Health

New Delhi, Feb 19 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced financial assistance of Rs 1 crore to the families of two deceased corona warriors.Noting the loss that families of Om Pal Singh and Raj Kumar have faced is irreplaceable…

Mumbai, Feb 18 : Unnerved by the zooming numbers of Covid cases in several parts of Maharashtra, the state government on Thursday announced a series of harsh measures for Mumbai, as well as the Akola, Yavatmal and Amravati districts to curb the cont…

New Delhi, Feb 18 : The Union Health Ministry announced that 3,17,190 people, including healthcare and frontline workers, were vaccinated on Thursday across all states and Union Territories, taking the total close to the 10 million mark.According to …

Amaravati, Feb 18 : Andhra Pradesh reported a higher number of new Covid-19 infections at 67 on Thursday, raising the state’s tally over 8.89 lakh, even as 54 more persons recovered in the past 24 hours.Chittoor district reported the highest number o…

New Delhi, Feb 18 : Taking in view the emergence of new mutant strains of novel coronavirus in many countries, the Centre has drafted a fresh set of rules to guide international travellers arriving India February 23 onwards.The new Standard Operating…

New Delhi, Feb 18 : The genome sequencing of the samples of persons infected with the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India has revealed that the mutations in it do not push the patients towards severity of Covid-19 disease or enhance the transmissibilit…

New Delhi, Feb 18 : India Inc could play a significant role in the massive anti-Covid inoculation drive, industry body CII said on Thursday.”Industry can supplement and contribute to the Government’s programme with appropriate checks and balances, th…

Chennai, Feb 18 : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers are working on a new idea that may help develop effective drugs for treating HIV/AIDS.Using molecular dynamics simulations, the research team have shown that introducing electr…

Mumbai, Feb 18 : Maharashtra Irrigation Minister Jayant Patil on Thursday announced he had tested positive for Covid-19.”I have tested positive for Covid.Whilst I am doing fine, I am taking appropriate medical advice and hope to recover soon,” said P…

New Delhi, Feb 17 : The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that there is a plan to increase the number of Covid-19 vaccination sites manifold.”There are plans to scale up the delivery of vaccines.There is a plan to increase…