Covid vaccination: No severe AEFI cases reported in NE states
By Sujit ChakrabortyGuwahati/Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) No serious or severe cases of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) have reported from any of the eight northeastern states since the Covid-19 vaccination drive started on January 16, officials said on Thursday. A senior official of the National Health Mission (NHM) in Assam told IANS that only 15 […]
Read MoreAI-based technique may detect prostate cancer from urine
Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) A novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technique may help in diagnosing prostate cancer from urine within only twenty minutes with almost 100 per cent accuracy, a new study suggests. The research team, including Kwan Hyi Lee from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), developed this technique by introducing a smart […]
Read MoreSri Lanka’s Covid-19 caseload tops 50,000
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s overall coronavirus caseload surpassed the 55,000 mark on Thursday after over 700 people tested positive for the disease, the Health Ministry announced. According to official figures, out of the 55,189 patients reported to date, 47,215 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, with the number of active cases […]
Read MoreJapan to receive Pfizer vaccine for 72 mn people
Tokyo, Jan 21 (IANS) The Japanese government has signed agreements with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. to receive the drugmaker’s Covid-19 vaccine doses enough for a total of 72 million people within this year, the Health Ministry said. The additional supply added to the country’s agreement last year with the drugmaker to acquire doses for […]
Read More15K fresh cases continue India’s low Covid streak
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) With 15,223 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Thursday continued with its streak of low single-day cases, increasing the overall tally to 1,06,10,883, health officials said. For the past 14 days, the country has been recording less than 20,000 daily new infections even as the […]
Read MorePrepare database of frontline workers: Yogi
Lucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to promptly prepare a database of the frontline workers for the upcoming phase of the vaccination campaign. According to the government spokesman, the Chief Minister directed that every action of the vaccination campaign should be in accordance with the guidelines and standards set […]
Read MoreBrazil records 2nd highest daily Covid deaths since Aug
Brasilia, Jan 21 (IANS) Brazil registered more that 1,340 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the second highest single-day spike since August 19, 2020, the Health Ministry said. The highest single-day death toll was 1,524, registered on January 7, Xinhua news agency reported. The latest fatalities brought the nationwide death toll to 212,831, […]
Read MoreGlobal Covid-19 cases top 96.8 mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 96.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.07 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death […]
Read MoreChinese mainland reports 126 new locally transmitted Covid cases
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 144 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 126 locally transmitted and 18 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. Of the locally transmitted cases, 68 were reported in Heilongjiang, 33 in Jilin, 20 in Hebei, two each in Beijing and Shanxi, […]
Read MoreFrance’s daily Covid-19 cases hit two-month high
Paris, Jan 21 (IANS) The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in France hit a two-month high at 26,784, health authorities said on Wednesday. A higher daily tally, at 28,393, was registered on November 18, 2020, according to official data, Xinhua news agency reported. Meanwhile, the country’s coronavirus death toll increased by 310 within a day. […]
Read MoreUK medical experts urge caution as Covid toll tops 90K
London, Jan 21 (IANS) British medical experts have called on the public to remain cautious despite the progress in vaccine rollout as Britain is still not out of woods in fighting coronavirus. Their appeal came after Britain on Tuesday reached the grave milestone of 90,000 Covid-related deaths, Xinhua news agency reported. Liverpool-based Public Health expert […]
Read MoreVax sites expect better turnout after govt allows walk-in immunisation
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The government has updated the Co-WIN application and allowed the vaccination sites to manually add the beneficiaries expected to undergo the inoculation exercise, who earlier, were randomly picked by the application itself. The latest tweak in the app is expected to increase the turnout at the government hospitals who are […]
Read More‘Mental well-being in men declined more in second wave of pandemic’
London, Jan 20 (IANS) Psychological well-being could affect both the genders but it declined more in men as compared to women during the second wave of the pandemic, a new study suggests. The study indicates that in Denmark, the mental well-being of both men and women declined when the country closed down during the first […]
Read MoreB’desh logs 8 virus deaths, lowest daily count since May
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) Bangladesh recorded 656 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of infections so far to 5,29,687, according to the latest data released by the government. A total of 617 patients recovered from the illness through treatment at home and in hospital care, taking the total number […]
Read MoreRussia adds 21,152 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Jan 20 (IANS) Russia confirmed 21,152 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s total to 36,33,952, the country’s Covid-19 response centre said in a statement on Wednesday. The number of deaths increased by 597 to 67,220, the centre said, adding 3,027,316 people have so far recovered, including 25,290 recoveries over […]
Read MorePossible allergic reactions to Moderna Covid vaccine under probe
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) US-based drugmaker Moderna has confirmed that it has received a report from California’s health department that several individuals at one vaccination centre in San Diego were treated for possible allergic reactions after vaccination from one lot of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine. The company is “fully cooperating” with the California Department […]
Read MoreExperts critical of White House after record Covid deaths
Washinton, Jan 20 (IANS) The Trump administration’s incompetence in handling Covid-19 has drawn harsh criticism from the academia as the country’s death toll from the disease topped another chilling mark of 4,00,000 on Tuesday. Never before in the recent century has an American President witnessed such a tragic loss of lives. The number is fast […]
Read MoreTurkey starts vaccination at nursing homes
Istanbul, Jan 20 (IANS) Turkey started vaccinating citizens residing or working in nursing homes against Covid-19 on Tuesday, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting with the provincial health directors on Monday, Koca said the vaccinations would also cover people in disabled care centres and care homes, as well as […]
Read MoreBeing obese may up mental health issues in teens
London, Jan 20 (IANS) If you are obese, there are chances that it may lead to some mental health issues, as a new study suggests that half of all young people treated for severe obesity have a neuropsychiatric problem. The study, published in the journal Acta Paediatrica, indicated that over half of the parents estimated […]
Read MoreResearchers demonstrate success with new therapy for Covid
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) A new therapy developed by researchers is showing success as a way to prevent Covid-19 disease. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, showed that mouse models with Covid-19 showed positive results when a small peptide was introduced nasally. The peptide proved effective in reducing fever, protecting the […]
Read MoreAlcohol intake up in people with depression amid pandemic
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) People with anxiety and depression are more likely to report an increase in drinking during the Covid-19 pandemic than those without mental health issues, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, indicates that while drinking grew the most among younger people, older adults with anxiety […]
Read MoreLoss of smell most relevant sign of Covid: Study
