Health

Chandigarh, April 27 : Amid rise in the number of Covid-19 cases and realising the need of meeting the current surge in demand for medical oxygen, the Haryana government said on Tuesday that it has set up an oxygen control room here. All possible eff…

Jammu, April 27 : The Covid situation worsened further in J (and) K on Tuesday as 3,164 new cases — the highest so far — and 25 deaths were reported in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours.Of the new cases, 1,030 are from the Jammu division…

Patna, April 27 : Bihar has been witnessing an unprecedented surge in Covid deaths for the past few days, keeping health officials on their toes.In the last 24 hours, 67 patients have succumbed to the virus across the state, with Patna clocking the m…

Chennai, April 27 : Tamil Nadu’s Public Works Department on Tuesday announced that it will provide oxygen pipelines to an additional 12,370 beds Covid beds across the state.The PWD, in a statement, said that the additional facilities will be created …

Belagavi (Karnataka), April 27 : BJP’s Belgaum Lok Sabha by-election candidate, Mangala Angadi, on Tuesday announced that she had tested Covid positive.She is the widow of late Union Minister Suresh Angadi, who succumbed to Covid in New Delhi last Se…

New Delhi, April 27 : Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday that the country is now better prepared, both mentally and physically, to beat the Covid-19 pandemic as compared to 2020.TheHealth Minister was speaking after inaugurating a se…

Chennai, April 27 : The Puducherry administration has ordered all liquor, toddy, and arrack shops, both retail and wholesale, as well as bars to shut down from Tuesday onwards till April 30 following the Covid surge in the Union Territory.Deputy Exci…

Chennai, April 27 : DMK President M.K. Stalin on Tuesday faulted the Tamil Nadu government for failing to forcefully put forth its view about its need for the oxygen to be produced at Vedanta Ltd’s plant in Tuticorin.The Supreme Court on Tuesday perm…

New Delhi, April 27 : Amid lot of international organisations coming forward to help India in fight against Covid-19, the government has exempted customs duty of foodstuff and medicines and has detailed what all can be gifted to whom and who all can …

Gurugram, April 27 : Amid complaints of relatives and family members of Covid patients misbehaving with the hospital staff and doctors in Gurugram, the police have decided to deploy personnel at the hospitals round the clock to deal with such situati…