New York declares state disaster emergency over monkeypox
Jul 31, 2022, at 01:54 pm
Washington/Xinhua: New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency late Friday night due to the growing monkeypox cases in the state.
India's first monkeypox patient tested negative: Kerala Health Minister
Jul 31, 2022, at 12:20 am
Thiruvananthapuram: India's first monkeypox case, a 35-year-old man, who is undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College hospital here, has tested negative, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday.
Canada confirms 803 monkeypox cases
Jul 30, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Ottawa/UNI: The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed 803 cases of monkeypox in the country.
India records 20,408 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 30, 2022, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 20,408 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 5.05 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
San Francisco declares Monkeypox 'local emergency'
Jul 30, 2022, at 03:37 am
San Francisco/IBNS: US city of San Francisco has declared the Monkeypox virus spread a local emergency.
Toronto administers COVID-19 vaccines to children aged between six months to five years
Jul 30, 2022, at 02:19 am
Toronto/IBNS: Team Toronto’s vaccination campaign Thursday started to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children aged six months to under five years.
Children at risk of new ‘unexplained acute hepatitis’ outbreak – UN health agency
Jul 29, 2022, at 09:59 pm
New York: The world is currently facing a new outbreak of “unexplained acute hepatitis infections” affecting children, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday, World Hepatitis Day.
Monkeypox vaccine: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness
Jul 29, 2022, at 08:55 pm
New York: As Monkeypox cases reach over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, recommended targeted vaccination for those exposed to someone infected and those at high risk of exposure, including health workers, laboratory workers and people with multiple sexual partners.
India records 20,409 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 29, 2022, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 20,409 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 5.12, as per data released on Friday.
India reports 20,557 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 28, 2022, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 20,557 Covid-19 cases while the toll went up by 44 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Thursday.
Centre invites bid to develop diagnostic kits, vaccines against monkeypox
Jul 28, 2022, at 05:55 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday announced that it has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from pharmaceutical manufacturers to develop diagnostic kits and vaccines for the monkeypox virus.
Monkeypox cases globally pass 18,000: WHO
Jul 28, 2022, at 03:53 am
Geneva/UNI: More than 18,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide, with a tenth of patients requiring hospitalization, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Japan logs over 203,000 new Covid cases
Jul 28, 2022, at 12:39 am
Tokyo/UNI: The daily tally of COVID-19 cases in Japan has surpassed 203,000, breaking the record since the start of the pandemic, Japanese media reported on Wednesday.
WHO: ‘We believe Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped’
Jul 27, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New York: The rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, “with the right strategies in the right groups”.
India registers 18,313 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 27, 2022, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 18,313 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.31 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Monkeypox: How it spreads, who’s at risk - here’s what you need to know
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:57 pm
New York: Monkeypox is not a new disease, and in some African countries it is endemic. However, the international outbreak which began in May 2022, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a global health emergency. Here are some of the important things to know about monkeypox.
‘Do one thing’ to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day: WHO
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:50 pm
New York: More than 236,000 people die annually from drowning - among the leading causes of death for those aged one to 24 years, and the third leading cause of injury deaths worldwide overall - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, urging everyone to “do one thing” to save lives.
India registers 14,830 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 36 deaths
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India registered 14,830 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 3.48 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Mass vaccination against monkeypox not recommend in Singapore
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Singapore/UNI/Xinhua: Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) does not recommend mass vaccination of the whole population against monkeypox as of now, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in a Facebook post on Monday.
UK: NHS critically understaffed
Jul 25, 2022, at 09:17 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: The National Health Service of the United Kingdom (NHS) is facing the worst shortage of workforce in its history, which threatens the safety of both employees and patients, the Health and Social Care Committee of the House of Commons said in a report on Monday.
Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine gets EU approval
Jul 25, 2022, at 06:51 pm
Copenhagen: Bavarian Nordic announced on Monday that the European Commission (EC) has extended the marketing authorization for the Company’s smallpox vaccine, IMVANEX to include protection from monkeypox and disease caused by vaccinia virus.
India registers 16,866 COVID-19 cases, 41 deaths
Jul 25, 2022, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi: India on Monday registered 16,866 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the country's daily positivity rate touched 7.03 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
DGHS to hold high-level meeting as Delhi reports first Monkeypox case
Jul 24, 2022, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi: A high-level meeting has been called by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to review the situation of Monkeypox after a case was reported in the national capital on Sunday.
Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization
Jul 24, 2022, at 07:09 pm
New York: Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand ‘too little’, and which meets the criteria of an emergency under International Health Regulations.
Delhi man tests positive for monkeypox, 4th case in India: Report
Jul 24, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital on Sunday reported the first case of monkeypox, making it the fourth in India, media reports said.
India logs 20,279 new Covid cases, 36 deaths in last 24 hrs
Jul 24, 2022, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has registered 20,279 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Maharashtra reports 2,336 new Covid cases and 5 deaths
Jul 24, 2022, at 04:06 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 2,336 fresh Covid-19 cases and 5 related deaths, according to a health bulletin on Sunday.
Over 400 monkeypox cases registered in Italy as WHO declares public health emergency
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Italy has confirmed a total of more than 400 monkeypox cases, the country’s Health Ministry Prevention Director General Gianni Rezza said after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the current disease outbreak a public health emergency.
WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency as cases rise
Jul 24, 2022, at 05:03 am
The World Health Organisation has declared the rapidly spreading monkeypox disease a global health emergency, which is its highest level of alert, WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Saturday.
WHO updates COVID-19 strategy in bid to vaccinate all health workers, those most at risk
Jul 23, 2022, at 08:21 pm
New York: Although the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history, many people most at risk are still not protected against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, announcing an updated inoculation strategy.