London, Jan 20 (IANS) It is due to Covid-19 that a majority of patients with respiratory infections lose their sense of smell, claims a new study. According to a study, published in the journal Chemical Senses, the disease also often results in both the loss of taste and other senses in the mouth. “This emphasises […]
Read MoreBeijing restricts residents from leaving city
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) Beijing’s Daxing District issued a notification on Wednesday banning all people in the district from leaving the capital in the wake of new Covid-19 cases. Those who need to travel outside the city should obtain approval from local authorities and have a negative Covid-19 nucleic acid test result taken within three […]
Read MoreUAE vaccination doses surpass 2mn, covering 21% of population
Abu Dhabi, Jan 20 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates has so far administered more than two million doses of coronavirus vaccine, the country’s health ministry announced. According to the ministry, 93,846 doses of the vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing nationwide campaign, the Saudi Gazette reported on Tuesday. […]
Read MoreUAE daily Covid tally crosses 200-mark after over a month
Riyadh, Jan 20 (IANS) New coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia crossed the 200-mark for the first time in more than a month with 226 infections reported. The Kingdom has been reporting less than 200 cases regularly. On December 7 last year, 209 new Covid-19 cases were recorded, the Saudi Gazette reported on Tuesday. According to […]
Read MoreIndia records over 13K new Covid cases, 162 deaths
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) With 13,823 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Wednesday continued with its low streak of single-day cases, posting an overall tally of 1,05,95,660, according to the Union Health Ministry. The country has been recording less than 20,000 daily new cases from the past 13 days. […]
Read MoreChina’s Jilin reports 46 new confirmed, 7 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases
Changchun, Jan 20 (IANS) Northeast China’s Jilin Province reported on Tuesday 46 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and seven new asymptomatic infections, the provincial health commission said on Wednesday. Of the new confirmed cases, 10 were reported in the provincial capital of Changchun and the other 36 in the city of Tonghua. The new confirmed cases […]
Read MoreBrazil sees 1,192 new Covid-19 deaths
Rio de Janerio, Jan 20 (IANS) Brazil registered 1,192 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide tally to 211,491, the Ministry of Health said. Tests detected 62,094 new cases, bringing the national caseload to 8,573,864, it said on Tuesday. The state of Sao Paulo, the most populated in the country, is […]
Read MoreChinese mainland reports 88 new locally transmitted Covid cases
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 103 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 88 locally transmitted cases and 15 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. Of the locally transmitted cases, 46 were reported in Jilin, 19 in Hebei, 16 in Heilongjiang, and seven in Beijing, the […]
Read MoreTurkey extends Covid-19 vaccination to nursing homes
Ankara, Jan 20 (IANS) Turkey’s vaccination campaign has been extended to the people staying and working in care and nursing homes and the citizens over 90. The state-run TRT news broadcaster released footage of the elderly and their caregivers getting their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac at the nursing homes […]
Read MoreUS Covid-19 deaths top 400,000: Johns Hopkins University
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) The US reached the grim milestone of 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. With the national case count topping 24.16 million, the death toll across the US rose to 400,022, according to the CSSE data, Xinhua news […]
Read MoreUK coronavirus-related deaths top 90,000
London, Jan 20 (IANS) The number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test has surpassed the grim milestone of 90,000 in Britain after another 1,610 were confirmed, the media reported on Tuesday. The latest daily death toll was the highest since the pandemic began in the country, Xinhua news […]
Read MoreRussia logs 21,734 new Covid cases
Moscow, Jan 20 (IANS) Russia recorded 21,734 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,857 a day earlier, the country’s coronavirus response centre said on Tuesday. The national tally has thus increased to 3,612,800 with 66,623 deaths and 3,002,026 recoveries, the centre said, Xinhua news agency reported. Moscow reported 3,115 new cases, […]
Read More50% patients in need of early liver transplant died during pandemic
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Nearly 50 per cent patients in need of early liver transplant, but who did not undergo the procedure due to fear of contracting Covid-19 or due to testing positive just before the transplant surgery, died in 2020, doctors said. According to the transplant team at the Gleneagles Global Hospitals in Lakdikapul […]
Read MoreK’taka health minister defends Covaxin, says it’s safe
Hubballi (Karnataka), Jan 19 (IANS) Allaying fears over the side-effects of Covaxin, Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday defended the vaccine of from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and said that it is safe for use. “Covishield and Covaxin are equally safe for use. No need for any apprehension against Covaxin. The Drug Controller General of […]
Read More1,000 Covid-19 vax doses found ‘frozen’ in Assam medical college
Guwahati/Silchar, Jan 19 (IANS) Authorities in Assam are probing how the 1,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield were found “frozen” in the vaccine store of the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), officials said on Tuesday. Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli and state National Health Mission Director Lakshmanan S. have separately ordered probes to […]
Read MoreCentre rushes team to Lakshadweep after its first Covid case
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has rushed a multi-disciplinary team to assist the Lakshadweep administration in Covid-19 management after the Union Territory reported its first case of infection. The case was reported on January 18. The index case is a traveller who had come to Lakshadweep from Kerala’s […]
Read More6.31 lakh vaccinated so far, no serious AEFI on Tuesday
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) India has vaccinated 6.31 lakh healthcare workers since the commencement of the nation-wide vaccination drive on January 16, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. “Cumulative total number of vaccinated healthcare workers across the country more than 6.31 lakh. No case of severe or serious AEFI reported in any state today,” […]
Read MoreNew drug combination may help treat acute myeloid leukemia
New York, Jan 19 (IANS) Researchers have identified two drugs that are potent against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when combined, but only weakly effective when used alone. The research team was able to significantly enhance cancer cell death by jointly administering the drugs that are only partially effective when used as single-agent therapies. “Our study […]
Read MoreObesity may impact Covid vaccines’ efficacy: Experts
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Covid-19 vaccines may not be fully effective in people who are suffering from obesity, as experts on Tuesday suggested that the process of healing may be slower in obese people as compared to the healthy ones. According to a report on Nature, obesity correlates with a dulled immune response to […]
Read MoreMale sex hormones may help treat breast cancer: Study
Sydney, Jan 19 (IANS) Researchers have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens, commonly thought of as male sex hormones but also found at lower levels in women, in breast cancer treatment. In normal breast development, estrogen stimulates and androgen inhibits growth at puberty and throughout adult life. Abnormal estrogen activity is responsible […]
Read MoreAir sensing technology reveals adverse impact of Delhi smog
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhi-based Karuna Chauhan tracked the air pollution exposure throughout the daily routine in phases and found that the pollution level increased with time, a global technology company Dyson’s report said on Tuesday. Karuna tracked the air pollution exposure by using a Dyson wearable air sensing backpack that tracks air pollution […]
Read MoreWhich parenting behaviour led to well-being of kids during Covid?
