One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever joint UN estimates
Oct 09, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Geneva: Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
UN chief urges greater investment in universal health coverage, starting now
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:56 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of strong public health systems and emergency preparedness for communities and economies globally, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, calling for greater investments in universal health coverage.
China officially joins COVAX international program
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Beijing/UNI: China has officially joined the World Health Organization-led COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday.
France's COVID-19 infections top 18,000 for second day in a row
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Paris/Xinhua: A further 18,129 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in a 24-hour span in France, the Public Health Agency said in its daily update.
India adds over 78,000 Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 68-lakh mark
Oct 08, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Thursday added over 78,000 new infections taking the overall tally to cross 68-lakh mark.
Covid-19: INOX Air Products gets contract of Liquid Medical Oxygen supply in West Bengal
Oct 07, 2020, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: INOX Air Products (INOXAP) has been awarded a contract for supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) by West Bengal Medical Services Corporation Limited, Kolkata for government earmarked Covid care hospitals viz. M R Bangur Super Speciality Hospital, M R Bangur District Hospital and ID&BG Hospital Beliaghata.
India scales another peak with COVID-19 recovery rate leaping past 85 pct
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: India's national recovery rate has jumped past 85 pct today with the continuous streak of high number of recovered cases being reported in the past few weeks, officials said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan reports 62 new COVID-19 cases, total at 39,548
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan reported 62 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours on Wednesday, bringing the tally to 39,548, the country's Ministry of Public Health confirmed.
Kolkata: Medical College seeks more medics after 40 doctors test COVID-19 positive
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:04 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Kolkata's state-owned health care facility- Calcutta Medical College and Hospital- has sought an appointment of new medics to cope up the increasing number of pandemic patients after about 40 working Professors and doctors tested COVID-19 positive.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
Oct 07, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Stockholm: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry to French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna.
No free COVID-19 test in Meghalaya from Oct 16
Oct 07, 2020, at 09:04 pm
Shillong/IBNS: While the COVID-19 positive cases are rising alarmingly, the Meghalaya government has decided to withdraw free testing facilities in the state.
India's Covid-19 recovery rate scales 85 pc; 48 lakh more recovered than active cases
Oct 07, 2020, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As the national recovery rate touched 85 per cent in terms of Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, India crossed a significant milestone with the continuous high number of recovered cases being reported in the past few weeks.
India's Covid-19 tally crosses 67 lakh with over 72,000 new cases
Oct 07, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After recording a sharp decline in daily cases of Novel Coronavirus a day ago, India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country, reported over 72,000 new infections in the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to cross 67 lakh on Wednesday.
Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Oct 07, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Health Dept holds awareness camp at Ramban
Oct 07, 2020, at 04:05 am
New York: An awareness programme was Sunday organized by the Health Department regarding Kusht Mukti Abhiyan ( anti leprosy drive) here at District Hospital Ramban.
India reports decline in new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 66.85 lakh
Oct 06, 2020, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, on Tuesday reported a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases as little over 61,000 fresh infections were reported in 24 hours.
70 per cent of COVID cases located in just 10 countries, WHO reports
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: While COVID-19 has affected all countries, the pandemic is “uneven”, and it is estimated that 10 per cent of the global population may have been infected with the virus, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
COVID-19 disrupting critical mental health services, WHO warns
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:19 pm
New York: The global pandemic has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of the countries it surveyed, underscoring the devastating impact of COVID-19 and highlighting an urgent need to scale up funding, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: No new locally transmitted confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
Level-3 COVID-19 response declared for entire Ireland amid rising cases
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Dublin/Xinhua: Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin announced on Monday night that a stricter Level-3 COVID-19 response will be applied to the entire country for three weeks starting from midnight on Tuesday, up from the current Level 2.
COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka increase after new cluster detected
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka jumped to the 3,500 mark on Monday evening after over 100 new patients were reported from a new cluster in the outskirts of capital Colombo, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Two killed, 20 missing as floods submerge France's SE
Oct 05, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Paris/Xinhua: Flash floods that struck France's southeast region of Alpes-Maritimes over the weekend have so far left two people dead and 20 others missing, local authorities said on Monday.
Namibia probes death of 16 buffaloes in national park
Oct 05, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Windhoek/Xinhua: Namibia is looking into the death of 16 buffaloes that were found floating in a river inside the Bwabwata National Park in the northeast Zambezi region, an official said on Monday.
Planet Mars closest to Earth on Oct 6: PSI Director
Oct 05, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Planet Mars will be closest and it can get to Earth on Tuesday.
Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to three scientists for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
Oct 05, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Stockholm: Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton have been awarded the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday.
India registers 74,442 new COVID-19 infections, 903 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 05, 2020, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi: Maintaining the slow declining trend in the figures, India registered 74,442 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours.
Chinese mainland reports 20 new imported COVID-19 cases
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 20 new imported COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,921, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Over 2,000 students in UK universities test positive for coronavirus
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:30 pm
London/Xinhua: More than 2,000 university students in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19 as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that his country may face a "bumpy" time beyond Christmas in fighting the pandemic, local media reported.
UK to involve military in distributing coronavirus vaccine: senior official
Oct 05, 2020, at 02:23 pm
London/Xinhua: The British armed forces will be involved in distributing coronavirus vaccine as the country strives to curb a sharp rise in infections, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday.
Israeli minister tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 05, 2020, at 04:26 am
Jerusalem/Xinhua: Israel's Minister of Environmental Protection Gila Gamliel tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the minister said on her Twitter account late on Saturday.