Health

Mysuru, May 23 : In anticipation of the pandemic’s third wave and to overcome the present shortage, Karnataka would soon set up medical oxygen generator units in all 177 taluks across the state to treat Covid patients, said its Mines and Geology Mini…

Bengaluru, May 23 : A woman Covid patient, found abandoned at the main Bengaluru railway station, was admitted by railway officials and police to the adjacent railway hospital for treatment, an official said on Sunday.”As the middle-aged woman with h…

Chandigarh, May 23 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) not to go ahead with their proposed sit-in protest, which could turn into a “super-spreader of the contagion”.The Chief Minister said h…

Amaravati, May 23 : With Cyclone Yaas likely to disrupt supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) from steel plants in eastern India to Andhra Pradesh, the state health authorities have taken steps to ensure uninterrupted supply.Covid-19 special officer …

New Delhi, May 23 : Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, patients with diabetes have been in the spotlight for their increased risk of severe Covid-19 outcomes.Now health experts say diabetes, coupled with Covid, may be the reason for th…

New Delhi, May 23 : Even as recovery rate in India is improving, doctors advise people to take proper care of their body post Covid-19.They also urge that people should not believe on prescriptions available on social media and should consult doctors…

Srinagar, May 23 : Authorities in J (and) K decided to continue the ongoing lockdown till May 31 as the Covid crisis did not show any remarkable decline with 3,708 cases and 51 deaths in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours on Sunday.There we…

Chandigarh, May 23 : Citing its policy, Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna has refused to send the vaccine direct to Punjab, state nodal officer for vaccination Vikas Garg said on Sunday.He said all vaccine manufacturers were approached for direct…

New Delhi, May 23 : If health experts clear anti-Covid vaccine jabs for 17.5-year-olds, then all Class 12 students across the country must be vaccinated before the CBSE exams, said Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday.Sisodia, who hol…

Visakhapatnam, May 23 : IndianOil unloaded a consignment of 11 ISO tanks filled with Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), carried from Singapore by Indian Navy’s INS Jalashwa, at Vishakhapatnam Port on Sunday.The same vessel also carried two more ISO tanks o…