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Researchers have found that autonomy-supportive parenting, or offering meaningful choices when possible, contributed to the positive well-being of both children and parents. “We explored whether or not autonomy-supportive parental behaviour would facilitate adaptation and better child well-being,” said Andreas B. Neubauer, postdoctoral research scientist at DIPF, Leibniz Institute for Research and […]
Read MoreEluru-like mysterious illness cases emerge in AP’s Pulla village
Pulla (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 19 (IANS) Bringing back memories of December’s mysterious illness in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru in West Godavari district, Pulla village has seen 24 such cases of convulsions till 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pulla is 30 km north east of Eluru town where the mysterious illness cases are being reported from Monday. “Total […]
Read MoreDoctors at Hyderabad hospital perform rare cardiac procedure
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Hyderabad performed a critical and rare cardiac procedure called Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) on a 20-year-old with aortic dissection and Marfan Syndrome, an inherited disorder that affects the connective tissue. The procedure was conducted on a male student from Nagpur by Dr Pramod Reddy, cardiovascular thoracic […]
Read MoreChildhood neglect leaves generational imprint: Study
New York, Jan 19 (IANS) Parents, please take note. Make sure your child is not neglected as childhood emotional neglect has inter-generational effects on brain structure and function, a new study suggests. The study indicates that the infant children of mothers who had experienced childhood emotional neglect displayed altered brain circuitry involved in fear responses […]
Read More26 US soldiers, 5 civilians test Covid positive in S.Korea
Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) Twenty-six more American soldiers and five civilians have tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon their arrival in South Korea, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said on Tuesday. In a statement, it said that the 31 USFK-affiliated individuals were infected with the COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between December 29, […]
Read MoreOver 470k sampled for Covid-19 testing in Beijing
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) Beijing’s Daxing district has sampled over 470,000 people for nucleic acid tests as part of an extensive testing campaign against the novel coronavirus in the wake of new confirmed cases, local authorities said on Tuesday. The testing, launched by the district on Monday, is expected to cover about 522,000 people in […]
Read MoreSimple, cheap test can help save lives from colorectal cancer
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Researchers have demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives. Colorectal cancer has a high mortality rate – each year, 1.8 million cases are diagnosed worldwide, and the disease causes global 900,000 deaths annually. “Our […]
Read MoreKerala expects Covid cases to fall only by July
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 19 (IANS) The Kerala Health Department, headed by Minister K.K. Shailaja, is sceptical as the number of Covid patients has been on the rise everyday and a study conducted by it says that the cases were expected to come down to 1,000 per day only by July. Kerala has the highest number of […]
Read MoreAus to go ahead with Pfizer vaccine despite reported deaths
Canberra, Jan 19 (IANS) A top adviser to the Australian government has said that the country is likely to go ahead with the Pfizer vaccine despite the deaths of 29 elderly Norwegian patients, who lost their lives following inoculation. Allen Cheng, the co-chair of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), said that authorities […]
Read MoreWHO panel highlights effective multilateralism in Covid response
Geneva, Jan 19 (IANS) A latest interim report by a WHO pandemic review panel has highlighted effective multilateralism in the preparation and response to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, saying that the consequences of this pandemic remind the world of how important effective multilateralism is. “Geopolitical tensions have impacted on the response, and the resulting pandemic […]
Read MoreStart of 2021 sees upward trend in Covid situation: WHO
Geneva, Jan 19 (IANS) Following two weeks of lower reporting towards the end of 2020, an overall upward trend of the Covid-19 pandemic has been witnessed in the first several weeks of 2021, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said. On Monday, Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, said at […]
Read MoreAt 10K, India records lowest Covid numbers since June
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Continuing its low streak of fresh daily cases, India on Tuesday recorded 10,064 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the lowest single-day spike in seven months. With this the overall tally of Covid-19 cases touched 1,05,81,837, according to the Union Health Ministry. India had recorded over 10,000 cases […]
Read MoreBrazil launches mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign
Brasilia, Jan 19 (IANS) Brazil, currently one of the hardest-hit countries in the world by the pandemic, has launched its mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus, Minister of Health Eduardo Pazuello said. The initial plan was to begin nationwide vaccination on Wednesday, but the date was moved up on Monday in response to the […]
Read MorePak approves Sinopharm Covid vaccine for emergency use
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved a Covid-19 vaccine by China’s Sinopharm for emergency use amid an unabated resurgence in the country. A handout by DRAP on its official website late Monday said that Sinopharm, one of the two vaccines approved by the authority, has been given emergency […]
Read MoreHackers manipulated stolen Covid vax data to ‘undermine trust’
London, Jan 19 (IANS) In a startling revelation, European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that hackers have manipulated stolen Covid-19 vaccine data in an attempt to “undermine trust” in the vaccines. The ongoing investigation of the cyberattack on EMA found that some of the unlawfully accessed documents related to Covid-19 medicines and vaccines have been […]
Read More‘More people in UK hospitals than at any other time during pandemic’
London, Jan 19 (IANS) UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that there were more people currently in hospital than at any other time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic early last year. Speaking at a virtual press conference at Downing Street, Hancock said on Monday that hospitals in the UK are under enormous pressure […]
Read MoreUS Covid cases top 24mn ahead of Biden’s inauguration (Ld)
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Reaching yet another grim milestone, the overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, currently the hardest-hit country, has surpassed the 24 million mark, about 24 hours ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering […]
Read MoreGlobal Covid-19 cases top 95.5 mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 95.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.03 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death […]
Read MoreCovid-19 vax: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’
Geneva, Jan 19 (IANS) The world faces a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid-19 vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states, the BBC […]
Read MoreUS Covid cases surpass 24 million: Johns Hopkins University
New York, Jan 19 (IANS) The total number of Covid-19 cases in the US topped 24 million on Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. US Covid-19 case count rose to 24,018,793 with a total of 398,307 deaths, according to the CSSE tally, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
Read MoreFrance registers 403 new Covid-19 deaths
Paris, Jan 19 (IANS) France on Monday reported 403 new Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the heaviest daily toll since November 24, raising the country’s coronavirus-related fatalities to 70,686, according to figures from the health authorities. A further 3,736 people tested positive for the coronavirus in one day, significantly lower than Sunday’s figure […]
Read MoreUK reports 37,535 new Covid cases, 599 deaths
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Another 37,535 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, the lowest daily increase since the start of the year, according to official figures released on Monday. The daily figure, down from 38,598 on Sunday, brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,433,494, the data showed, Xinhua […]
Read MoreNIMHANS doctor on Sputnik vaccine advisory board
Moscow/New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russias sovereign wealth fund) and the National Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamaleya (Gamaleya Centre) has announced the creation of an international scientific advisory board for the Sputnik V vaccine — the worlds first registered vaccine against coronavirus. Leading scientists […]
Read MoreDelhi misses target by 56%, 17% less inoculation on Day 2
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Delhi recorded around 17 per cent lesser vaccination than the previous session, on the second day of the immunisation drive against Covid-19, on Monday. As many as 3,598 frontline workers were administered vaccine jabs on Day 2 of the drive. Besides, Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) was also reported 50 […]
Read MoreDeath of UP man not linked to Covid vax: Govt
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The central government on Monday said two people have died following Covid-19 immunisation, but the death of one of them is not related to the vaccination while the post-mortem report of the other beneficiary is still awaited. A 52-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district died one day after being […]
Read MoreAvian influenza in poultry birds confirmed in 5 states: Govt
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Centre said on Monday that outbreak of Avian Influenza has been confirmed in 5 states for poultry birds and in 9 states for crows/migratory/wild birds till date. As per the statement by the Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairies, Avian Influenza has been confirmed in samples of […]
Read MoreExperts advise people to avoid alcohol during vaccination
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Alcohol intake should be avoided after getting the first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine for some days and abstinence should also be maintained after the second jab for some days, health experts said on Monday, as alcohol can hinder the effect of the vaccine. According to experts, drinking alcohol, especially […]
