Health News Updates

Houston: The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has “rescued the world” from the deadly coronavirus and the contributions by the country must not be underestimated, a top American scientist has said. India is called the pharmacy of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic with its vast experience […]

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated on Sunday that the Covid-19 pandemic which brought the whole world to its knees is in the endgame here in India, given that the people adhere to three steps. “We are in the endgame of the COVID-19 pandemic in India and to succeed at this stage, we […]

Washington: The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 116.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.59 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 current global caseload and death toll stood at […]

New Delhi: India on Monday reported 18,599 new coronavirus cases, the third consecutive day the single-day tally remained over the 18,000 mark, pushing the overall total to 1,12,29,398, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 97 fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, which increased the death toll to 1,57,853. The […]

Washington: The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 117 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.59 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 toll stood at […]

New Delhi: With 15,388 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,12,44,786, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,08,99,394, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,930 in the country with 77 more fatalities, the ministry’s data updated at 8 […]

Hyderabad: Covaxin, India’s first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, is “safe, immunogenic with no serious side effects”, says leading medical journal The Lancet in its interim efficacy analysis. The Lancet – Infectious Diseases Journal, published phase 2 results of the vaccine developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech. However, the report made it clear that efficacy cannot be […]

Washington: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 117.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.60 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 at […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,12,62,707 with 17,921 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the recoveries surpassed 1.09 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,58,063 with 133 new fatalities, according to the ministry data updated at 8 am. The number of active cases reduced […]

New Delhi: India recorded its highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases this year with 22,854 new infections, taking the total tally to 1,12,85,561, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The country last recorded such an increase in daily cases 76 days ago on December 25 when it registered 23,067 infections in […]

London: The highly infectious variant of the novel coronavirus which swept across the UK last year before spreading worldwide, could be 30 to 100 per cent deadlier than previous versions of the virus, according to a new study. The research, published in the British Medical Journal on Wednesday, noted that this variant, B.1.1.7, is linked […]

London: The Kent variant of Covid-19 — B.1.1.7 — that swept across the UK last year before spreading worldwide, is associated with a significantly higher mortality rate, suggests a research. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, indicated that the Kent variant is between 30 and 100 per cent more deadly than previous strains. […]

New Delhi: The health authorities in Denmark said on Thursday that they are temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab, including one who died, digital news publisher The Local reported. The move comes “following reports of serious cases of blood […]

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has a negligible number of side effects reported among the beneficiaries of the Covid-19 vaccine, NITI Aayog’s Member (Health), VK Paul said on Thursday. “The vaccine has been administered so far to 19 lakh people and only 311 individuals of them have reported minimal side effects. “It has stood the […]

Washington: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 118.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.60 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]