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Kerala: Man who returned from UK on Nov 21, tests COVID positive; sample s
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], December 4 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a traveller from the United Kingdom who landed in Kerala tested COVID-19 positive.
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WHO urges vaccination for health workers as over 115,000 have died
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died from coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021.
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COVID-19 cases rising in Sri Lanka, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) in Sri Lanka said that COVID-19 cases were rising globally including in Sri Lanka as the country had noted a rise in infected patients in recent weeks, local media reported Monday.
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China's central role in stalling investigation on COVID-19 origins exposed
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Calls for a fresh investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, which has killed millions of people and shattered the global economy, continue to grow with China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) at the centre of global scrutiny.
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US CDC calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now called the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, also known as B.1.617.2, a "variant of concern".
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Less than 10 pc of world's population have coronavirus antibodies: WHO Chi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that less than 10 per cent of the global population have antibodies to the coronavirus, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said.
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WHO says global COVID-19 fatalities topped 700,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 7 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 18,614,177, with 702,642 people having died from the disease.
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Indians anywhere can access COVID-19 lab in three hours: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): India has ramped up its COVID-19 testing facility from one lab in January this year to 1,370 labs today and citizens anywhere can access a lab within three hours of travel time, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said.
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Coronavirus death toll in Mexico rises to 4168
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], July 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The COVID-19 death toll in Moscow has risen by 25 over the past 24 hours to 4,168, the Russian capital's coronavirus response centre announced on Sunday.
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Hyderabad's start-up comes with Shodhan-L, an automatic touch free, hand s
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Coronavirus spurs demand for Touchless Technology. In order to cater to the growing needs, Hyderabad's start-up, Emfact Embedded Systems introduces Shodhan-L, sensor-based automatic, touch free, hand sanitiser dispenser.
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Global coronavirus count surpasses 7.5 million: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (Sputnik/ANI): The global count of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed the landmark of 7.5 million, with 142,672 cases recorded over the past day, the World Health Organization said in its daily situation report on Saturday.
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7-member team sent to Odisha's Ganjam for strengthening containment, medic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): A seven-member team, led by Director Health Services, with representatives from World Health Organisation (WHO) and Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), is being sent to Ganjam district for strengthening containment, surveillance and medical res
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