India aims to launch indigenous Covid-19 vaccine by Aug 15 with ICMR partnering with Bharat Biotech

Jul 03, 2020, at 02:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to fast-track the clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine, giving India a chance to come up with its indigenous cure for the deadly virus, media reports said.

India's Covid-19 tally surges past 6.2 lakhs, death toll at 18,213

Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India's Novel Coronavirus tally surged to 6,25,544 on Friday as it registered a record breaking single-day spike of 20,903 infections.

‘Transfats’ from processed foods may increase ovarian cancer risk

Jul 03, 2020, at 10:07 am

New York: A likely link between processed and fried foods containing so-called “transfats” and ovarian cancer has been identified by UN scientists, they said on Thursday.

West Bengal reports 649 fresh Covid-19 cases, death toll nears 700

Jul 02, 2020, at 10:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 649 new infections reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 19,819, including 6083 active ones, 699 deaths and 13,037 discharges, reports said on Thursday.

Kolkata: Army Brigadier posted at Fort William dies of COVID-19

Jul 02, 2020, at 10:30 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A Brigadier-rank officer of the Indian Army, who was posted at the EME Eastern Command in Kolkata's Fort William, succumbed to Covid-19 on Thursday, Indian Army officials said.

IAS official posted at West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna' tests positive for COVID-19

Jul 02, 2020, at 08:04 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A joint secretary-level IAS official posted at West Bengal secretariat Nabanna in Howrah has tested positive for Covid-19, sources said on Thursday.  

Covid-19: Aurangabad reports 206 new cases; tally surges close to 6k

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:27 pm

Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 206 new COVID-19 cases were detected here on Thursday, pushing the district's pandemic tally closer to 6,000 mark, informed authorities.

Covid-19: 63 new cases reported in Puducherry

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:24 pm

Puducherry/UNI: As many as 63 people were tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus here in the last 24 hours taking the total number of active cases to 459 on Thursday.

Covid: 5 more die, death toll rises to 109 in J&K

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:06 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The death toll due to Covid-19 surged to 109 on Thursday, in the Union Territory of J&K as five more people died due to the virus.

India's Covid-19 tally zooms past 6 lakh, deaths 17,834

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:13 am

New Delhi/UNI: India's Coronavirus tally on Thursday shot past the six-lakh cases mark, after witnessing a sharp spike of 19,148 infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry update said here.

Maharashtra: 14 fresh corona cases found in Dharavi

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:05 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Fourteen new corona positive patients were found on Wednesday in Dharavi area of the city, known as Asia's largest slum, taking the tally of infected people to 2,282, said a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official here.

Pause before sharing, to help stop viral spread of COVID-19 misinformation

Jul 01, 2020, at 05:20 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN is asking people to make the same judgement calls they’ve been applying to social distancing, to social media, and take extra care before sharing.

Senco Gold & Diamonds joins hands with IMA and NRS Medical to felicitate corona warriors

Jul 01, 2020, at 05:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Senco Gold & Diamonds, the largest jewellery retail chain from Eastern India along with Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital celebrated Doctor’s Day by felicitating more than 150 doctors and nurses for their efforts and commitment towards their duty in fight against COVID-19 pandemic, at an event organised at NRS Medical College auditorium.

COVID-19: Confirmed cases in Bangladesh stands at 1,49,258‬

Jul 01, 2020, at 04:25 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  COVID-19 infected 3,775 persons and claimed 41 more lives in the last 24 hour on Wednesday in Bangladesh.

Covid-19: 30 more test positive in Puducherry

Jul 01, 2020, at 12:14 pm

Puducherry/UNI: As many as 30 more persons tested positive since the last 24 hours taking the total active cases to 426 in the Union Territory.

Brazil reports over 1.4 million COVID-19 cases, with 59,594 deaths

Jul 01, 2020, at 09:53 am

Rio De Janeiro/Xinhua: The Brazilian Health Ministry on Tuesday raised the national count of COVID-19 cases to 1,402,041 with 59,594 deaths.

China's Hubei clears asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

Jul 01, 2020, at 09:43 am

Wuhan/Xinhua: No newly confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Tuesday, the provincial health commission said Wednesday.

India's COVID-19 death toll touches 17400

Jul 01, 2020, at 09:39 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India entered the second phase of 'unlock' on Wednesday as the country registered 18,653 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, new swine flu with 'pandemic potential' found in China

Jul 01, 2020, at 09:21 am

A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus is spreading among workers in pig firms in China and needs to be 'urgently' controlled, scientists have warned.

PM Modi calls for meeting to review the planning and preparation for vaccination against COVID-19

Jul 01, 2020, at 02:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday presided over a high level meeting to assess the preparation for vaccinations against Covid-19.

With 302 new cases, Assam's COVID-19 tally surges to 7794, death toll mounts to 12

Jun 30, 2020, at 09:27 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported 302 new COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hours and with these the state's tally for the new virus has increased to 7794.

Up to 45 percent of SARS-CoV-2 infections may be asymptomatic, new analysis finds

Jun 30, 2020, at 04:59 pm

New York: An extraordinary percentage of people infected by the virus behind the ongoing deadly COVID-19 pandemic—up to 45 percent—are people who never show symptoms of the disease, according to the results of a Scripps Research analysis of public datasets on asymptomatic infections.

Beijing reports 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jun 30, 2020, at 10:00 am

Beijing/Xinhua: Beijing reported seven new confirmed domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.

India's COVID-19 death toll touches 16893

Jun 30, 2020, at 09:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 418 deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the death toll due to the highly infectious disease in the country now stands at 16893, revealed official data released on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: Nashik reports over 4,000 positive cases

Jun 30, 2020, at 09:41 am

Nashik/UNI: With addition of 182 new corona positive cases in Nashik in a single day on Monday, the district's tally surged to 4,043.

COVID-19: WHO team to visit China soon for origin tracing

Jun 30, 2020, at 09:34 am

Geneva/UNI: Amid COVID-19 'spreading agressively,' the World Health Organization has said it is sending a team to China next week to know more about origin of the virus.

Egypt: Massive fire kills seven COVID-19 patients

Jun 30, 2020, at 09:32 am

Cairo/UNI: As many as seven COVID-19 patients were charred to death in a massive fire that erupted after a short circuit at a private hospital in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, the Hospital said in a statement on Tuesday.

COVID-19 tears through California prison, nearly 2,600 inmates test  positive

Jun 30, 2020, at 09:24 am

Washington/UNI: Nearly 2,600 inmates tested positive for COVID-19 in the state of California's prison system including more than 1,000 at San Quentin, Governor Gavin Newsom told reporters.

COVID-19 pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns

Jun 30, 2020, at 09:14 am

New York/IBNS: Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close to being over”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.

India's first COVID-19 vaccine gets DCGI's approval for human trials: Report

Jun 30, 2020, at 01:31 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: India's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN has received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct Phase I and II human trials, said a media report.