Health

Mumbai, April 28 : Maharashtra’s daily Covid-19 fatalities catapulted to the four-digit level on Wednesday with the toll crossing the 67,000 mark though the number of fresh infections reduced, health officials said here.The state recorded 1,035 death…

New Delhi, April 28 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief JP Nadda on Wednesday launched a nation-wide free tele consultation helpline to help Covid patients in home isolation.Nadda launched the helpline – 80 6817 3286 – in the presence of BJP’s Natio…

Chennai, April 28 : The Madurai city police have started taking effective preventive measures to fight the second wave of the Covid pandemic.Accordingly, the city policy have commenced administering the second dose of the Covid vaccine to their 3,500…

Jammu, April 28 : The Covid situation worsened further in J (and) K on Wednesday as 3,023 new cases and 30 deaths were reported during last 24 hours.Alarmed by the situation, authorities announced complete lockdown in 11 districts of J (and) K from 7…

Shimla, April 28 : As many as 16,22,438 doses for Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to 14,12,978 people in Himachal Pradesh, out of which over two lakh have been administered the second dose, officials said on Wednesday.The state has vaccinated…

Chandigarh, April 28 : To contain coronavirus, Chandigarh Administrator V.P. Singh Badnore on Wednesday decided to impose curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m everyday.All shops, malls, multiplexes, etc., will close by 5 p.m. with home delivery allowed up to …

Jaipur, April 28 : Rajasthan High Court will take up on April 30 the petition filed by Advocate Poonam Chand Bhandari alleging discrimination by the Centre in allotting medical oxygen and lifesaving drugs to the state.Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanti a…

Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 : Activists and supporters of the CPI-M led Left Democratic Front on Wednesday staged sit-in protests in front of their homes and party offices across Kerala, demanding the Centre ensure free vaccines are provided to all….

New Delhi, April 28 : Tocilizumab, prescribed for treatment of some Covid-19 patients under certain conditions, went out of stock in the country a few weeks ago due to a sudden surge in its demand and fresh limited stocks have been imported in India,…

New Delhi/Mumbai, April 28 : As India is going through the heartbreaking scenes of desperation, few individuals went out of their way to mitigate the devastation unleashed by the Covid-19 resurgence.Notably, these individuals pooled their human resou…