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ASHA workers protest in West Bengal, demand COVID vaccination for family,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers on Tuesday staged a protest demanding that the government fulfil its promise of vaccinating their families and providing a financial cover of Rs 1 lakh as compe
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COVID-19: Delta variant dominates in Slovenia, over 100 infections report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ljubljana [Slovenia] July 27 (ANI/FENA): In the last 24 hours, 106 new coronavirus infections and no deaths among patients have been confirmed in Slovenia, the Slovenian government announced on Tuesday.
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Nepal confirms new mutant of 'Delta' variant of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 27 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday has confirmed infection of a new mutant of COVID-19's Delta variant as the cases continues to rise with the relaxation of prohibitory orders.
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Response of T-cells not critical for recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The findings of new research conducted on monkeys revealed that T cells are not critical for the recovery of primates from acute COVID-19 infections. Their depletion does not induce severe disease, and T cells do not account for the natural resistance of rhesu
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Delta variant identified in Nanjing's COVID-19 clusters
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The virus strain behind the latest clusters of COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has been identified as the highly infectious Delta variant, local authorities said Tuesday.
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India, Russia to hold joint military exercise in Volgograd next month
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The 12th edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise (INDRA) will be held at Volgograd city in Russia next month.
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COVID-19 vaccination gives 97.4 pc protection from coronavirus infection
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The COVID-19 vaccination provides protection at a rate of 97.4 per cent against coronavirus infection, said a study conducted by Apollo Hospital Group to investigate the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the symptomatic-vaccinated healthcare workers (
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Kerala reports 3 more Zika virus cases, tally touches 51
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 26 (ANI): Kerala on Monday reported three more cases of Zika, taking the tally of the mosquito-borne infections in the state to 51, the state health department said.
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BSF hands over woman to Border Guard Bangladesh who was trying to cross bo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over a Bangladeshi woman and a 10-month infant to its counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after the woman was caught while illegally trying to cross the international border from Bangladesh to India wi
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Tokyo Olympics: 16 more Games-related COVID-19 infections reported
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 26 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics organisers on Monday confirmed that 16 more people related to the Games have tested positive for COVID-19, including three overseas athletes.
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Tokyo Olympics: First post-competition COVID-19 case reported
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): The organisers of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Sunday confirmed the first COVID-19 infection of an athlete after competing at an event.
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India's urban poor, rural population ill-prepared to deal with COVID infec
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Preparedness levels of India's urban poor and rural population remain abysmally low when dealing with COVID infection at a household level, a survey conducted by research organisation Sambodhi revealed.
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