Health

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 : A total of 6,102 people tested Covid positive in Kerala on Thursday out of 84,007 samples tested, while 6,341 recovered from the disease and were discharged from hospitals and 68,857 people are under treatment.The test pos…

New Delhi, Feb 4 : With general physicians in the UK urging a change in the Covid-19 case definition and test criteria to include common cold, doctors in India said on Thursday that the situation here is now very different, although one should still …

Panaji, Feb 4 : The spirit of Carnival appears to have trumped the fear of the Covid-19 pandemic in Goa, with civic authorities in Panaji finally permitting the colourful festival which is due to begin on February 13.According to the mayor of the Cor…

Chandigarh, Feb 4 : Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava was among the first to get the Covid-19 vaccination that started in the state for frontline warriors on Thursday.After getting the jab, the DGP said the entire police force had…

Gurugram, Feb 4 : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) members in Gurugram observed a relay hunger strike on Thursday against the governments notification permitting Ayurveda doctors to conduct 58 types of modern surgeries.Around 200 doctors particip…

New Delhi, Feb 4 : While hearing a petition seeking inclusion of judges and advocates in the first phase of the Covid vaccination drive in the country, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it sees no reason to change the priorities set by the C…

New Delhi, Feb 4 : The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on timely diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases, and preventive care for ailments like cancer is one of the worst hit. However, since the cases of Covid-19 have started to subside gradua…

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 4 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven mobile application for Covid-19 patients to monitor and accurately detect the identity of a home qua…

New Delhi, Feb 4 : In the 19 days since the beginning of the country’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, India has inoculated nearly 4.5 million (44,49,552) of its population, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.The ministry official…

Hyderabad, Feb 4 : Active Covid-19 cases in Telangana dropped below 2,000 as more patients continue to recover, state health officials said on Thursday.A total of 198 patients recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours, bringing down the activ…