Health

Chandigarh, March 1 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday issued directions to provide at least five free masks to those not wearing them in public and start the drive to impose fine on the violators.He also directed to evolve proact…

Hyderabad, March 1 : A 100-year-old man on Monday took his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a private hospital here and said that he wants to enjoy the social life.Pardeep Chowdhry took the jab at the Medicover Hospital near Secretariat on the f…

Gurugram, March 1 : The second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Gurugram began on Monday as elderly citizens queued up to receive their first vaccine jabs, health officials said.The vaccination drive began for senior citizens aged 60 years …

Patna, March 1 : After frontline health workers and Corona warriors, a vaccination drive for those aged above 60 and those above 45 with co-morbidities began in Bihar on Monday.The first person to receive the vaccination at the Indira Gandhi Institut…

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 : Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Monday said that in a day or two Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, ministers and legislators will be taking the Covid vaccine.”I was happy to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking…

New Delhi, March 1 : As the vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those in the 45-59 age bracket with comorbidities began on Monday, the elderly people were seen queuing up at several hospitals in the national capital.Radha Rani, a 95-year-…

New Delhi, March 1 : Just one vaccine shot reduces the risk of being hospitalised by Covid-19 by more than 90 per cent, according to new findings, Daily Mail reported.Public health officials have told Ministers in the UK that the remarkable results a…

New Delhi, March 1 : After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has also announced that he has received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a government hospital in Chennai, kicking off an expansion of the country’s immuni…

New Delhi, March 1 : Fresh Covid-19 cases are showing a worrying upward trend over the last two weeks.Single-day rise of 15,510 new Covid cases reported in the last 24 hours pushed India’s tally to 1,11,12,241 on Monday, while 106 fatalities mounted …

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 : In a path-breaking fight against Covid-19, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, the national autonomous institute under the Department of Biotechnology, has certified Aerolyz, the patented ai…