Health

New Delhi, March 15 : Delhi, which had been reporting over 400 Covid cases daily for the last few days, saw its tally dip to 368 on Monday, taking its total to 64,406, and the cumulative positivity rate to 4.82 per cent, as per the health bulletin.On…

New Delhi, March 15 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a virtual meeting of Chief Ministers on March 17, in view of the rising cases of Corona in the country.The virtual meeting will begin at 11 am on Wednesday.During the meeting, among other …

New Delhi, March 15 : Against the backdrop of various PILs seeking vaccination of judges and lawyers, the Centre on Monday made it clear before the Supreme Court that it can’t prioritise vaccination on the basis of trade and profession.In an affidavi…

Chandigarh, March 15 : Owing to surge in cases of Covid-19 and higher case fatality ratio (CFR), Punjab Health Minister Balbir Sidhu on Monday instructed all civil surgeons to motivate the severe patients for early treatment at government facilities….

New Delhi, March 15 : With preventive healthcare taking the centre stage in the fight against coronavirus, citizens, scientists and politicians have called for abolishment of designated smoking areas (DSAs) in public places like hotels, airports and …

Jaipur, March 15 : : A hospital in Jaipur has been recommending the ancient practice of Jal Neti to help its staff escape the clutches of Covid-19 and has been successful to an extent. Elaborates Dr.Virendra Singh, chest expert with Rajasthan Hospita…

New Delhi, March 15 : In an effort to help 50 million people get Covid-19 vaccines, Facebook CEO Marck Zuckerberg on Monday announced new tools, along with expanding efforts to address Covid-19 vaccine misinformation by adding labels to Facebook and …

New Delhi, March 15 : The Centre has taken three digital initiatives amid resurge in pandemic cases for tracking, tracing and vaccinating the patients of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases.Ashwini Kumar Choubey, minister of state for health and …

Chandigarh, March 15 : Owing to surge in Covid-19 cases and higher case fertility ratio (CFR), Punjab Health Minister Balbir Sidhu on Monday instructed all civil surgeons to motivate the severe patients for early treatment at government facilities.Ex…

Bhubaneswar, March 15 : Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das on Monday said that over Rs 479.90 crore expenditure was incurred on the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the dedicated facilities, which are being run in partnership with private playe…