China may be failing in its fight against myopia amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Beijing: China has been battling hard against the trouble of myopia and with children getting more involved in studying online amid COVID-19, the problem may be accelerating.
India reports spike in daily COVID-19 cases, 3998 people die in last 24 hours
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi: India once again witnessed a surge in COVID-19 as 42,015 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
China: Man dies from rare Monkey B virus (BV)
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:32 am
Beijing: The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) recently reported that a man died from the rare Monkey B virus (BV), media reports said.
Zika virus cases rise to 38 in Kerala: Health Minister Veena George
Jul 21, 2021, at 01:18 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: With one more person who tested positive for the Zika virus, the total number of affected cases rose to 38 in Kerala, Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Eid relaxation spikes positivity rate in Dhaka
Jul 20, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Dhaka: The Covid-19 positivity rate in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka was 23 percent a week ago--well above the limit which could permit any relaxation in restrictions. On Monday, the city recorded 4834 cases with a positivity rate of 30 percent--the highest so far for the city. Yet the government moved ahead with easing restrictions due to religious pressure.
India records 30,093 new COVID-19 cases, 374 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 30,093 new cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily count in the past 125 days, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
China starts vaccinating children, teenagers against COVID-19
Jul 20, 2021, at 12:59 am
Beijing/UNI/SPUTNIK: Several Chinese regions on Monday began vaccinating minors aged between 12-17 against the coronavirus after health authorities approved two inactivated vaccines for emergency use on those over three years old.
COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection: Study
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:45 pm
London: Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.
Nepal govt starts inculcating single shot J&J vaccine
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal on Monday started the inoculation campaign of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine, this is the third COVID-19 vaccine approved for public use in the country.
Over 2.6 crore vaccine doses still available with states: Centre
Jul 19, 2021, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Monday said that more than 2.60 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine are still available with the states.
India records 38,164 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 19, 2021, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 38,164 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Coronavirus: Maharashtra reports 9,000 fresh cases, 180 deaths
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:29 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 9,000 fresh Covid-19 patients and 180 fatalities in a single day, taking the state's cumulative case tally to 62,14,190 and the toll to 1,27,031, respectively, a health bulletin of the state government said.
Jammu and Kashmir: In a first, advanced laparoscopic surgery conducted at MCCH Anantnag
Jul 19, 2021, at 01:41 am
Anantnag: The doctors at the Maternity and Children Care Hospital (MCCH), an associated hospital of the Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag conducted an advanced laparoscopic surgery of a woman diagnosed with a complex ovarian cyst.
Sri Lanka approves Chinese Sinovac vaccines; three members of expert panel resign
Jul 19, 2021, at 01:34 am
A day after the Sri Lankan regulatory body cleared the Chinese Sinovac Covid vaccine, three members of the expert panel which approved the vaccine resigned on Saturday, citing disregard to their advice against the approval, media reports said.
India records 41,157 fresh COVID infections in 24 hours, active cases continue to decline
Jul 18, 2021, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India logged 41,157 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, which is 7.4 percent higher than Saturday. During the same period, 518 deaths were recorded.
Coronavirus infection can make patients more susceptible to active tuberculosis
Jul 18, 2021, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Covid-19 can make a person more vulnerable to active tuberculosis as it is an "opportunistic infection like Black Fungus", according to Union Health Ministry.
Jul 18, 2021, at 05:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata on Saturday recorded zero daily deaths due to Covid-19 after nearly three and half months while Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal (North Bengal) registered the highest number of fresh infections in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Act now to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all: ECOSOC President
Jul 17, 2021, at 07:11 pm
New York: Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in his address to the closing its high-level segment.
Heart should be checked within a few months of Covid-19 recovery: Dr. Samin Sharma
Jul 17, 2021, at 05:44 pm
Dr. Samin K Sharma, renowned interventional cardiologist and Senior Vice-President, Operations & Quality at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, was the guest at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement earlier in July. In the course of his interaction with Ehsaas Woman of Mumbai Karishma Mehta, a lawyer and a banker by profession, Dr. Sharma spoke about the effects of COVID-19 on hearts and how one can take precaution or recover from it. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings the highlights
Over 2.74 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Health Ministry
Jul 17, 2021, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: More than 2.74 crore (2,74,37,108) balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
India records 38,079 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 560 deaths
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 38,079 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage reaches nearly 40 cr: Ministry of Health
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:03 am
New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID Vaccination Coverage reached nearly 40 crore (39,93,62,514), as per the 7 pm provisional report on Friday.
WHO supremo Tedros urges China to to be more cooperative in finding the origin of COVID-19
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:59 am
Geneva: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked China to be more cooperative with the WHO's second phase of the investigation into the origins of Covid-19.
Reliance General Insurance introduces new top-up policy
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Reliance General Insurance Company Limited (RGICL) has launched the Reliance Health Super Top-up insurance policy.
Sharp rise in Africa COVID 19 deaths, WHO reports
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New York: COVID-19 deaths in Africa have risen sharply in recent weeks, amid the fastest surge in cases the continent has seen so far in the pandemic, the regional office for the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout
Jul 16, 2021, at 05:33 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide missing out on routine immunizations last year, two UN agencies reported on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Manipur imposes total curfew for 10 days from July 18
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Guwahati: As cases related to Delta variant of COVID-19 in the state are rising, the Manipur government decided to impose a total curfew in the state for ten days from July 18.
Third wave likely to hit in August, may be comparatively mild: ICMR
Jul 16, 2021, at 02:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The third wave of COVID is likely to hit India during the end of August and might be comparatively mild than the second one, Dr Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has told NDTV.
Covid19: WHO chief Tedros says world in the early stages of 'third wave'
Jul 15, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday warned the world about the 'early stages' of the third wave of Covid-19 as the infections caused by the Delta variant increased.
India reports 41,806 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 15, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported 41,806 new COVID-19 cases as per the data of India's Health Ministry.