Health

Jammu, March 9 : J (and) K on Tuesday reported 77 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 127,191, health officials said.The officials added that out of the 77 fresh infections, 17 are from Jammu division and 60 from Kashmir division, even as 87 mor…

New Delhi, March 9 : With the second leg of the Budget Session underway, Parliament on Tuesday started Covid-19 vaccination drive for all members of both the Houses.Members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha will be administered the Covid vaccines as I…

New Delhi, March 9 : As India’s vaccination drive against Covid-19 gathers momentum, the clouds of initial hesitancy about receiving Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, has now cleared, raising demand and acceptability of the countr…

Chandigarh, March 9 : Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said that to overcome the shortage of specialist doctors, a separate cadre for them would be created and soon recruit 400 to 500 doctors would be recruited.Replying to a question durin…

Mumbai, March 9 : India’s Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) screening programme, facilitated by Tata Trusts and Dell, has now grabbed the attention of several South Asian countries, officials said here on Tuesday.While Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar ar…

Chennai, March 9 : Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan has ordered spot fine of Rs 200 on anyone found without a mask in the state amid rising cases of Covid in the country.The state health secretary directed conducting of inspection at vari…

New Delhi, March 9 : Reacting to reports that the state may run out of vaccines, the union government clarified on Tuesday that there is no shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in Rajasthan.Reports said Rajasthan’s health and family welfare department had s…

Hyderabad, March 9 : Covaxin, India’s first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, is “safe, immunogenic with no serious side effects”, says leading medical journal The Lancet in its interim efficacy analysis.The Lancet – Infectious Diseases Journal, publi…

New Delhi, March 9 : Taking suo moto cognizance on an alarming situation witnessed by a Delhi High Court judge during an Air India flight from Kolkata to New Delhi on March 5, the court on Tuesday issued guidelines for compliance by all airlines, as …

Shimla, March 9 : Appealing all those who are eligible to get inoculated, Shyam Saran Negi, who is believed to be India’s oldest voter at 103 years of age, took his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday at a health centre in Himachal Pradesh’…