Health

Shimla, April 19 : Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh, staff and students of another boarding school have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Monday.A total of 49 staff members and students of Pinegrove School near Dh…

Varanasi, April 19 : The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has cancelled the summer vacation for the teaching staff of Institute of Medical Sciences in view of alarming increase in Covid-19 cases.BHU spokesman said that after seeking approval of IMS-BHU…

New Delhi, April 19 : India has reported 2,73,810 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike ever, pushing the country’s overall Covid tally to 1.5 crore, according to the Health Ministry data released on Monday.This is the …

Lucknow, April 19 : A makeshift hospital being set up by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in Lucknow is likely to have their own oxygen supply with the help of a technology that is used in the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas…

New Delhi, April 19 : Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday alleged that Covid-caused deaths are being under-reported in Gujarat.Citing media reports, Chidambaram said ‘Covid-caused deaths are being mis-reported as caused by cardiac arrest, chroni…

Jaipur, April 19 : In view of the steep rise in Covid-19 cases, the Rajasthan government has announced a 15-day lockdown starting from Monday and will continue till May 3.The home department, late on Sunday night, issued new guidelines, and the lockd…

New Delhi, April 19 : With alarms sounded about the declining diversity of plants and animals, a related concern with equally profound implications is posed: Is the variety of microbial life, including viruses, changing too — and if so, in which di…

Jaipur, April 18 : Continuing to see a steep rise in Covid cases, Rajasthan on Sunday surpassed the 10,000 mark to record 10,514 cases while there were 42 fresh fatalities.Two MLAs, Krishna Poonia from Sadulpur and Ameen Kagzi of Kishanpole (both Con…

Hyderabad, April 18 : Covid-19 vaccine shortage has forced Telangana to stop the vaccination process while state Health Minister E.Rajender on Sunday appealed to the Centre to address the issue immediately.Health authorities on Sunday suspended vacci…

Bengaluru, April 18 : Cracking the whip, the Karnataka government on Sunday served notice to five major private hospitals here for not reserving 50 per cent of their beds for treating Covid patients amid surging cases.Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pali…