Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:32 pm
New York: For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths dipped, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed on Thursday.
Rare coral reef discovered near Tahiti is ‘like a work of art’, says diver
Jan 21, 2022, at 05:44 pm
New York: One of the largest coral reefs in the world has been discovered by a UN-supported scientific mission off the coast of Tahiti. Announcing the stunning find on Thursday, UNESCO said that divers had explored large rose-shaped corals spanning some three kilometres, at depths of between 30 and 65 metres.
More than 20 Covid cases detected on Argentine research station in Antarctica
Jan 21, 2022, at 03:15 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: More than 20 cases of the coronavirus have been detected on the Esperanza Base research station of Argentina in Antarctica, media reported.
India records 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases, 703 deaths in past 24 hours
Jan 21, 2022, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed yet another day of spike as 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
AstraZeneca appoints Ram Mudaliar as India Lead of its Clinical Data & Insights Division
Jan 21, 2022, at 05:23 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: AstraZeneca India Private Limited, the services arm of AstraZeneca, a science-led biopharmaceutical company, on Thursday announced the appointment of Ram Mudaliar as the India lead of their Clinical Data & Insights (CDI) division.
Delhi records 43 Covid deaths in 24 hrs, highest since June
Jan 21, 2022, at 03:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Thursday reported 43 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, which is the highest number of deaths due to the virus since June 10 last year when 44 people had died.
Villagers recover carcasses of wild elephants in Assam’s Jagiroad
Jan 21, 2022, at 02:42 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Local villagers of Jagiroad area in Assam’s Morigaon district have recovered carcasses of two wild elephants in nearby hill areas.
Poachers killed one-horned rhino in Kaziranga
Jan 21, 2022, at 01:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: After almost nine months, poachers have killed a one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and took away its horn.
India registers 3,17,532 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate touches 16.41 percent
Jan 20, 2022, at 02:51 pm
New Delhi: India registered a significant spike in COVID-19 cases as 3,17,532 new instances were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
In a big boost, Covaxin, Covishield get full market authorisation
Jan 20, 2022, at 06:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big boost to India's fight against COVID-19, an expert panel of the central drug authority on Wednesday cleared the country's two indigenous vaccines-Covaxin and Covishield-for full use.
China blames mail from Canada to be the source of Omicron's arrival in Beijing: Reports
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities believe that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 might have entered Beijing via contaminated mail from Canada.
2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:08 pm
New York: Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels; edging closer to the limit laid out under the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Tonga volcano eruption: At least 3 dead, amid severe destruction
Jan 19, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: At least three people have died in Tonga following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami wave that hit over the weekend. Homes and other buildings across the archipelago have suffered major damage.
COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
Jan 19, 2022, at 07:04 pm
New York: Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over.
India's daily COVID-19 positivity rate touches 15.13 pct
Jan 19, 2022, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed yet another day of spike as daily positivity rate touched 15.13 percent while 2,82,970 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Early rollout of Pfizer's new pill 'Paxlovid' can control Omicron surge: Canada's health experts
Jan 19, 2022, at 05:15 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's health experts are optimistic that an early rollout of the approved Paxlovid, Pfizer’s new pill for the treatment of COVID-19, can help control the surge of Omicron.
Covid tests falling, need to ramp up: Centre directs states
Jan 19, 2022, at 02:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Just a week after elaborating on the conditions that do not require COVID-19 tests, the Centre on Tuesday said the number of coronavirus tests in the country has fallen and needed to be ramped up.
Covid: 16 new micro-containment zones declared in Jammu
Jan 19, 2022, at 12:28 am
Jammu/IBNS: The J&K administration has declared 16 new micro-containment zones in the Jammu district following the detection of several covid19 positive cases.
Assam registers biggest single-day spike in Covid cases
Jan 18, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Assam logged the biggest single-day surge in Covid-19 infections numbers, as the state logged nearly 7000 new cases on Monday, the state health officials said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Death toll due to earthquake touches 22
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:15 pm
Qala-E-Naw, Afghanistan/UNI/Xinhua: The death toll from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis has risen to 22, a provincial official said Tuesday.
Tonga volcanic eruption: Too soon to assess damage
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:34 pm
New York: Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, is covered in ash and dust following the underwater volcanic eruption at the weekend, but the situation is calm there and first clean-up efforts are underway, UN humanitarians said on Monday.
Jan 18, 2022, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi: India registered a minor reduction in daily count as 2,38,018 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Assam witnesses single rhino poaching incident in 2021, lowest in 21 years
Jan 17, 2022, at 04:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam witnessed only one case of rhino poaching in 2021, the lowest in 21 years.
JK: DCCRK imparts training to MOs to strengthen health system at PCCCs
Jan 17, 2022, at 03:18 pm
Srinagar: The Divisional Covid Control Room Kashmir imparted training to 51 Medical Officers (MOs) of all the districts to prepare basic health response systems at Panchayat level.
India's positivity rate increases to 19.65 percent, 2,58,089 new COVID-19 cases detected
Jan 17, 2022, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi: India's Daily Positivity rate has touched 19.65 percent as the country recorded 2,58,089 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Pakistan registers over 4000 COVID-19 cases for second straight day
Jan 16, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Pakistan, a nation that has witnessed several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 4,000 COVID-19 cases for the second straight day, media reports said on Sunday.
India records 2.71 lakh COVID cases in last 24 hrs, 314 deaths
Jan 16, 2022, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's COVID-19 graph continued its upward curve with 2.71 lakh cases in the past 24-hours on Sunday, the Union Health Ministry's daily bulletin stated on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 65 locally transmitted Covid cases
Jan 16, 2022, at 02:24 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 65 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
Tsunami waves hit Tonga after volcanic eruption
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Tonga island nation was hit by Tsunami waves that were triggered by a giant underwater volcanic eruption on Saturday, media reports said.
COVID-19: Chinese mainland reports 104 locally transmitted cases
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:26 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 104 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday.