Health

New Delhi, Feb 19 : Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said that the Covid-19 pandemic is now settling down as an endemic, but people still need to remain vigilant.”I feel now that after all the three waves of the coronavirus which hit th…

New Delhi, Feb 19 : A CISF constable, posted at the Indraprastha Metro station, saved the life of a passenger who suddenly collapsed on the platform, officials said on Friday.On Thursday, constable Anil Gunja noticed that a male passenger, who de-boa…

Bengaluru, Feb 19 : Bengaluru Municipal Commissioner N. Manjunatha Prasad on Friday warned that if people don’t exercise caution and fail to contain the rise of Covid-19 cases, then the Karnataka government has no option but re-enforce a lockdown in …

Hyderabad, Feb 19 : Learning lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, leading private healthcare providers have started introducing changes in their treatment protocols.Drawing on the experience of tackling the pandemic during last one year, the hospitals…

Amaravati, Feb 19 : Andhra Pradesh reported a slightly higher number of new Covid-19 infections at 79 on Friday, raising the state’s tally over 8.89 lakh, even as 77 more persons recovered in the past 24 hours.Chittoor district reported the highest …

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 : Kerala on Friday saw its Covid positivity rate continue to stay below the seven per cent mark, with 4,505 cases reported out of the 67,754 samples sent for testing in the past 24 hours.A statement issued here by State Hea…

New Delhi, Feb 19 : The Union Health Ministry said that a total of 2,61,935 people, including healthcare and frontline workers, were vaccinated till 6.pm.on Friday, the thirty-fifth day of the drive, in 9,415 sessions across the country, as per the p…

New Delhi, Feb 19 : India has crossed a significant milestone in immunisation against Covid-19 with than 10 million people having been vaccinated, as of Friday, officials said.”In the fight against the global pandemic, as on February 19, till 8 a.m.,…

New Delhi, Feb 19 : The Directorate of Family Welfare, Delhi government issued an order on Friday stating that the healthcare personnel working in state government facilities need not attend the office on the day of vaccination and may be treated “on…

Panaji, Feb 19 : The Goa government is watching developments related to the Covid-19 spike in neighbouring Maharashtra, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Friday, adding that strict action would be taken if the case of increasing Covid-19 cases c…