Read MoreHesitancy, Co-WIN glitches reign over 2nd day of inoculation drive
By Ashish SrivastavaNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Glitches in Co-WIN application and vaccine hesitancy continued to reign over the second day of the Covid-19 inoculation drive as the turnout remained shockingly low at many government hospitals of the national capital on Monday. The Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI) confirmed that it vaccinated merely 19 people […]
Read MoreThis is what causes stomach discomfort in IBS patients
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods. According to the researchers, up to 20 per cent of the world’s population suffers from the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which causes stomach pain or severe discomfort after eating. The researchers revealed […]
Read MoreHarsh Vardhan inaugurates 100-bed Plastic Surgery Block at AIIMS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday inaugurated the newly-constructed Burns and Plastic Surgery Block at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and dedicated it to the ‘Father of Plastic Surgery’ – ancient Indian physician Sushruta. “Due to the large population, most of the burn care facilities are overburdened […]
Read More‘Vaccine won’t kill you’: AIIMS Director allays fears
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Monday allayed apprehensions about the coronavirus vaccines and assured that the side-effects will not result in death of the beneficiary. The nationwide Covid vaccination drive had commenced on January 16 and a total of 447 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported during the first […]
Read MorePeer support may be more beneficial to teens with anxiety
New York, Jan 18 (IANS) One in three parents strongly support schools having mental health programmes like peer support leaders, a new poll suggests. The poll indicates that an estimated one in five teenagers has symptoms of a mental health disorder such as depression or anxiety and suicide is the second leading cause of death […]
Read MoreNew Covid variant detected in Nepal
Kathmandu, Jan 18 (IANS) Nepal’s Health Ministry has confirmed the detection of cases of the new coronavirus variant, which was first discovered in the UK late last year. Three people whose samples were sent to Hong Kong for testing via gene sequencing have been confirmed to have contracted the mutated varian. A 28-year-old woman and […]
Read MoreSome 522k people in Beijing to undergo Covid testing
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) About 522,000 people in Beijing’s Daxing district will undergo mass nucleic acid testing on Monday after the Chinese capital city reported two new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases 24 hours ago. The two cases were detected in Tiangongyuan street, Xinhua news agency reported. The people who will be tested are residents of […]
Read MoreGurugram: Over 4,500 health workers to get vaccine on Monday
Gurugram, Jan 18 (IANS) The district health department is all prepared to stage the second round of Covid-19 vaccination drive in Gurugram on Monday. According to the health officials, more than 4,500 health care workers will be administered Covid-19 vaccine shots at 45 sites. Officials said that a total of 31 sites have been set […]
Read MoreS.Korea reports 389 more Covid cases
Seoul, Jan 18 (IANS) South Korea reported 389 more Covid-19 cases on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 72,729. The daily caseload fell below 400 in 54 days since November 25, 2020, but it hovered above 100 since November 8 owing to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as […]
Read MoreIndia’s low streak continues with below 20K cases
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) With 13,788 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Monday continued with its low streak of single-day cases, posting an overall tally of 1,05,71,773, according to the Union Health Ministry. The country has been recording less than 20,000 daily new cases from the past eleven days. […]
Read More‘Every UK adult to get 1st Covid vaccine dose by Sep’
London, Jan 18 (IANS) The UK government plans to offer a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine to every adult in the country by September 2021, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said. In an interview on Sky News, Raab said on Sunday that it would be “great” if the vaccine rollout could be faster but that […]
Read MoreBrazil to begin mass Covid-19 vaccination this week
Brasilia, Jan 18 (IANS) Brazil will begin a mass vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus starting from Wednesday onwards, according to Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello. The Brazilian government will begin the distribution of the vaccines throughout the country starting early Monday morning, Xinhua news agency quoted Pazuello as saying at a press conference on Sunday. […]
Read MoreGlobal Covid-19 cases top 95 mn mark: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) In yet another grim milestone, the total number of global coronavirus cases has topped the 95 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.02 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed […]
Read MoreChinese mainland reports 93 new locally transmitted Covid cases
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 109 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 93 locally transmitted cases and 16 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Out of the locally transmitted cases, 54 were reported in Hebei, 30 in Jilin, seven in Heilongjiang, and two in Beijing, […]
Read MoreFrance registers 16,642 new coronavirus cases, 141 deaths
Paris, Jan 18 (IANS) France has registered 16,642 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to figures released by the Public Health Agency. The country’s cumulative total of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,910,989. The death toll went up by 141 in 24 hours to reach 70,283, data showed on Sunday, Xinhua news […]
Read MoreCalifornia coronavirus cases close to 3mn
San Francisco, Jan 18 (IANS) California counties reported 32,904 new cases of Covid-19 and 418 new deaths for a total of 2,951,682 cases and 33,391 deaths in the state. The total number of cases stood at 334,505 in the Bay Area and 3,342 people have died from the virus, according to a report on Sunday. […]
Read MoreSeven in 10 Greeks willing to get vaccinated against Covid
Athens, Jan 18 (IANS) Seven in ten Greeks are willing to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to opinion polls, as vaccination of the elderly above 85 years old started this weekend in Greece, after that of health professionals and residents of elderly care homes in recent weeks. Some 70.1 per cent and 74 per cent […]
Read MoreUK records another 38,598 coronavirus cases
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Another 38,598 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, the lowest daily increase since the start of the year, according to official figures released on Sunday. The daily figure, down from 41,346 reported on Saturday, brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,395,959, the data showed, […]
Read MoreDelhi schools to reopen from Monday, parents still hesitant
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) After being closed for nearly 10 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools in Delhi are set to reopen from Monday for students of Classes 10 and 12. However, parents are still in a quandary whether to allow their wards to attend. The Delhi government has decided to reopen schools, […]
Read MoreWorkplace mistreatment may up suicidal thoughts in employees
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) If you ignore a colleague’s greeting or make a sarcastic comment in the workplace then it may actually do more harm to them than intended, a new study suggests. The study indicates that perceived low-grade forms of workplace mistreatment, such as avoiding eye contact or excluding a co-worker from conversation […]
Read MoreMicroRNA may serve as therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Researchers have shown that microRNA biomarkers related to Alzheimer’s disease play a role in brain damage caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI results from blows to the head, leading to chronic disruption of the brain and a cascade of long-term health conditions. According to the researchers, patients who suffer […]
Read MoreParkinson’s disease may up schizophrenia risk: Study
Helsinki, Jan 16 (IANS) Patients with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder have an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease later in life. The study indicates that the increased risk may be due to alterations in the brain’s dopamine system caused by dopamine receptor antagonists or neurobiological effects of schizophrenia. “According to our results, a previously diagnosed psychotic […]
Read MoreAndhra CM kicks off statewide Covid vaccination programme (Ld)
Amaravati, Jan 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy kickstarted the statewide Coronavirus vaccination programme on Saturday from Vijayawada. He started it at the government general hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada, where he personally observed a frontline worker receiving the vaccine. “Across the state, 3.87 lakh people have been scheduled to receive the […]
Read MoreFirst vax shot given to Bihar hospital sweeper
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) As the much awaited vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus started across India on Saturday, Bihar’s inoculation campaign began from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna. The first shot was administered to IGIMS sweeper Ram Babu, while the second was given to ambulance driver Amit Kumar of […]
Read MoreTurkish president reports no side effects after Covid-19 vaccine
Istanbul, Jan 16 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he did not see any side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine that he received the previous day. Speaking to the reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan noted that he is so far feeling good and will take the second dose of the vaccine 28 […]
Read MoreItaly hits 1 mn dose vaccination mark
Rome, Jan 16 (IANS) Italy passed a positive milestone, with 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine having been administered just 19 days after the country launched its nationwide vaccination program. The development was praised by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and President Sergio Mattarella, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The key indicator represents a dramatic […]
