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Canadian researchers join Apple to empower heart failure patients |
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Toronto | Sunday, 2020 8:45:06 PM IST |
| The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research at University Health Network (UHN) here has collaborated with Apple to give heart failure patients more control over their health from their homes and usher in a new era of remote monitoring possibilities. ... read.. |
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4 new Covid-19 cases reported in NZ |
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Wellington | Sunday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| New Zealand reported four new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the nationwide tally to 1,464, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. ... read.. |
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Daily coronavirus cases in UK hit 4-month high |
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London | Sunday, 2020 4:45:06 PM IST |
| With 4,422 fresh cases, the number of single-day coronavirus infections in the UK has hit a four-month record high since May, taking the overall tally to 390,358, official statistics showed. ... read.. |
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Single-day Covid-19 cases in France hit new high |
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Paris | Sunday, 2020 3:15:06 PM IST |
| France reported 13,498 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period, a new record in the number of single-day confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, according to the country's Public Health Agency. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 cases top 30.6mn: Johns Hopkins |
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Washington | Sunday, 2020 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 30.6 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 955,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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38 new Covid deaths in Delhi; cases top 2.42 lakh |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2020 2:15:06 PM IST |
| Another 38 people have succumbed to the dreaded novel coronavirus here, taking the death toll due to Covid-19 in the national capital to 4,945. Also, 4,071 fresh infections have been reported, taking the total number of cases beyond 2.42 lakh, officials s ... read.. |
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'Let's talk about dementia' on World Alzheimer's Day 2020 |
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New Delhi | September 20, 2020 12:12:26 PM IST |
| World Alzheimer's Day is observed on September 21 every year to raise the awareness about Alzheimer's and Dementia. This day is celebrated for generating awareness and due to the seriousness of this disease, it is celebrated for the whole month in some co ... read.. |
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Highest single day spike takes Gujarat's Covid tally to 1,21,930 |
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Gandhinagar | Sunday, 2020 4:45:06 AM IST |
| Gujarat on Saturday reported 1,432 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in a day so far, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 1,21,930, while 16 deaths in the last 24 hours mounted the state's death toll to 3,305. ... read.. |
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Assam to provide free transplant aid for children |
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Guwahati | Sunday, 2020 4:45:06 AM IST |
| The Assam government will provide 100 per cent free medical support for liver, kidney, and bone marrow transplantation to children below 12 years of age, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday. ... read.. |
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India's first CRISPR Covid-19 test approved for use |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2020 4:15:05 AM IST |
| The Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology), received regulatory approval on Saturday from the Drug Controller General of India for its commercial l ... read.. |
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Kerala records single-day high of 4,644 corona cases |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Sunday, 2020 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Kerala on Saturday recorded its single-day high of 4,644 coronavirus cases, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Eighteen more COVID-19 fatalities took the state's death toll to 519. ... read.. |
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Bihar: Covid-19 shadow on famous 'Malamas' fair in Rajgir |
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Rajgir (Bihar) | Saturday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| According to Hindu beliefs, no auspicious function is held in the month of 'Malamas' (Adhimas), but there is a tradition of holding the world-famous Malamas fair in Rajgir in Bihar's Nalanda district in which a large number of saints and devotees gather. ... read.. |
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Can homemade masks prevent Covid-19 spread when we sneeze? |
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New York | Saturday, 2020 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Masks made with common household fabrics help prevent the spread of viruses like Covid-19 as researchers have found that they are considerably effective at blocking droplets similar to those that may be released by speaking, coughing and sneezing, even as ... read.. |
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Rising stress in US linked to pandemic-related losses, news |
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New York | Saturday, 2020 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Rising acute stress and depressive symptoms across the US are linked to experiencing multiple stressors triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, such as unemployment and extensive exposure to pandemic-related news, says a new study. ... read.. |
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Odisha's Covid-19 tally crosses 1.75 lakh mark |
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Bhubaneswar | Saturday, 2020 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Odisha's Covid-19 tally touched 1,75,550 as 4,209 more people tested positive for the infection while the toll reached 691 as nine new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, a health official said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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NPH Act promised as RS passes Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| In between the Congress crediting Rahul Gandhi for predicting the Covid-19 pandemic well before a spike in infections and the Trinamool objecting to the amendment to the epidemic legislation saying it gives unqualified power to the Centre to meddle into s ... read.. |
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Nepal Covid-19 cases top 61k with record high daily spike |
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Kathmandu | Saturday, 2020 5:15:06 PM IST |
| The overall Covid-19 cases in Nepal has increased to 61,653 after the Himalayan country reported a record high spike in the number of single-day infections, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. ... read.. |
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Istanbul adopts alternate working hours to curb Covid-19 |
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Istanbul | Saturday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Turkey's biggest city of Istanbul has adopted alternate working hours for public employees to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the wake of the increasing number of daily cases, Governor Ali Yerlikaya announced. ... read.. |
