GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated here that the Covid-19 pandemic “is far from over”. “… the pandemic is far from over. And even as we continue to fight it, we face the task of restoring essential health services, with 90 per cent of member states reporting disruption to […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that the three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu and one each from Srinagar and Ganderbal districts, taking the overall tally to 454204—166435 […]
GENEVA — Even as the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is facing a significant and formidable challenge of the monkeypox outbreak that has so far infected over 100 people in about 15 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Addressing the UN’s World Health Assembly in Geneva on Sunday, WHO Director-General Tedros […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 2,022 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours and 46 fatalities, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday. With this increase, the total cases in the country have gone up to 4,31,38,393. They include 14,832 active cases which account for 0.03 per cent of the total […]
SRINAGAR — With the cases of Monkeypox confirmed in Europe, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have issued advisory and directed concerned officials to isolate suspected cases immediately. “As you are aware, there is recent outbreak of Monkeypox cases in Europe as well as United States and Australia. This is Zoonotic disease, first identified in monkeys […]
NEW DELHI — India on Sunday reported 2,226 fresh Covid cases, a decline against the 2,323 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, the country also reported 65 Covid fatalities, taking the overall death toll to 5,24,413. The active caseload currently stands at 14,995 cases, accounting for 0.03 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 15 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that the ten of the cases were reported from Jammu, two each from Srinagar and Baramulla districts besides one from Reasi, taking the overall tally […]
NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,31,34,145 on Saturday with 2,323 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 14,996, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,348 with 25 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of […]
LONDON — A common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under the age of five across the globe in 2019, according to a new study published in The Lancet journal. The study is the first to examine the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease burden in narrow […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported six new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that the two of the cases were reported from Jammu and four from Srinagar districts, taking the overall tally to 454176—166415 in Jammu and 287761 […]