Read MoreRussia reports 24,715 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS) Russia recorded 24,715 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, roughly the same as in the previous day, the country’s Covid-19 response center said. The national tally has thus increased to 3,520,531 with 64,495 deaths and 2,909,680 recoveries, the center said on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. Moscow, Russia’s worst-hit […]
Read MoreItaly reopens museums, extends nationwide anti-virus curfew
Rome, Jan 16 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed a new decree with fresh Covid-19 containment measures, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. According to the new decree signed on Friday, galleries and museums in Italy can reopen, but only on weekdays, and that eating or drinking outdoors after 6 p.m. […]
Read MoreWHO experts start quarantine in Wuhan
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) An international expert team of the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in China and started quarantine at a hotel in Wuhan on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said. The 13-member team will conduct joint scientific research with Chinese scientists on the origin-tracing of the novel coronavirus, Zhao told a press […]
Read MoreShun Pfizer’s mRNA Covid vax after Norway deaths: Chinese media (Lead)
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) In a disturbing news coming ahead of India beginning its mass vaccination drive from Saturday, Chinese publication Global Times on Friday said that health experts in the country have called on Norway and other countries to suspend the use of Pfizer’s mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine, after at least 23 deaths were reported […]
Read MoreChinese health experts call to shun Pfizer’s mRNA-based Covid vaccine
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) Amid the news of deaths of 23 elderly Norwegian people who received Pfizer’s mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine, Chinese health experts have called on Norway and other countries to suspend the use of it, especially among elderly people due to the vaccines’ safety uncertainties. According to a Chinese immunologist, the new mRNA vaccine […]
Read MoreNepal approves Covishield vaccine for emergency use
Kathmandu, Jan 15 (IANS) Ahead of signing a major Covid vaccine deal with India, probably on Friday, Nepal’s Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has given permission for the emergency use of India-made coronavirus vaccine Covishield in the country. Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali is currently in New Delhi to take part in the sixth meeting […]
Read MoreChinese mainland reports 144 new Covid-19 cases
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 144 new Covid-19 cases, of which 135 were locally transmitted and the rest nine arrived from outside, the National Health Commission said on Friday. Of the locally transmitted cases, 90 were reported in Hebei, 43 in Heilongjiang, and one each in Guangxi and Shaanxi, the […]
Read MoreTurkey begins mass Covid-19 vaccination with Sinovac’s jabs
Istanbul, Jan 15 (IANS) Turkey launched the mass vaccination program against Covid-19 with the vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac company. According to the Turkish Health Ministry, the first doses will be given to over 1 million health workers across the country, followed by adults living in nursing homes, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. The […]
Read MoreGermany records highest daily death toll since start of Covid-19
Berlin, Jan 15 (IANS) Another 1,244 Covid-19 deaths have been reported in Germany in a 24-hour period, the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic, official data showed. To date, 43,881 people in Germany have succumbed to the disease, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the government’s agency for disease control, Xinhua […]
Read MoreItaly extends state of emergency as Covid-19 deaths exceed 80,000
Rome, Jan 15 (IANS) Italy has extended its state of emergency imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic until April 30, the government said in a statement. This came one day after Italy’s Covid-19 death toll has exceeded the 80,000 mark. The country first declared a national state of emergency due to the pandemic on January […]
Read MoreIndonesia starts massive Covid-19 vaccination drive
Jakarta, Jan 15 (IANS) Indonesia launched its massive Covid-19 vaccination program with health workers as the main priority group, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot developed by China’s biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech. On Thursday morning, a mass vaccination was held at state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in central Jakarta, Xinhua news agency […]
Read MoreKuwaitis receive 2nd doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Kuwait City, Jan 15 (IANS) Kuwaiti people started to receive the second doses of Covid-19 vaccine, as part of the national vaccination campaign at Kuwait Vaccination Center in Hawalli Governorate, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said. Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received the second dose of coronavirus vaccine at the center on […]
Read MoreChinese Covid vax found 50.4% effective in Brazil trials
Sao Paulo, Jan 14 (IANS) A leading Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Sinovac Biotech, has been found to be 50.4 per cent effective in Brazilian clinical trials, researchers have found. According to the latest results released by researchers, it shows the vaccine is significantly less effective than previous data suggested — barely over the 50 […]
Read MoreUS cancer death rate seens biggest single-year decline on record
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The death rate from cancer in the US has dropped by 2.4 per cent from 2017 to 2018, the biggest single-year decline on record, the American Cancer Society said in its latest report. It was the second year in a row with a record-setting drop, and the progress continues gains that […]
Read MoreGlobal Covid-19 caseload tops 92 mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 92 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.97 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood […]
Read MoreIndonesian Prez Widodo receives Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
Jakarta, Jan 14 (IANS) Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the Covid-19 vaccine shot developed by China’s biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech. The president, widely known as Jokowi, is the first Indonesian vaccinated to show that the vaccine is safe, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. After the president, the Indonesian military chief, the national police chief […]
Read MoreEthiopia boosts health screening measures in airports
Addis Ababa, Jan 14 (IANS) Ethiopia is boosting health screening measures in airports to prevent transmission of new Covid-19 strains, an Ethiopian official has said. Sahrela Abdullahi, State Minister of Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), said on Tuesday the new health screening measures which will mainly apply to travelers coming from foreign destinations aims […]
Read MoreTripura, Manipur, Sikkim receive Covid-19 vaccines too
Agartala/Imphal/Guwahati, Jan 14 (IANS) After Assam and Meghalaya, three more northeastern states – Tripura, Manipur and Sikkim – on Wednesday saw Covid-19 vaccines reach them for the first round of immunisation, officials said. While Assam received the second consignment of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday after the first delivery on Tuesday, Tripura, Manipur and Sikkim received […]
Read MoreCan’t be stingy in nutrition for children, open anganwadis: SC
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said children are the next generation and therefore unless and until children and women have nutritious food, it will affect the next generation and ultimately the country as a whole. A bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and comprising Justices R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. […]
Read MoreSARS-CoV-2 can infect neurons, damage brain tissue: Study
New York, Jan 13 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the central nervous system and have begun to unravel some of the virus’s effects on brain cells. The study, that used both mouse and human brain tissue, indicates that SARS-CoV-2 can affect many other organs in the body, including, in some patients, […]
Read MoreSL detects first patient with new Covid variant
Colombo, Jan 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka has detected the new strain of the Covid-19 virus after a British national who has arrived here recently tested positive for the new variant, Chief Epidemiologist of the Health Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit Sudath Samaraweera said on Wednesday. This is the first case of the new variant to be reported […]
Read MoreBird flu: Unnatural bird deaths reported from J&K, Jharkhand
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Cases of avian influenza or bird flu have been confirmed in 10 states only, as on Wednesday, while further cases of unnatural mortality of birds have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal and four districts of Jharkhand, an official statement said. The Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & […]
Read MoreWe’ll provide free Covid vax if Centre doesn’t: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that his AAP government will provide free Covid-19 vaccine to city residents if the Centre “failed” to do so. Kejriwal made the announcement amid preparations for the world’s largest vaccination drive, to be launched across the country on January 16 by Prime […]
Read MoreS.African health workers call for training in Covid vax
Johannesburg, Jan 13 (IANS) The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) has called for the training of health workers to prepare for the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination. NEHAWU said on Tuesday they noted the measures announced by the government and effort to secure vaccines but want more to be done to prepare […]
Read MoreAirlines transport Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin to 11 cities
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Domestic airlines on Wednesday provided the logistical support to pharma major Bharat Biotech for shipping out anti-Covid-19 ‘Covaxin’ vaccines to 11 cities. Accordingly, Air India transported the first consignment of vaccine from Hyderabad to Delhi. Besides, the operation comes a day after the Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine was […]
