25 Covid-19 deaths, 1,441 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Twenty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 May 2021

5,424 cases of ‘black fungus’ reported in India: health minister

India has 5,424 cases of mucormycosis or “black fungus”, the country’s Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today.
24 May 2021

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world

The milestone, as recorded by India's health ministry, comes as slowed vaccine deliveries have marred the country's fight against the pandemic, forcing many to miss their shots, and a rare but fatal fungal infection affecting Covid-19 patients has worried doctors.
24 May 2021

Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before China disclosed Covid-19 outbreak: report

Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed US intelligence report.
24 May 2021

28 Covid-19 deaths, 1,354 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Twenty-eight people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 May 2021

Non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients have low-risk of serious long-term effects

A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal has found that the risk of delayed acute complications after non-hospitalised SARS-
22 May 2021

Bemcentinib: potential oral drug for COVID-19

University of Bergen spin-off biotech company BergenBio proclaimed that their drug bemcentinib is fast-tracked in a phase-II clinical trial as a potential treatment against COVID-19.
22 May 2021

Urgent action needed to reduce global burden of CVD in women by 2030

In the first-ever global report on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women, researchers call for urgent action to improve care and prevention, fill
22 May 2021

NCDs: a greater threat than COVID-19 to women

The matters of grave concern in health are not the epidemic, flues or parasites that reign over the news and take most of the government’s effort, rather they are the everyday diseases that people can address yet fail to take action.
22 May 2021

Mucormycosis: the deadly black fungus

Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a rare but dangerous infection. It is being increasingly seen in vulnerable patients in India, including
22 May 2021

Indian villagers turn to unlicensed clinics as COVID spreads to the countryside

An Indian former hospital worker with no medical education is running a small unlicensed clinic, tending to patients with breathing difficulties and checking their oxygen levels as they lie on cots on the mud floor.
22 May 2021

First death due to ‘black fungus’ reported in West Bengal

A 32-year-old woman died of mucormycosis, commonly associated with Covid-19 infection, while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kolkata in the first instance of death due to “black fungus” in West Bengal, a state Health Department official said today.
22 May 2021

Covid-19: 26 dead, 1,504 infected, 1,529 recover in 24 hours

Twenty-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 May 2021

Home-based rapid Covid-19 testing kit to be available in India soon

The price of India’s first home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for Covid-19 has been fixed at Rs 250 and will be available in chemist shops and online without prescription, the manufacturer has said.
21 May 2021

36 Covid-19 deaths, 1,457 new cases reported in 24 hours

Thirty-six people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 May 2021

UK increasingly confident Covid-19 vaccines work against Indian variant

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that Covid-19 vaccines are proving effective against a variant that has spread like wildfire in India and denied the government was being lax on travel from hotspots.
20 May 2021

Malawi destroys 20,000 expired doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

Last month the World Health Organization urged African nations not to destroy expired doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine after several countries received doses from India with a very short shelf life. But this week, WHO reversed its position and said that the vaccines should be destroyed.
20 May 2021

Rapid spike in Covid-19 cases post-Eid; 37 dead, 1,608 infected in 24 hours

Thirty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 May 2021

Bangladesh will buy Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines from China

Bangladesh will purchase Covid-19 vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).
19 May 2021

US will donate 80 million ‘excess’ Covid-19 vaccines to COVAX: Biden

President Joe Biden has announced that the US will give away 80 million Covid-19 vaccines. Previously, the US announced the donation of 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses.
18 May 2021