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PM's visit to vaccine centres gets 'praise' from Congress |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2020 4:15:05 AM IST |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to three vaccine centres on Saturday received qualified praise from the opposition Congress, which said that it will lift the morale of the frontline warriors in the struggle against the Covid pandemic. ... read.. |
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Gujarat's Covid tally reaches 2,08,278 with 1,564 new cases |
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Gandhinagar | Monday, 2020 2:45:05 AM IST |
| Gujarat reported 1,564 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the tally to 2,08,278, while the state's death toll has mounted to 3,969 after 16 more patients have succumbed to the virus, health officials said. ... read.. |
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SII to seek Rs 100 cr damages from volunteer seeking compensation |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2020 2:15:05 AM IST |
| After a Chennai-based volunteer served a legal notice to the Serum Institute of India (SII) demanding Rs 5 crore compensation for the alleged neurological complications he developed after being administered a test dose of its Covidshield vaccine, the SII ... read.. |
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Germany reports 14,611 new Covid-19 cases |
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Berlin | Sunday, 2020 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Germany reported 14,611 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national total to 1,042,700, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Russia's Covid-19 caseload tops 2.2 million |
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Moscow | Sunday, 2020 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Russia overall coronavirus caseload increased to 2,269,316 on Sunday after the country reported 26,683 new confirmed infections in the last 24 hours, according to health authorities. ... read.. |
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Brazil's coronavirus death toll tops 172k |
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Brasilia | Sunday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Brazil registered 587 new coronavirus fatalities in the last 24 hours, which increased the country's overall death toll to 172,561, the Health Ministry said. ... read.. |
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Climbing stairs daily will boost mental health in pandemic |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2020 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Everyday activities such as climbing stairs or simply walking to the neighbourhood store can significantly enhance our personal well-being during the pandemic times, particularly in people susceptible to psychiatric disorders. ... read.. |
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India's Covid tally nears 94 lakh |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| With 41,810 new coronavirus infections and 496 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 93,92,920 on Sunday, as the fatality toll touched 1,36,696, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. ... read.. |
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Wuhan authorities find Covid-19 on imported frozen food |
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Wuhan | Sunday, 2020 3:15:06 PM IST |
| Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus is likely to have originated in December 2019, said that three imported frozen food packaging samples have tested positive for Covid-19. ... read.. |
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Study sheds light on possible factors leading to obesity |
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Tokyo | November 29, 2020 8:42:39 AM IST |
| Research-based on 5,425 citizens' responses to a questionnaire survey has illuminated that obesity causes are linked to various factors in addition to the individual's current socio-economic circumstances, including childhood experiences, particularly tho ... read.. |
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Karnataka registers 1,522 new Covid cases |
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Bengaluru | Sunday, 2020 7:45:06 AM IST |
| As many as 1,522 new cases of Covid-19 were detected while 12 succumbed to the dreaded virus in Karnataka on Friday, taking the state's tally of infections to 8,82,608 and the death toll to 11,750, the health department said in its bulletin on Saturday. ... read.. |
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1,598 new corona cases in Gujarat, 1,523 more recoveries |
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Gandhinagar | Sunday, 2020 3:45:05 AM IST |
| Gujarat on Saturday recorded 1,598 new coronavirus cases, taking its total tally to 2,06,714. A total of 1,523 more patients were discharged, even as the state's COVID-19 death toll climbed to 3,953 with 15 more fatalities. ... read.. |
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Centre seeks 300-400 mn vaccine doses, says SII's Poonawalla |
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Pune | Sunday, 2020 3:15:05 AM IST |
| The Government of India is looking at getting 300-400 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by July, which is being developed by an international health consortium that includes Punes Serum Institute of India (SII), a top official said here on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Home health care improves COVID-19 outcomes: Study |
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Philadelphia | November 28, 2020 10:12:50 PM IST |
| Ninety-four per cent of the COVID-19 patients discharged to home health care, achieved statistically significant improvements in symptom burden and functional outcomes and 87 per cent had no adverse events, suggests a new study. ... read.. |
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Telangana logs 753 more corona cases, 952 recoveries |
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Hyderabad | Saturday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Telangana registered 753 new coronavirus cases, taking its total tally to 2.68 lakh, even as 952 more patients recovered from the virus on Saturday. Active cases now total 10,637 in the state. ... read.. |
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Mexico's Covid-19 caseload tops 1 million |
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Mexico | Saturday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| Mexico reported 12,081 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, which increased the overall infection tally to 1,090,675, according to the Health Ministry. ... read.. |
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PM's Vax Review: 1st stop at Zydus facility in Gujarat |
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Gandhinagar | Saturday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his three-city vaccine tour on Saturday starting with pharma major Zydus Cadila's plant in Gujarat to review the development of the much-awaited coronavirus inoculation and its manufacturing process. ... read.. |
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Ireland to ease Covid-19 curbs from Dec 1 |
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Dublin | Saturday, 2020 4:45:06 PM IST |
| The Irish government has announced night that the current Level-5 or the highest Covid-19 restrictions will be lowered to Level-3 on December 1, with some special adjustments made for the upcoming Christmas holiday. ... read.. |
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India's Covid tally mounts to 93.5L |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| With 41,322 new coronavirus infections and 485 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 93,51,109 on Saturday, as the toll touched 1,36,200, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. ... read.. |