Read MoreGlobal Covid-19 caseload tops 91 million: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 91 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.96 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood […]
Read MoreRussia confirms 22,934 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Jan 13 (IANS) Russia confirmed 22,934 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s total caseload to 3,448,203, the country’s COVID-19 response center said in a statement. The number of deaths increased by 531 to 62,804. Moscow, which remains to be hardest-hit, has logged a total of 867,215 cases, including 5,001 […]
Read MoreS. African ICASA warns against 5G Covid-19 conspiracy theory
Johannesburg, Jan 13 (IANS) The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has warned people not to fall prey to the myths that link Covid-19 spreading to 5G. “We all need to rely on scientifically-based evidence and refrain from these baseless theories,” said ICASA chairperson Keabetswe Modimoeng in a statement released on Monday, urging people […]
Read MoreVaccination gathers pace in Europe amid new Covid-19 variants
Geneva, Jan 13 (IANS) As concerns over new Covid-19 variants and high death toll from the pandemic linger in a large part of Europe, many European countries have pinned their hope of getting over the pathogen on vaccines, speeding up vaccination as a way out of the scourge. “As we enter 2021, over 230 million […]
Read MoreMalaysia declares state of emergency to contain Covid-19 surge
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 13 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has consented to declaring a state of emergency in the country to stop the Covid-19 outbreak. In a televised speech on Tuesday, Muhyiddin said the emergency would last till August 1 or earlier depending on the Covid-19 […]
Read MoreResearchers find Italian woman infected with Covid-19 in November 2019: media
Rome, Jan 13 (IANS) Researchers from the University of Milan have recently found that a woman in the northern Italian city was infected with Covid-19 in November 2019, according to media reports. Through two different techniques on skin tissue, the researchers identified in a biopsy of a 25-year-old woman the presence of RNA gene sequences […]
Read MoreCovid-19 vaccines reach Assam, Meghalaya
By Sujit ChakrabortyGuwahati/Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) The much-awaited Covid-19 vaccine reached two northeastern states — Assam and Meghalaya — as the special flights from Pune delivered the doses to 11 other locations across the country on Tuesday. The first phase of Covid-19 vaccination will start across the country on January 16. Union Civil Aviation Minister […]
Read MoreFatalities will go up by opening courts amid pandemic: CJI
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Tuesday said the medical advice terms it dangerous to get back to congregational courts and the number of fatalities will increase by opening courts amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The bench, also comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, said: “We have been facing […]
Read MoreBird flu: Now poultry samples from MP district test positive
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Bird flu in poultry birds has been confirmed in Madhdya Pradesh, while it was already found in poultry farms in Haryana and Maharashtra. The confirmation of avian influenza (H5N1) in poultry samples from Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh has been received from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases […]
Read MoreAir strike: Airlines swing into action as vaccine transport commences all India
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The country’s civil aviation sector swung into action on Tuesday for providing the expeditious logistical support to the roll-out of India’s mega anti-Covid vaccination drive. Accordingly, nine flights operated by various domestic airlines ferried 56.5 lakh doses from Pune to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Patna, […]
Read MoreJapan PM set to expand virus emergency
Tokyo, Jan 12 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to expand a state of emergency against the Covid-19 pandemic for the Greater Tokyo area to include Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, informed sources said on Tuesday. According to the sources, Suga told executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that he intends […]
Read MoreDelhi: 2.5 lakh Covid vax doses to reach Rajiv Gandhi Hospital
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A consignment carrying around 2.5 lakh doses of the ‘Covishield’ vaccine landed at the national capital’s IGI Airport on Tuesday and is slated to reach Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi’s only vaccine storage facility, officials told IANS. This is the first consignment of ‘Covishield’ vaccine which arrived at […]
Read MoreLocal Covid-19 cases in Sydney continue to spike
Sydney, Jan 12 (IANS) Sydney has witnessed an unabated spike in locally acquired coronavirus cases, and on Tuesday, Australia’s biggest city reported five such infections, as authorities urged the public to get tested and increase openness and transparency with contact tracers. Two of the cases were flagged on Monday, and involved a man who attended […]
Read MoreGermany imposes stricter Covid-19 measures nationwide
Berlin, Jan 12 (IANS) As Covid-19 incidences and death rates remain on a high level in Germany, stricter contact restrictions would take effect nationwide until at least the end of January, the government announced. Some of Germany’s federal states already introduced over the weekend stricter rules that Chancellor Angela Merkel and the minister-presidents agreed on […]
Read MoreUK PM warns of ‘false complacency’ amid coronavirus vaccine rollout
London, Jan 12 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned against “false complacency” as the country is seeking to speed up the coronavirus vaccine rollout. “This is a very perilous moment because everybody can sense that the vaccine is coming in and they can see that the UK is vaccinating large numbers of those that […]
Read More‘Most dangerous time’ of Covid yet to come in UK: CMO
London, Jan 12 (IANS) The “most dangerous time” of the coronavirus pandemic in Britain has yet to come before vaccine rollout has an impact, Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty warned. The next few weeks will be “the worst” of the pandemic for the National Health Service (NHS), he told the BBC, urging the […]
Read MoreMade in India vaccines most cost effective in the world: Modi (Ld)
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised that India is entering into a decisive battle against Covid-19, as the country prepares for the ‘Made in India’ vaccination drive from January 16. Making the closing remarks at the meeting with the Chief Ministers on Covid vaccine roll-out, the Prime Minister said […]
Read More37 US soldiers, 5 civilians test Covid-19 positive in S.Korea
Seoul, Jan 11 (IANS) Thirty-seven more American soldiers and five civilians have tested positive for Covid-19 upon their arrival in South Korea, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said on Monday. The USFK said in a statement that the 42 individuals arrived in South Korea between December 28, 2020, and January 8, reports Xinhua news agency. […]
Read MoreMexico confirms 1st case of Covid-19 variant
Mexico City, Jan 11 (IANS) Mexican authorities have confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus variant as the country’s caseload and fatality toll continues to increase unabated. On Sunday, Secretary of Health of Tamaulipas Gloria Molina Gamboa said that the 56-year-old patient was identified when he arrived from Mexico City on December 29, 2020, […]
Read More96 now have new UK mutant strain
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The central government on Monday said that a total of 96 persons have been detected with the new ‘more transmissible’ UK coronavirus mutant strain. They are kept in physical isolation in health facilities. “The total number of persons found infected with the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 is 96,” the […]
Read MoreBiden aims to release nearly every available Covid vaccine dose
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US President-elect Joe Biden has recently announced a controversial shift in Covid-19 vaccination strategy, aiming to release all available doses as soon as possible. According to a CNN report, it could also be a risky strategy as both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccines require two doses, administered at specific intervals and vaccine […]
Read MoreYouth using vaping likely to become daily smoker too
New York, Jan 11 (IANS) If you are a youth and use vape, you are three times as likely to become a daily smoker in the future, a new study suggests. The findings showed that those who reported using a tobacco product, daily use increased with age through age 28. Daily cigarette smoking nearly doubled […]
Read MoreBrazil registers over 8.1mn Covid-19 cases, 203,100 deaths
Brasilia, Jan 11 (IANS) Brazil’s overall coronavirus caseload and death toll have increased to 8,105,790 and 203,100, after the country reported 29,792 new infections and 469 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. With the new tallies, Brazil’s Covid-19 caseload is the third highest in the world after the US and […]
Read MoreBird flu enters Maharashtra but no ban on eggs, chicken yet
Parbhani (Maharashtra), Jan 11 (IANS) Bird flu has entered Maharashtra after test reports confirmed the deaths of over 800 chickens due to the infection in the Murrumba village in Parbhani district last week, officials said here on Monday. District Disaster Management Officer Pawan Khandge said the blood samples of the chicken found dead on Friday, […]
Read MoreS.Korea reports 451 more Covid-19 cases
Seoul, Jan 11 (IANS) South Korea reported 451 new coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 69,114. The daily caseload fell below 500 in 41 days since December 1, 2020, but it hovered above 100 for 64 days since November 8, 2020, owing to small cluster infections in Seoul and its […]
Read MoreMexican presidential spokesman tests Covid-19 positive
Mexico City, Jan 11 (IANS) Mexican presidential spokesman Jesus Ramirez Cuevas said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In an announcement on Sunday, Ramirez Cuevas said that he is in good health and will be “working from home following all health protocols”, reports Xinhua news agency. Ramirez Cuevas, who worked as the […]
Read MoreFrance confirms 15,944 new Covid-19 cases
Paris, Jan 11 (IANS) France has confirmed 15,944 new coronavirus cases, the lowest daily count since January 3, while the fatalities decreased for the seventh-running day to 151, according to data released by the Ministry of Health. Sunday’s new cases, down from 20,177 recorded the previous day, has brought the national tally to 2,840,864, the […]