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Over 93K Covid cases take India tally across 53L |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Continuing with its massive daily spike, India recorded 93,337 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking its overall tally across the 53-lakh mark, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 cases top 30.3mn: Johns Hopkins |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 30.3 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 950,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Brazil's Covid death toll tops 135,000 |
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Rio de Janeiro | Saturday, 2020 2:15:05 PM IST |
| Another 858 Covid-19 patients have died in Brazil, raising the country's death toll to 135,793, the Brazilian Ministry of Health said. ... read.. |
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COVID-19 likely to become a seasonal disease, say scientists |
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Washington | September 19, 2020 11:12:25 AM IST |
| COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained, suggests a new review published in Frontiers in Public Health. ... read.. |
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Second wave of coronavirus coming to UK: Boris Johnson |
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London | Saturday, 2020 9:45:06 AM IST |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday warned that a second wave of Covid-19 in Britain is "coming in", and his government may need to "intensify things to help bring the rate of infections down". ... read.. |
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France reports new daily record of 13,215 Covid cases |
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Paris | Saturday, 2020 8:45:06 AM IST |
| A further 13,215 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in France on Friday, making it the highest number of infections recorded in a single day since the coronavirus outbreak, the country's Public Health Agency said. ... read.. |
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Canada, US agree to extend cross-border closure to Oct 21 |
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Ottawa | Saturday, 2020 7:45:06 AM IST |
| Canada and the US have agreed to extend the cross-border closure to non-essential travels for another month until October 21 to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on Friday. ... read.. |
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Karnataka's Covid tally crosses 5 lakh |
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Bengaluru | Saturday, 2020 6:45:05 AM IST |
| With 8,626 fresh cases across the state on Friday, Karnataka's Covid-19 tally crossed the 5 lakh mark, while 10,949 people were discharged after treatment in the last 24 hours. ... read.. |
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1,330 more corona cases in J&K |
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Srinagar | Saturday, 2020 1:15:06 AM IST |
| As many as 1,330 more persons tested coronavirus positive in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, while 15 more COVID-19 fatalities took the Union Territory's death toll to 966. ... read.. |
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AI-based cameras detect rail travellers with fever, without masks |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2020 8:45:07 PM IST |
| Technology has come to the rescue of the Indian Railways -- operating 310 passenger, Mail and Express trains as of now across the country -- in detecting passengers with coronavirus-like symptoms, as Artificial Intelligence-based surveillance cameras have ... read.. |
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Rise in Kerala Covid cases makes Shailaja face reality |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Friday, 2020 6:45:06 PM IST |
| Gone are the days when Kerala State Health Minister K. K.Shailaja was omnipresent in the TV channels taking all the accolades, when the Covid pandemic was gripping the country and Kerala was fighting it, but today she is hardly visible. ... read.. |
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Trinamool MP kicks up a row by mocking cow urine in RS |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2020 6:45:06 PM IST |
| The Trinamool Congress kicked up a row inside the Rajya Sabha on Friday as it mocked cow urine. It found itself in the minority as parties from across the nation vouched for homoeopathy, ayurveda and other alternate sources of medicine. ... read.. |
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It's in our genes: What is aiding India's low mortality rate |
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Varanasi | Friday, 2020 5:15:09 PM IST |
| A study conducted by top genetic experts has revealed that Indians should be thankful to their genes for tiding over the Covid pandemic with a relatively lesser mortality rate as compared to the US and European nations. ... read.. |
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France mulls new curbs as Covid-19 cases hit new high |
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Paris | Friday, 2020 5:15:09 PM IST |
| French authorities have said that they would consider additional restrictive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, notably in the country's red zones, following a surge in the number of positive cases, Health Minister Olivier Veran said. ... read.. |
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Over 96K Covid cases in 24 hours |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2020 4:15:06 PM IST |
| With a massive spike of 96,424 new cases and 1,172 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 tally on Friday crossed the 52-lakh mark. ... read.. |
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Texas announces further easing of restrictions |
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Houston | Friday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that Covid-19 restrictions will be further eased in most areas of the state from September 21 following a drop in the number of positive coronavirus cases. ... read.. |
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Google adds Search trends symptoms data to Covid-19 repository |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2020 3:45:07 PM IST |
| In an effort to help researchers find useful health data to fight new coronavirus, Google has added its Search Trends symptoms dataset, which aggregates anonymised search trends for over 400 symptoms, to its Covid-19 Open Data repository. ... read.. |
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WHO Europe calls for regional coherence as Covid-19 cases soar |
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Copenhagen | Friday, 2020 3:15:06 PM IST |
| As coronavirus cases were soaring in the European region, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge has called for greater "regional coherence", respect for "scientific knowledge", and asked authorities to embrace new d ... read.. |
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Covid-19 scene remains grim in Agra region |
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Agra | Friday, 2020 2:45:06 PM IST |
| With 118 fresh cases and 117 deaths till now, the Covid-19 scene in Agra remains grim. Health officials said the rising graph of infection was a matter for worry, though all required measures were being taken to control the spread. ... read.. |
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Rajasthan MP declared Covid negative again; questions ICMR |
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Jaipur | Friday, 2020 6:45:06 AM IST |
| Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal, who was declared Covid-19 positive in Delhi before the commencement of Parliament's Monsoon Session, and later tested negative for Covid-19 in Rajasthan, was declared Covid-19 negative again on Thursday after the fifth test. ... read.. |
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Covid effort: Maha to recruit 2,852 medical students from campus |
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Mumbai | Friday, 2020 4:45:05 AM IST |
| As the Covid-19 situation remains critical, the Maharashtra government has decided to draft 2,852 medical students right from their campuses to work in hospitals across the state, Medical Education Minister Amit V. Deshmukh said here on Thursday. ... read.. |
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