Wuhan laboratory.
Sep 14, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Pune: Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, has said it will take four to five years until everyone gets the COVID-19 vaccine on this planet.
Nearly 21,000 chickens die of suffocation in fire in central France: Reports
Sep 14, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Some 21,000 chickens have asphyxiated in a storehouse due to a fire that broke off the ventilation system in the building located in the Creuse department in central France, the France Bleu broadcaster reported on Monday.
India reports over 92,000 Covid-19 cases, 1,136 deaths in 24 hours
Sep 14, 2020, at 04:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Monday reported 92,071 Covid-19 cases taking the overall tally of infections to cross 48-lakh mark.
New Zealand prolongs COVID-19 restrictions for one more week
Sep 14, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Wellington/Sputnik: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday an extension of coronavirus restrictions for one more week, until September 21.
Meghalaya: 30 Raj Bhavan staffers test positive for COVID-19, Governor not infected
Sep 14, 2020, at 03:41 am
Shillong/UNI: About thirty staff members at Raj Bhavan here have contracted COVID-19, while Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has tested negative for the viral infection, Raj Bhavan officials said on Sunday.
COVID-19 toll in West Bengal touches 3,945
Sep 14, 2020, at 03:39 am
Kolkata/UNI: The COVID-19 toll in Bengal rose to 3,945 with the death of 58 persons on Sunday , while the tally touched 2,02,708 with 3215 new confirmed cases.
Chinese mainland reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases
Sep 14, 2020, at 03:00 am
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 10 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,635, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
Bangladesh adds 1,476 COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths
Sep 14, 2020, at 02:11 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh recorded 1,476 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths in the past 24 hours, Directorate General of Health Services said on Sunday.
Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred hospitalised Coronavirus patients
Sep 13, 2020, at 11:03 pm
New York: As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax – a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.
India records 94,372 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,114 deaths in last 24 hrs
Sep 13, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported a single-day spike of 94,372 cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours pushing the country's total tally to 47,54,356, the Union Health Ministry revealed on Sunday morning.
Brazil reports more than 33,500 new COVID-19 cases
Sep 13, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Rio De Janeiro/UNI: Brazil confirmed 33,523 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, along with more than 800 new deaths in that period, the country’s Health Ministry informs.
Seven people confirmed dead in wildfires in US state of Oregon
Sep 13, 2020, at 02:07 pm
San Francisco/Xinhua: Seven people have been confirmed dead, dozens more are unaccounted for and hundreds have lost their homes as historic wildfires continue to burn throughout the US state of Oregon, officials said.
Iraq reports 4,106 new COVID-19 cases, 286,778 in total
Sep 13, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: The Iraqi Health Ministry reported 4,106 COVID-19 new cases, raising the total nationwide infections to 2,86,778.
Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate shows 'robust immune responses' in animal study
Sep 13, 2020, at 04:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharat Biotech that has been working on coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN has said a study on animals has shown that the vaccine candidate has helped develop a strong immune response to the highly infectious pathogen.
Oxford Vaccine trials resume in UK days after pause over volunteer's illness
Sep 13, 2020, at 02:48 am
London/IBNS: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Saturday resumed the trials of Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom after a brief halt following a volunteer's illness, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: SKUAST introduces 'Hail Net System' to protect high-density apples
Sep 13, 2020, at 12:01 am
Srinagar: In a bid to protect high-density apples in Jammu and Kashmir, scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have introduced the 'Hail Net System'.