Read MoreBird flu confirmed in Delhi, samples test positive
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi Animal Husbandry Department on Monday confirmed that all the samples sent to a laboratory in Bhopal have tested positive for bird flu or the avian influenza. “Samples sent to Bhopal lab from Delhi test positive for bird flu,” the Department’s Director Rakesh Singh told IANS. The samples were […]
Read MoreChinese mainland reports 103 new Covid-19 cases
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) The Chinese mainland has reported 103 new coronavirus cases, out of which 85 were locally transmitted and the rest 18 arrived from outside, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the locally transmitted cases, 82 were reported in Hebei province, two in Liaoning, and one in Beijing, the Commission said […]
Read MoreIndia records 16,311 new Covid cases, the lowest in 6 months
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) With 16,311 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours on Monday, India recorded the lowest one-day figure in over six months taking India’s overall tally to 1,04,66,595. Before this, the lowest number was recorded on January 5 when 16,375 cases were reported in a day. The Ministry of […]
Read MoreIsrael starts Covid-19 vaccination for educational workers
Tel Aviv, Jan 11 (IANS) Israel has started a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign for all teachers and other educational workers, the Ministry of Education said. The Israeli education system has more than 203,000 employees, who are in daily contact with more than 2.4 million students on a normal day when there is no lockdown, reports […]
Read MoreJordan to start Covid-19 vaccination campaign from Jan 13
Amman, Jan 11 (IANS) Jordan will start a nationwide vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus from Wednesday onwards, Health Minister Nathir Obeidat said. Addressing a press conference in the capital Amman, Obeidat said on Sunday that the quantity of Covid-19 vaccines is enough for 20 per cent of Jordan’s population, reports Xinhua news agency. Vaccination […]
Read MoreUK reports 54,940 new Covid-19 cases
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Another 54,940 people in the UK have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, increasing the country’s overall infection tally to to 3,081,368, according to official figures. Meanwhile, the death toll surged to 81,567 after 563 people died due to the disease within 28 days of a positive test, Xinhua news agency […]
Read MoreGlobal Covid-19 caseload surpass 90mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Setting yet another grim milestone, the overall global coronavirus caseload has surpassed the 90 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.92 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the […]
Read MoreRussia confirms first case of new coronavirus strain
Moscow, Jan 11 (IANS) Russia detected its first case of the new coronavirus strain, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom (UK) last month, said Anna Popova, head of the country’s consumer rights and human well-being watchdog Rospotrebnadzor. “One person had the new strain of coronavirus,” Popova said on Rossiya-1 television channel on Sunday, […]
Read MoreCyprus enters three-week coronavirus lockdown
Nicosia, Jan 11 (IANS) Cyprus entered a three-week lockdown in its latest bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Under the lockdown, people are required to stay at home, and shopping malls, department stores, retail shops and restaurants should remain closed from Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. The streets of the capital Nicosia and other cities, […]
Read MoreFlexing lockdown rules ‘could be fatal’: UK health secretary
London, Jan 11 (IANS) British Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that flexing the Covid-19 lockdown rules “could be fatal,” urging the general public to stay at home amid surging coronavirus infections. “Every time you try to flex the rules that could be fatal” and staying at home was the “most important thing we can do […]
Read MoreSweden imposes new strict pandemic laws for gyms, malls
Stockholm, Jan 11 (IANS) As Sweden’s emergency pandemic law comes into force, gyms, malls, shops, public swimming pools and other facilities could face fines or closure if they fail to limit visitor numbers. Sweden’s 21 regions tasked with enforcing the law are faced with major organisational challenges, with the Stockholm region for instance creating a […]
Read MoreAIIMS doctors agree for virtual convocation
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have agreed to attend the 47th convocation being held by the institute on Monday after the director, Dr Randeep Guleria, assured them of conducting a physical convocation in the future as well. “Dr Guleria promised that the […]
Read MoreRajiv Gandhi Hospital to re-start OPD, surgeries from Jan 11
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Ten months after the Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital was converted into a dedicated Covid facility, the institute is set to resume normal hospital functions Monday onwards. The hospital will resume the OPD functions and surgeries. However, it will be only available on three days — Monday, Wednesday […]
Read More89 Delhi hospitals chosen for Covid vaccination drive’s first phase
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) With the world’s biggest vaccination drive slated to roll out across India from January 16, the Delhi government on Sunday said that it has made all preparations and finalised 89 hospitals for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination. Of the 89 Delhi hospitals, 40 are government-run and 49 are private, […]
Read MoreBird flu scare: Centre asks states, UTs to increase surveillance
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Centre has directed states and union territories across the country to increase surveillance around water bodies, live bird markets, zoos, and poultry farms as well as strengthen biosecurity at poultry farms amid the bird flu scare. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement on […]
Read MoreCulling of birds begins in Kanpur, zoo shut indefinitely (Ld)
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 10 (IANS) The process of culling birds in and around Kanpur zoo has started after bird flu was confirmed in jungle fowls. The zoo officials have been directed to ensure that the remaining birds are culled by Sunday evening. District Magistrate, Alok Tiwari said an area of one kilometre around the […]
Read MoreIndia reports 18,444 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India on Sunday reported 18,444 new cases of Covid-19 while 201 people succumbed to to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a total of 1,04,50,284 people have been affected with the virus so far. While […]
Read MorePM to meet CMs on Monday on vaccine roll-out, corona situation
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) As India is poised to undertake the world’s ‘biggest vaccination drive’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers on Monday afternoon, wherein all states will share the details of preparations made for the planned vaccination and other issues. The Prime Minister will chair the meeting […]
Read MoreEmbrace green spaces, shut screens to keep lockdown blues at bay
London, Jan 10 (IANS) If you want to beat lockdown and social distancing blues, head to green spaces and switch off TV, computer and smartphone as this will dramatically improve your mental health, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin, as several countries including the UK impose fresh restrictions amid surge in Covid numbers. Being outdoors, […]
Read MorePakistan’s Covid-19 cases exceed 500,000 mark
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) A total of 2,899 people have tested positive of Covid-19 in Pakistan over the last 24 hours, taking the overall infection tally to 502,416, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Sunday. Sindh province has been the worst-hit with 225,509 cases followed by Punjab province where 144,909 people have […]
Read MorePoultry industry hit by bird flu fears, chicken prices drop by 50%
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) After the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the country’s poultry industry, it is now reeling under the fresh threat of the bird flu infection. Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been the worst-hit. Especially in north India, the poultry industry has […]
Read MoreS.Korea reports 665 more Covid-19 cases
Seoul, Jan 10 (IANS) South Korea on Sunday reported 665 more cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 68,664. The daily caseload stayed below 700 for three straight days, but it hovered above 100 for 63 days since November 8 due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding […]
Read MoreAus Covid vaccine ad campaign to target ‘community concerns’
Canberra, Jan 10 (IANS) Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday that the government would target young women, migrants and indigenous Australians with its coronavirus vaccine advertising campaign. Hunt said that the A$24 million campaign, which will be rolled out weeks before vaccinations begin in mid-February, would be “a very detailed information program”, reports […]
Read MoreChinese mainland reports 69 new Covid-19 cases
Beijing, Jan 10 (IANS) The Chinese mainland has reported 69 newly confirmed coronavirus cases, of which 48 were locally transmitted and the 21 others arrived from outside, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. Of the locally transmitted cases, 46 were reported in Hebei province and one each in Beijing and Liaoning, the Commission said […]
Read MoreUK Queen, Duke of Edinburgh receive Covid-19 vaccines
London, Jan 10 (IANS) The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, the Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement. The vaccinations were administered on Saturday by a household doctor at the Windsor Castle where the royal couple have been staying since early […]
Read MoreNew Zealand identifies 31 new Covid-19 cases
Wellington, Jan 10 (IANS) New Zealand has identified 31 new coronavirus cases during the past three days, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday. While there was no new community infection, there has been an average of around 10 new and historical cases of Covid-19 at the New Zealand border per day, […]
Read MoreBrazil’s Covid-19 death toll tops 202,000
Brasilia, Jan 10 (IANS) Amid an ongoing second wave of the pandemic, Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll reached 202,631, after 1,171 more patients died from the disease in the past 24 hours, official data revealed. In the last 24 hours, tests detected 62,290 new cases of infections, bringing the nationwide tally of confirmed cases to 8,075,998, […]
