Climate change: New approach needed to gauge animal health impact on emissions
Jul 23, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Animal health is important to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners said in a report published on Thursday.
India registers 21,411 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 67 deaths
Jul 23, 2022, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi: India registered 21,411 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.46 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Canada registers close to 700 monkeypox cases nationwide
Jul 23, 2022, at 03:15 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: Canadian authorities have reported a total of 681 monkeypox cases throughout Canada, Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said.
Maharashtra reports 2,289 new Covid cases, 6 deaths
Jul 22, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 2,289 fresh positive of Covid-19 cases and 6 related deaths, according to a health bulletin Friday.
India records 21,880 fresh COVID-19 cases , 60 deaths
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 21,880 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.42 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
US reports first polio case in a decade
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:09 pm
Washington: The US has reported the first case of polio infection in nearly a decade, officials said on Thursday.
India records 20,557 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi: India registered 20,557 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate now stands at 4.13 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
India reports 15,528 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 19, 2022, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 15,528 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its bulletin Tuesday.
India's second monkeypox case confirmed in Kerala
Jul 18, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: India's second case of monkeypox was confirmed in Kerala on Monday, Heath Minister Veena George said.
Ghana records two cases of Marburg virus infection
Jul 18, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Accra: Ghana has recorded two cases of deadly Marburg virus infection.
India achieves major landmark of ‘200 Crore’ COVID-19 vaccinations
Jul 17, 2022, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID19 vaccination drive has surpassed the 200-Crore milestone on Sunday.
India records 20,528 new Covid-19 cases, 49 fatalities in last 24 hrs
Jul 17, 2022, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 20,528 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 1,43,449 as per the Health Ministry data on Sunday.
New Zealand reports 6,223 new cases of Covid-19
Jul 17, 2022, at 02:00 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 6,223 new community cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
11 districts of Bengal report kala azar or black fever: Report
Jul 17, 2022, at 06:37 am
Kolkata: Eleven districts in West Bengal have reported 65 cases of kala azar or black fever in the last couple of weeks, media reports said, citing state government officials.
Two villages in Fiji under lockdown over typhoid outbreak
Jul 17, 2022, at 12:21 am
Suva/UNI/Xinhua: Two villages in the northern part of Fiji have been put under a lockdown due to the outbreak of typhoid fever, a fatal infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.
COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk
Jul 16, 2022, at 06:58 pm
New York: Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving shots.
India records 20,044 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 16, 2022, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: India registered 20,044 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.80 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency
Jul 15, 2022, at 04:34 pm
New York: Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.
Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO
Jul 15, 2022, at 04:26 pm
New York: In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzzling spread of hepatitis in previously healthy children, which has left dozens needing lifesaving liver transplants.
India records over 20,000 COVID-19 cases for yet another day
Jul 15, 2022, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi: India witnessing a daily surge as 20,038 fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Indian adult citizens to get free COVID booster dose from today
Jul 15, 2022, at 02:24 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government's special drive to provide free COVID booster shots to all adults for the next 75 days will commence from Friday.
India reports first monkeypox case in Kerala, Centre rushes expert team
Jul 15, 2022, at 03:18 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: India reported its first monkeypox case Thursday with a man, who returned from the UAE, testing positive for the virus in Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George informed.
Centre to roll out 75-day free precautionary Covid vaccine drive from July 15
Jul 15, 2022, at 02:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: The centre will commence a 75-day long Covid-19 vaccination drive from July 15 to provide free precaution doses to the eligible population at government vaccination centres across the country.
India reports 20,139 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 14, 2022, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 20,139 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO
Jul 13, 2022, at 09:53 pm
New York: More vaccines must be developed to tackle antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, and countries must make better use of the ones currently available, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
As virus spreads ‘freely’ COVID-19 ‘nowhere near over’: Tedros
Jul 13, 2022, at 05:31 pm
New York: Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers but also triggering an “increasing trend of deaths”, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at the regular weekly press briefing on Tuesday.
India records 16,906 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 45 deaths
Jul 13, 2022, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 16,906 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the country's daily positivity rate touched 3.68 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
India registers 13,615 new COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths
Jul 12, 2022, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India registered 13,615 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as 20 people died due to the disease, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
India reports 16,678 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 11, 2022, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 16,678 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Monday.
Russia records over 3,500 Covid cases in past 24 hours
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:48 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: More than 3,500 new cases were confirmed in Russia in the past 24 hours and 45 people have died from Covid-19, including seven in Moscow alone, the federal response centre said.