Health

Bhubaneswar: After a long gap of almost 221 days, Odisha reported 170 new covid positive cases in the past 24 hours taking the tally in the state to 10,42,943.On March 24, 2021, Odisha reported 170 new cases after...

New Delhi: COVID positivity was detected in 12,729 people in the country during the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.According to the bulletin issued by the Ministry, the latest addition has pushed the country's...

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech (BB), a global leader in vaccine development and innovation, on Wednesday announced that COVAXIN, India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, has been granted Emergency Use Listing by the World Health Organization (WHO).This vaccine is a whole virion-inactivated...

Puducherry: As many as 28 more persons were tested positive for Coronavirus Disease (Covid 19) and one death was reported in the last 24 hours ending at 10 AM on Thursday taking the tally of infection to 128134...

Moscow: Russia registered 40,217 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 40,443 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 8,673,860, the federal response centre said on Thursday."Over the past day, 40,217 Covid-19 cases were confirmed across...

Canberra: The Australian government has committed funding towards a series of "leading-edge" medical research projects.Minister for Health Greg Hunt on Thursday announced 239 million Australian dollars (178.4 million US dollars) in funding for 248 projects that he said will...

Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to recommend the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children between five and 11 years old."The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for children...

Ottawa: The largest Canadian airline, Air Canada, suspended over 800 employees for lacking vaccination against Covid-19, media report on Wednesday said.The company's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Michael Russo said most of Air Canada's employees were fully vaccinated in accordance...

Manila: The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,117 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,790,375.Meanwhile, 104 more people died from Covid-19 complications, bringing the country's death...

Jammu: The dengue cases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have crossed the 750-mark with the highest number of infections being recorded in the Jammu district with 505 cases.The Health and Medical Education Department has launched an...