Health

New Delhi, March 17 : Indian Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan has been appointed Chairman of the ‘Stop TB Partnership’ Board, the ministry said on Wednesday, adding that he will serve a three-year term.The Stop TB Partnership is a un…

New Delhi, March 17 : Exactly one year after a United Kingdom-based auditor and two other staff members of a private company in Noida allegedly set off a chain reaction of Covid-19 infection among employees and their family members, the organisation …

Chandigarh, March 17 : Expressing concern over the health of agitating farmers, camping on Delhi borders, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that Covid-19 testing camps have been set up and vaccination has begun at the …

New Delhi, March 17 : Amidst surge in coronavirus cases, a senior Central Government official on Wednesday said that the pandemic seems shifting to Tier II, Tier III cities and closer to rural areas.”A significant situation is emerging as plummeting …

Lucknow, March 17 : A three day religious meet in Uttar Pradesh’s Guru Dham Mandir near Pratapgarh has turned into a Covid hotspot with several devotees coming to attend the religious meet testing positive for the deadly virus risking an outbreak lik…

New Delhi, March 17 : With the Covid-19 vaccination drives in progress, 74 per cent Indians believe that antibodies develop just after taking the first dose of Covid-19, a new report said on Wednesday.According to a myth-busting quiz conducted by loc…

New Delhi, March 17 : Meeting Chief Ministers amid growing alarm over resurgence of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged them to act fast against the emerging “second peak” of the pandemic, warning “if we do not stop this now, a c…

Panaji, March 17 : Goa is at “increasing risk” vis a vis a resurgence in Covid-19 cases in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday.He also said that no decision had been taken on imposing a janata curfew or a ban on entry of tourist…

Bhopal, March 17 : With the number of coronavirus infections increasing rapidly in many parts of Madhya Pradesh, the state government has imposed a night curfew in Bhopal and Indore from Wednesday night.The government has also directed that those peo…

Chandigarh, March 17 : As active Covid-19 cases in the state surged to 12,616, with daily positivity rate climbing to over five per cent, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the Centre to review its immunization strategy to vacci…