India registers steep single-day spike in COVID-19 casesÂ
May 30, 2020, at 09:30 am
New Delhi/INS: India witnessed another highest spike in the number of COVID-19 infection cases in the past 24 hours as the death toll due to the disease also neared 5000-mark on Saturday, as per Ministry of Health released data.
Nine in 10 smokers start before they are 18 years old, warns WHO
May 30, 2020, at 09:07 am
New York/IBNS: Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 billion a year marketing strategy. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, which has said that even during a global pandemic, the tobacco and nicotine industry has continued to promote products that limit people’s ability to fight new coronavirus and recover from the disease.
May 30, 2020, at 08:54 am
London/IBNS: Scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.
May 30, 2020, at 08:34 am
London/IBNS: Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study published in The Lancet reveals. Researchers found that amongst SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who underwent surgery, mortality rates approach those of the sickest patients admitted to intensive care after contracting the virus in the community.
Iran confirms another sharp rise in COVID-19 cases as 2,819 new positive tests reported
May 29, 2020, at 08:36 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: A further 2,819 new positive tests for COVID-19 have been reported in Iran over the past 24 hours, the spokesperson for the Iranian Health Ministry Kianush Jahanpur said on Friday.
Haryana registers 31 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally 1,521
May 29, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana recorded 31 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, raising the infection tally of the state to 1,521.
China's Jilin reports no new COVID-19 cases
May 29, 2020, at 10:25 am
Changchun/Xinhua/UNI: No newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and asymptomatic cases were reported in northeast China's Jilin Province for Thursday, the provincial health commission said Friday.
Maharashtra: Aurangabad records 46 new COVID cases
May 29, 2020, at 10:14 am
Aurangabad/UNI: The number of Novel Coronavirus infections in this Maharashtra district rose to 46 on Friday morning, bringing the toll of positive patients to 1,453, the District administration sources confirmed.
Yemen: Humanitarians seeking $2.41 billion to keep aid flowing amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 29, 2020, at 09:42 am
New York/IBNS: UN agencies and their global partners are seeking $2.41 billion to fight COVID-19 spread in Yemen while continuing to support millions affected by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
India registers highest single-day spike with 7466 new COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 4706
May 29, 2020, at 09:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India witnessed another major day of spike in the number of COVID-19 cases as 7,466 new cases were reported from the country in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Friday.
Afghanistan reports 580 new COVID-19 cases
May 28, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Afghanistan reported on Thursday that 580 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 13,036, the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
Shanghai reports one new imported COVID-19 case
May 28, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Shanghai/Xinhua/UNI: Shanghai reported one new imported COVID-19 case and zero increase in locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, the municipal health commission said Thursday.
China registers 2 new COVID-19 cases in 24 Hours, no people died – Authorities
May 28, 2020, at 12:48 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China has registered two new cases of COVID-19 within the past 24 hours, with no people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
Mongolia reports 13 new COVID-19 cases
May 28, 2020, at 12:44 pm
Ulan Bator/Xinhua/UNI: Mongolia's National Center for Communicable Disease on Thursday reported 13 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nationwide tally to 161.
WHO Foundation to broaden funding base for global health investment
May 28, 2020, at 12:35 pm
New York/IBNS: A new foundation launched on Wednesday will generate funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners by tapping non-traditional sources, including the public.
W Midnapore health authority not to collect swab samples of migrants
May 28, 2020, at 12:14 pm
Midnapore/UNI: The West Midnapore district health authority have decided to stop collecting swab samples of migratory labourers coming from other states in the last 5 days.
Assam reports 15 new COVID-19 cases
May 28, 2020, at 11:58 am
Guwahati/UNI: Fifteen new cases of COVID 19 positive have been reported in Assam this morning, taking the overall tally to 798.
Coronavirus: Global cases near 5.7 mn
May 28, 2020, at 11:50 am
Washington/UNI: The number of global COVID-19 cases was nearing the 5.7 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 355,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
US states ‘manipulating’ COVID-19 pandemic to restrict abortion access, rights experts
May 28, 2020, at 11:29 am
New York/IBNS: Independent UN human rights experts fear that some authorities in the United States are using the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict access to abortion, with at least eight states suspending procedures deemed medically unnecessary.
India adds new 6,566 Covid-19 cases, registers 194 deaths in 24 hours
May 28, 2020, at 11:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the Asian country comprising 28 states and six union territories, reported 6,566 new Covid-19 cases and 194 deaths in the last 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
COVID-19: European Commission proposes borrowing 750 bln euros as recovery fund
May 27, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Brussels/Xinhua: The European Commission on Wednesday proposed borrowing 750 billion euros (826 billion US dollars) in its name from the financial market to help the world's largest trading bloc recover from a recession owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Afghanistan registers 625 new COVID-19 positive cases
May 27, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Afghanistan registered 625 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of patients infected with the disease to 12,456 in the country, spokesman for the Public Health Ministry Tawhid Shakohmand said Wednesday.
Zimbabwe reports 7 new COVID-19 cases as tally rises to 63
May 27, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Harare/Xinhua/UNI: Zimbabwe on Wednesday announced the discovery of seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 63 in the country.
May 27, 2020, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) under Department of Science & Technology (DST) has recently supported a proposed study by Prof. Pravindra Kumar from IIT- Roorkee for identification of structure-based potential antivirals against SARS-CoV2. Antovirals
India's COVID-19 recovery rate is now 42.4 pct: Health MinistryÂ
May 27, 2020, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite rising number of cases, Indian Health Ministry on Wednesday gave some relief to people by announcing that the nation's recovery rate from COVID-19 has improved to 42.4 percent.
Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF
May 27, 2020, at 04:00 pm
Geneva/IBNS: A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information.
India's Covid tally crosses 1.5 lakh, toll stands at 4,337
May 27, 2020, at 10:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India added fresh 6,387 Covid-19 cases to take the total number of positive patients over 1.5 lakh including deaths of more than 4,000 people across the nation.
Chinese mainland reports one new imported COVID-19 case
May 27, 2020, at 09:30 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The Chinese mainland reported one new imported COVID-19 case Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,732, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
May 27, 2020, at 12:59 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company, has announced a new randomized, open-label study to test thecombined efficacy of two antiviral drugs Favipiravir and Umifenovir as a potential COVID-19treatment strategy.
May 26, 2020, at 09:10 pm
Kolkata: Hamdard Laboratories (Medicine Division), a progressive, a research based health and wellness organization plans to conduct clinical trial of its immunity booster medicines to assess its effectiveness against COVID-19.