Agra: China-returnee tests COVID-19 positive, sample sent for genome sequencing
Agra: A man, who returned from China on Friday, has tested positive for COVID-19 in Agra, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 25, 2022
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Centre asks states to hold mock drills at health facilities amid Covid spike in China
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Covid-19 cases are on a spike in China setting off an alarm, the Centre has asked states to hold mock drills at health facilities to ensure swift response if Covid cases in the country surge again.
IBNS•Dec 25, 2022
Centre focuses on oxygen supply, ventilators in fresh advisory to states on Covid management
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked the states and Union Territories to focus on reliable medical oxygen supply in its fresh guidelines for pandemic management amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases in China.
IBNS•Dec 24, 2022
WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world
New York: From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate-related disasters have affected millions and cost billions this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, describing the “tell-tale signs and impacts” of intensified climate change.
IBNS•Dec 24, 2022
Toronto surpasses target for 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions, calls for ambitious future targets
Toronto/IBNS: 2020 Sector-based Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory, which tracks Toronto’s progress towards its GHG reduction targets has been released showing the city's community-wide emissions in 2020 was 43 per cent lower than in 1990, which exceeds the 2020 target of a 30 per cent reduction.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2022
Millions of Afghan children inoculated against measles, polio in 1st Statewide drive since 2021 transition
New York: Millions of Afghan children have been vaccinated during the first nationwide integrated measles and polio campaign in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August 2021, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2022
India is doing fine at the moment but China will see lots and lots of infections, says virologist on current COVD-19 situation
New Delhi: Virologist Gagandeep Kang on Friday said India is currently doing fine but China, which is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, will experience 'lots and lots of infections'.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2022
WHO’s Tedros recaps challenging year, appeals for more information on COVID spread in China
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the evolving COVID-19 situation in China, saying the UN agency continued to receive increasing reports of severe continuous disease across the country.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2022
Govt approved Bharat Biotech's nasal anti-Covid vaccine: Reports
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The central government has approved Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine against Covid-19 amid the fresh scare of a surge in infections, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2022
Coronavirus, drug overdose deaths push US life expectancy to lowest since 1996
Los Angeles: The increase in Covid-19 and drug overdose deaths have pushed US life expectancy to the lowest level since 1996, according to a new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
IBNS•Dec 23, 2022
Bharat Biotech's nasal Covid vaccine to be introduced as booster dose
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, will be introduced as a booster dose as the government gears up to avert a fresh wave of coronavirus, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2022
'Covid not over yet': PM Modi warns against complacency in Covid review meeting
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid growing cases of Covid-19 in China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while chairing a review meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the country Thursday urged people to wear masks though his government did not make it mandatory.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2022
Karnataka to make masks mandatory indoors amid rising Covid cases in China
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid the rising number of cases in China, the Karnataka government Thursday announced making face masks mandatory indoors, especially in closed places and air-conditioned rooms.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2022
Covid-19: PM Modi holds meeting with top officials and ministers; Centre may ask states to stress on masks and social distancing
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a meeting to review the Covid situation with top officials and ministers in the wake of the infection surge in China driven by the BF.7 variant.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2022
Random sampling of international arrivals for Covid test already started: Govt tells Parliament
New Delhi/IBNS: Random sampling for the Covid test has been already started for incoming international passengers, the government told parliament on Thursday.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2022
Covid-19: Bengaluru airport to start screening international passengers
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid a rise in coronavirus cases in China, the US and Japan, the Karnataka government will start screening international passengers to contain the spread of the infection, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
Four cases of Covid variant responsible for surge in China detected in India
New Delhi/ IBNS: Four cases of BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron, which is responsible for the huge Covid-19 surge in China, have been found in the Indian states of Gujarat and Odisha.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
10-year-old girl dies in leopard attack in Maharashtra's Kolhapur
Kolhapur/UNI: A 10-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard at Kedarlingwadi In Shahuwadi tehsil of Kohlapur district in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
WHO warns rising infection cases leading to shortages of antibiotic drugs worldwide
Washington: Rising cases of infections worldwide have led to a shortage of antibiotics including penicillin and amoxicillin, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) group for supply and access to medicines, Lisa Hedman, said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
Mask up in crowded places, govt advises people aid surge in Covid cases in China
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Wednesday advised people to wear masks in crowded places in the wake of a spike in Covid-19 cases in China, the US and Japan.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
The news of rising COVID cases coming out of China is concerning: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla
Mumbai: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday expressed concern over the rising COVID-19 cases in China and said the issue is 'concerning'.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
As Covid-19 cases spike in China, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review meet today
New Delhi/UNI: In view of the sudden spurt of Covid -19 cases in China and other countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting to review the situation here on Wednesday.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
China risks between 1.3 and 2.1 million deaths if it ends its zero-COVID strategy: Study
New Delhi: Analysis by Airfinity shows between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid immunity.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2022
Centre cautions states to track Covid variants through genome sequencing, Health Minister to hold review meeting tomorrow
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has cautioned all states to track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network as massive COVID-19 cases are spreading through China.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity
New York: The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of the planet’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by the end of the decade.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
Bangladesh rolls out fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Dhaka: Bangladesh government has rolled out the process of administering the fourth COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
Top epidemiologist predicts 60 percent of Chinese population may get COVID-19
Beijing: A prominent epidemiologist and health economist has said hospitals in China have been completely overwhelmed amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2022
Cold wave sweeps Odisha, Udayagiri records 5 degree Celsius
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Cold wave conditions prevailed in almost half of the 30 districts in Odisha with mercury dipped to as low as 5 degree Celsius in Udayagiri in Kandhamal district.
IBNS•Dec 19, 2022
China COVID-19: Expert believes country may experience three winter waves
Beijing: A top Chinese official has said he believes China might be seeing the first of the three COVID-19 infection waves this winter.
IBNS•Dec 19, 2022
Freezing cold, dry weather continues in Kashmir
Srinagar/UNI: Freezing cold coupled with dry weather and a drop in night temperature continues in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
IBNS•Dec 18, 2022
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