Chennai,: Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji has undergone coronary angiogram and has been advised bypass surgery at the “earliest”, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday. The Electricity Minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case earlier in the day. Balaji “underwent coronary angiogram at 10.40 am” […]
Beijing: Nearly a fortnight after China lifted the much-despised ‘zero-Covid’ restrictions following a spate of protests, the country is reeling under a massive coronavirus wave, with a Chinese diplomat blaming “foreign forces” for the anti-government demonstrations. Videos circulating in China’s social media showed clinics in Beijing and some other cities flooded with patients with queues […]
Emerging infectious diseases pose a growing threat to human populations. Accurate disease forecasting models markedly improve epidemic prevention and control capabilities. The better we can track the disease or virus, the better we can fight it. Existing frameworks for epidemic preparedness focus on disease surveillance using either expert knowledge or statistical modeling of disease activity […]
WUHAN: Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab. The research, published online Tuesday by the journal Science, shows that the Huanan Seafood […]
Srinagar: The two-day international conference on coronavirus concluded at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar campus here on Wednesday. The conference titled ‘Coronaviruses: Past, Present and Future’ was attended by renowned virologists, scientists and healthcare policymakers, as well as, government officers. Principal Secretary Higher Education Department and Secretary of Information, Rohit […]
Srinagar: Two day International Conference on the theme “Coronaviruses: Past, Present and Future” was inaugurated today at SKUAST-Kashmir Shalimar by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology/ Earth Sciences/ PM’s office. The inaugural function was also attended by Junaid Azim Matto, Mayor Srinagar, Prof N. A. Ganai, Vice Chancellor SKUAST Kashmir, Prof. […]
Srinagar, May 3 Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 new COVID cases on Tuesday, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 4,54,072, officials said here. Jammu district reported seven new cases while Budgam had five cases, the officials said here. There are 68 active cases of the disease in the Union Territory, while the […]
VC chairs event preparatory meet Srinagar: SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir is going to hold a two-day international conference on coronavirus on May 10 &11 at the Shalimar campus. The conference ‘Coronaviruses: Past, Present and Future’ is expected to be attended by internationally renowned virologists and scientists. In this regard, a […]
Varsity to hold International Conference on Coronaviruses, VC reviews preparations SRINAGAR: A veterinary Scientist from SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir has been nominated as an International Management Board member on United Kingdom-International Coronavirus Network (UK-ICN), the only one from the Indian subcontinent. Dr Nadeem Shabir, an Assistant Professor-cum-Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance […]
NEW DELHI: India saw a single-day rise of 4,184 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,80,067, while the active cases dipped to 44,488, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,459 with 104 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]