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US Covid-19 cases surpass 13 mn: Johns Hopkins |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| In yet another grim milestone, the overall number of coronavirus cases in the US, currently the world's worst-hit country, has surpassed the 13 million mark, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 cases top 61.5 mn: Johns Hopkins |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 2:15:05 PM IST |
| The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 61.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.44 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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Pandemic and economic uncertainty darken Black Friday in Spain |
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Madrid | Saturday, 2020 1:45:06 PM IST |
| Black Friday, one of the most anticipated days by consumers, could indeed be a black day for retailers in 2020 as millions of Spaniards change their shopping habits, preferring to either buy online or buy nothing at all, according to a recent study carrie ... read.. |
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France reports 957 new Covid-19 deaths, hospitalisations down |
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Paris | Saturday, 2020 10:15:07 AM IST |
| As of Friday, 51,914 people have died of coronavirus in France, with 957 new fatalities registered in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Covid-19-associated hospitalisations continued their week-long decline, the country's health authorities said. ... read.. |
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Study suggests electronic skin has strong future stretching ahead |
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Washington | November 28, 2020 8:12:34 AM IST |
| A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability, and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real-time. Electronic skin, or e-skin, may play an important role in next-generation prosthetics, personalized medicine, soft roboti ... read.. |
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Gujarat sees new high in daily Covid cases, 16 more deaths |
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Gandhinagar | Saturday, 2020 6:15:06 AM IST |
| Gujarat on Friday saw a new high in its daily coronavirus tally, at 1,607 cases, taking its tally to 2,05,116, while the death toll climbed to 3,938, with 16 more succumbing. ... read.. |
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Andhra Covid tests cross 99L, infection tally 8.6L |
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Amaravati | Saturday, 2020 6:15:06 AM IST |
| Andhra Pradesh has tested more than 99 lakh samples to detect Covid infection in people and is on the brink of reaching the 1 crore milestone, even as the case tally crossed 8.6 lakh on Friday. ... read.. |
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Recoveries continue to outnumber new cases in J&K |
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Srinagar | Saturday, 2020 6:15:06 AM IST |
| Recoveries again outnumbered new Covid cases in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as 596 patients recovered from the disease as against 565 fresh cases reported during the past 24 hours. ... read.. |
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ICMR approves dry swab RT-PCR method for Covid detection |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2020 4:45:05 AM IST |
| The simple and fast method of dry swab-direct RT-PCR, developed by CSIR's constituent lab Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, for scaling up coronavirus detection has now been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research, th ... read.. |
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Delhi's Covid testing remains flat despite govt's promise |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2020 11:15:06 PM IST |
| Despite strong promises made by Delhi and central government to double the coronavirus testing in the national capital at the heights of the crisis, the city still has not witnessed any increase, with health experts attributing it to lack of manpower and ... read.. |
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PM Modi to visit Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad |
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Hyderabad | Friday, 2020 10:15:05 PM IST |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting vaccine maker Bharat Biotech's facility here on Saturday as part of his three-city tour to take stock of the Covid-19 vaccine development work in the country. ... read.. |
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Russia reports record-high daily Covid-19 cases |
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Moscow | Friday, 2020 8:45:06 PM IST |
| Russia reported 27,543 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a record surge in the number of single-day infections since the onset of the pandemic, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Russia to produce Sputnik V Covid vaccine in India |
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Moscow | Friday, 2020 6:45:08 PM IST |
| The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Hetero, one of India's generic pharmaceutical companies, have agreed to produce in India over 100 million doses per year of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India. ... read.. |
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Spain's Covid-19 cases, deaths decline |
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Madrid | Friday, 2020 6:15:07 PM IST |
| Spain has witnessed a decline in its Covid-19 infection and fatality growth rate amid the second wave of the pandemic, according to health authorities. ... read.. |
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Covid virus mutations may not increase transmissibility |
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London | Friday, 2020 5:45:06 PM IST |
| None of the mutations currently documented in the SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the Covid-19 disease, appear to increase its transmissibility in humans, say researchers after analysing the virus genomes of over 46,000 people with Covid-19 from 99 ... read.. |
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France's coronavirus situation improves |
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Paris | Friday, 2020 4:45:05 PM IST |
| The overall coronavirus situation in France, both in terms of new cases and hospital admissions, has improved as the government was unwinding restrictions and planning avaccination campaign, according to authorities. ... read.. |
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Video of dog nibbling away at body goes viral |
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Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) | Friday, 2020 4:15:06 PM IST |
| A shocking video of a stray dog nibbling at the dead body of a girl inside a government hospital in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh has led to public outrage. ... read.. |
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NY sees record high Covid-19 test results |
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New York | Friday, 2020 3:15:06 PM IST |
| New York reported a record high 217,721 Covid-19 test results, as the state government's winter plan against the pandemic was underway, according to an official statement. ... read.. |
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Record-high 90,000 Americans hospitalised with Covid-19 |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 2:45:05 PM IST |
| Nearly 90,000 Americans infected with the novel coronavirus are currently hospitalised across the US, reaching an new all-time high for the 16th consecutive day, according to The Covid Tracking Project. ... read.. |
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Global Covid-19 cases top 60.8mn: Johns Hopkins |
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Washington | Friday, 2020 2:15:05 PM IST |
| The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 60.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.42 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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