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India registers 17,336 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths in past 24 hours

Jun 24, 2022, at 03:06 pm

New Delhi: India registered 17,336 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  4.32 percent, as per the statement released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.

Canada records over 200 Monkeypox cases

Jun 24, 2022, at 02:58 am

Toronto/IBNS: Monkeypox (MPXV) virus known for long-lasting, painful symptoms has infected more than 200 Canadians as a result of a global outbreak that began in May.

Delhi witnesses sharp increase in Covid-19 cases with 1,934 fresh infections today

Jun 24, 2022, at 02:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Raising concern, the national capital on Thursday recorded 1,934 new Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 8.10 per cent, Delhi's health department stated.

India's Covid-19 cases on the rise, over 13,000 cases reported in 24 hours

Jun 23, 2022, at 04:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a further spike in coronavirus cases, 13,313 fresh infections were reported from across the country of 1.3 billion people in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry reported Thursday.

Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer

Jun 22, 2022, at 09:16 pm

New Delhi: Scientific evidence shows that overexposure to UV radiation is the major cause of skin cancer. To help people protect themselves adequately, a consortium of UN agencies on Tuesday, launched an innovative new App that can help anyone, anywhere, determine the safe amount of time to stay outdoors, soaking up the rays.

Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day

Jun 22, 2022, at 07:25 pm

UN delegates and staffers spread out their yoga mats and stretched into various yoga “asanas” or poses, at an outdoor event on Monday evening at UN Headquarters in New York, to celebrate the eighth International Day of Yoga, observed annually on 21 June.

Zimbabwe lifts curfew as Covid under control

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:52 pm

Harare/UNI/Xinhua: The Zimbabwean government lifted a midnight-to-dawn curfew imposed as part of COVID-19 containment measures.

India registers 12,249 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi: India registered 12,249 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  3.94 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

Iraq declares new COVID-19 wave after 515 fresh cases registered in past 24 hours

Jun 21, 2022, at 03:57 pm

Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: The Iraqi Health Ministry declared a new wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, with 515 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.

Israel registers first domestic monkeypox infection

Jun 21, 2022, at 03:26 pm

Jerusalem/UNI/Xinhua: The Israeli Ministry of Health on Monday reported three new cases of monkeypox, including the first domestic infection.

India registers 9,923 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jun 21, 2022, at 03:16 pm

New Delhi:India recorded 9,923 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched  2.67 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Singapore reports 3,220 new Covid-19 cases

Jun 21, 2022, at 01:38 am

Singapore/UNI/Xinhua: Singapore reported 3,220 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 1,370,981.

India registers 12,781 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, daily positivity rate touched 4.32 pct

Jun 20, 2022, at 03:01 pm

New Delhi: India registered 12,781 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.32 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Pakistan: COVID-19 positivity rate spikes by 1.3 percent after detection of 152 cases

Jun 20, 2022, at 01:46 am

Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which has witnessed several deadly rounds of COVID-19 outbreaks, witnessed a 1.3 percent rise in positivity rate after 152 new cases were detected, as per data released by the National Institute of Health on Sunday.

India records 12,899 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

Jun 19, 2022, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 12,899 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO

Jun 18, 2022, at 09:05 pm

New York: Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying, if you consider that it includes around one in seven teenagers.

India registers 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths

Jun 18, 2022, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi: India registered 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 23 deaths as daily positivity rate touched 2.73 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

Delhi records 35 pct single-day spike in Covid cases with 1,797 new infections

Jun 18, 2022, at 06:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi reported 1,797 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, a 35 per cent rise since yesterday's figures, amid an upward trend in infections across the country.

India's Covid-19 curve on the rise, over 12,000 cases reported in 24 hours

Jun 17, 2022, at 06:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's concern over the pandemic kept growing Friday with over 12,000 Covid-19 cases being reported from various states and union territories in the last 24 hours.

New Zealand reports 5,435 Covid-19 cases

Jun 16, 2022, at 09:26 pm

Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 5,435 new community cases of Covid-19 and 15 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.

India reports 12,213 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Jun 16, 2022, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India reported 12,213 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally in the country to 4,32, 57,730, according to the Health Ministry data Thursday.

WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’

Jun 15, 2022, at 07:30 pm

New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee has been convened due to the spread of the Monkeypox virus to 32 non-endemic countries.

India adds 8,822 fresh COVID-19 cases to its tally

Jun 15, 2022, at 03:43 pm

New Delhi: India recorded another major spike in daily count as  8,822 fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the daily count to 2 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

Delhi reports over 80 pct rise in daily Covid-19 infection

Jun 15, 2022, at 01:07 am

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi reported a massive increase in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday as the capital city recorded over an 80 per cent hike in the daily tally compared to the previous day.

US health secretary tests positive for Covid-19

Jun 14, 2022, at 10:10 pm

Washington/UNI/Xinhua: US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19, the second time for him in less than a month.

Leading men's health organisations vow to work together to launch International Men’s Health Week

Jun 14, 2022, at 07:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Leading men's health organisations have vowed to work together to launch the International Men's Health Week.

India witnesses slight decline in daily count as 6,594 fresh cases recovered in past 24 hours

Jun 14, 2022, at 03:36 pm

New Delhi: India registered a slightly lower daily surge in the past 24 hours as 6,594 fresh cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

China: 21 more people found infected in bar-related COVID-19 outbreak

Jun 14, 2022, at 04:59 am

Beijing: Beijing, the Chinese capital city which was slowly limping back from tight COVID-19 restrictions, registered 21 fresh cases which are mostly linked to the bar in Sanlitun of Chaoyang district.

Maharashtra's active Covid cases jump 241 pct in 10 days

Jun 14, 2022, at 12:47 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra's active Covid-19 cases have seen a whopping increase of 241 per cent from 5,127 cases on June 3 to 17,480 cases on June 13,  the state health bulletin data showed on Monday.

Yashoda Hospitals' group expands its footprints in Kolkata, to focus on gastrology, neurology

Jun 13, 2022, at 11:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad, a super specialty hospital, launched a well-equipped clinic at Salt Lake, Kolkata, to provide a slew of medical technologies and services to patients in the eastern region and Bangladesh.