Read MoreChile reports record single-day Covid-19 cases since June 2020
Santiago, Jan 10 (IANS) The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 4,361 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the peak of the pandemic in June 2020. With the new figure, the country’s overall infection tally surged to 637,742, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying on Saturday. According […]
Read MoreUS Covid-19 cases surpass 22 mn: Johns Hopkins University
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) As the US is still struggling to contain the raging coronavirus pandemic, the country’s overall infection tally has surpassed the 22 million mark, while the death toll increased to over 372,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and […]
Read MoreFrance records 20,177 new Covid-19 cases
Paris, Jan 10 (IANS) France has reported 20,177 new Covid-19 cases in te past 24 hours, bringing its accumulative tally to 2,824,920, according to the country’s health authorities. The Covid-19 death toll in the country rose by 168 in the past day to 67,734, the third highest in Europe after the UK and Italy, and […]
Read MoreCanada’s Covid-19 cases top 650,000
Ottawa, Jan 10 (IANS) Amidst a continuing second wave of the pandemic, Canada’s Covid-19 caseload has increased to 650,922, while the death toll stood at 16,788, according to health authorities. The country’s national-level data on January 1 to 7 indicated a daily average of 7,672 new cases, and many areas continued to experience high infection […]
Read More80,000 COVID-19 deaths reported in UK
London, Jan 10 (IANS) The UK’s coronavirus death toll has reached 81,000 after 1,035 more people died across the country due to the disease. The new tally came within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, Xinhua news agency reported. Another 59,937 coronavirus cases have also been recorded on Saturday, compared to Friday’s record of […]
Read MoreNetanyahu gets second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Tel Aviv, Jan 10 (IANS) Three weeks after receiving the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received the second at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu is the first Israeli to receive both doses of the vaccine, weeks after a major roll-out of the vaccinations began in the […]
Read MoreNY Covid-19 hospitalisations down to 8,527, positivity rate 6.57%
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Total Covid-19 hospitalisations reached 8,527 in New York state in the past 24 hours, down from 8,561 a day earlier, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced. Meanwhile, of the 258,031 Covid-19 tests reported on Friday in the state, 16,943 were positive, or 6.57 per cent of the total, down from 7.72 per […]
Read MoreNasal Covid vaccine can be potential gamechanger: Experts
By Aakanksha KhajuriaNew Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Public health experts believe that intranasal vaccines for coronavirus, administered through nose rather than muscles, can be a potential gamechanger in Indias fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The nasal vaccine is different from two intramuscular vaccines which recently got approval, as it is non-invasive, needle-free, doesn’t require trained […]
Read MoreAfrica’s confirmed Covid-19 cases top 2.98 million
Addis Ababa, Jan 10 (IANS) The number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the African continent has reached 2,986,564, according to health authorities. In its update on Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the death toll stood at 71,463, and a total of 2,433,002 people infected with Covid-19 have recovered […]
Read MoreGlobal Covid-19 caseload top 89.5mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 89.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.92 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood […]
Read MoreNYS discovers 3 more infections of Covid-19 variant: Governor
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) The New York State Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed three additional cases of the variant of Covid-19 (B.1.1.7) found in the United Kingdom, Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted. “Two cases are related to the first case in Saratoga County. An additional case in Nassau County was confirmed that appears to […]
Read MoreIsrael reports record high of Covid-19 patients in serious condition
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) The number of Covid-19 patients in serious condition in Israel increased from 920 to 964, out of 1,646 hospitalised patients, the state’s ministry of Health said. The latest figure released on Saturday marked a new record of patients in serious condition since the pandemic outbreak in the country in late February, […]
Read MoreRussia logs 23,309 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Jan 10 (IANS) Russia recorded 23,309 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, slightly down from 23,652 a day earlier, the country’s Covid-19 response center said. The national tally of Covid-19 cases has increased to 3,379,103, including 61,381 deaths and 2,754,809 recoveries, the center said on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. Moscow, Russia’s […]
Read MoreUK public urged to ‘stay at home’ to fight coronavirus
London, Jan 10 (IANS) The British government urged Britons to “stay at home” in a major advertising campaign to help protect Britain’s national health system and save lives as surging coronavirus cases are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in the country. Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, said in an advert rolled out on radio, TV […]
Read MoreBird flu scare: Delhi bans import of live birds from Sat (Ld)
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) In the wake of the bird flu scare in the national capital, the Delhi government on Saturday banned the import of live birds into the city, while assuring the citizens that all necessary measures are being taken to tackle the disease. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made the announcement through […]
Read More76% of Covid patients reported at least 1 ongoing symptom: Lancet
Beijing, Jan 9 (IANS) A new study has found that more than three-quarters of Covid-19 patients have at least one ongoing symptom six months after initially becoming unwell. The study, published in the prestigious journal The Lancet, reveals that 76 per cent of patients reported at least one ongoing symptom. Fatigue or muscle weakness was […]
Read MoreBird flu confirmed in 7 states, test reports from elsewhere awaited
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Bird flu has been confirmed in seven states of the country so far, namely Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, while test reports of unsual death of birds received from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Delhi are awaited, the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying […]
Read MoreDeath of Covaxin volunteer ‘not related’ to vaccine trials: Bharat Biotech
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) After the alleged death of a volunteer enrolled in Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin clinical trial in Bhopal, the Hyderabad-based company clarified on Saturday that the death was unrelated to the vaccine and the probable cause of death was cardio respiratory failure as a result of suspected poisoning. “As per the post-mortem […]
Read MoreCovid vaccination drive to kick off in India on Jan 16
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry said on Saturday that the much-awaited coronavirus vaccination drive will kick off on January 16. “It was decided that in view of the forthcoming festivals, including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu etc., the Covid-19 vaccination will start from January 16, 2021,” the ministry said in […]
Read MoreNovel tech may help cancer patients manage symptoms
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Computer algorithms may have benefited a lot of cancer patients in managing their symptoms. Now, a new study suggests that a system, developed by a team of researchers, may help cancer patients manage their symptoms as well. The study, published in the ‘Journal of Clinical Oncology’, suggests that patients reported better […]
Read More‘China ready to work with WHO Covid-19 probe team’
Beijing, Jan 9 (IANS) China is ready to receive a World Health Organization (WHO) expert team which would conduct investigations into the origins of the novel coronavirus, a senior health official said here Saturday. China and the WHO have reached a consensus on specific arrangements of the investigation with four video conferences, Zeng Yixin, deputy […]
Read MoreSpain’s Covid-19 caseload surpasses 2 mn
Madrid, Jan 9 (IANS) The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain has surpassed the 2 million mark after the Ministry of Health reported 42,160 new infections and 245 deaths for the period between January 5-7. The new figures have increased the overall caseload to 2,050,360, while the death toll stood at 51,874, Xinhua news […]
Read MoreS.Korea reports 641 new Covid-19 cases
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) South Korea on Saturday reported 641 new coronavirus cases, raising the total infection tally to 67,999. The daily caseload stayed below 700 for two straight days, but it hovered above 100 for 62 days since November 8, 2020 due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as […]
Read MoreChinese mainland reports 33 new Covid-19 cases
Beijing, Jan 9 (IANS) The Chinese mainland has reported 33 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, of which 17 were locally transmitted and the rest 16 arrived from outside, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. Fourteen locally transmitted cases were reported in Hebei province and three in Liaoning, the commission said in its daily report. Of […]
Read MoreLA County reports record spike in Covid-19 deaths
Los Angeles, Jan 9 (IANS) Los Angeles County, the most populous in the US, reported 318 new coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, marking the first time that the single-day fatality count increased by more than 300. The new fatalities on Friday increased the county-wide coronavirus death toll to 11,863, reports Xinhua news agency. […]
Read MoreEU secures deal to double Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine supply
Brussels, Jan 9 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has secured a deal to double the supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, bringing its total to 600 million doses, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said. “We have right now, access to 300 million doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine. Now the good news […]
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