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COVID-19: Japan's health ministry to authorise use of Moderna vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] May 18 (ANI): Japan's health ministry is set to authorize the use of Moderna's vaccine against coronavirus later this week.
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Over 59 lakh vaccine doses administered to people of 18-44 age group, says
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): As many as 59,32,704 beneficiaries of age group 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine across 36 states and UTs since phase 3 of vaccination began on May 1, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
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DRDO's anti-COVID drug reduces average recovery time by 2.5 days, oxygen d
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The DRDO's new anti-COVID drug, 2-DG, reduces a patient's average recovery time by two and a half days and oxygen demand by upto 40 per cent, the union health ministry informed on Monday.
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Death toll in Gaza climbs to 198 as Israel-Palestine conflict continues
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 17 (ANI): The death toll in Palestine due to Israeli airstrikes has reached 198 on Monday, said Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
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Bleeding, clotting events following COVID vaccination 'minuscule' in India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The National Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) Committee in its report submitted to the Union Health Ministry said that bleeding and clotting cases following COVID vaccination in India are "minuscule" and in line with the expected number of diagn
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16 COVID-19 variants found active in Uttarakhand, says state health dept
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 17 (ANI): At least 16 variants of coronavirus have been found active in Uttarakhand, according to a report of samples sent by the state government for genome sequencing for the virus.
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India reports dip in daily COVID-19 cases, over 2.81 lakh fresh infections
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): India's daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 3 lakh mark for the first time in nearly 26 days as only 2,81,386 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's data on Monday.
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Argentina reports 270 more deaths from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Sunday reported 270 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide tally to 70,522, the health ministry said.
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Oman reports 2,788 new COVID-19 cases, 205,501 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Sunday announced 2,788 new COVID-19 infections during the past five days, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 205,501, the official Oman News Agency reported.
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Death toll in Gaza soars to 188 as Israel-Palestine conflict continues
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 16 (ANI): The death toll in Palestine due to Israeli airstrikes has reached 188 as the conflict entered its seventh day on Sunday. Among those killed were 55 children, the the Gaza Health Ministry said.
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Indonesia suspends use of CTMAV547 batch of AstraZeneca vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian government has suspended the use of the CTMAV547 batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following the death of a recipient in the capital of Jakarta recently, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Malaysia reports 3,780 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,780 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, bringing the national total to 470,110.
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