Health

Kolkata, Jan 22 : Ahead of the crucial state Assembly polls, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee boastfully announced Swasthya Sathi cards for all residents of the state as they can avail a health cover of up to Rs.5 lakh.She had also sounded …

Jammu, Jan 22 : Recoveries outnumbered new Covid cases in J (and) K on Friday as 97 patients were discharged after recovery while 88 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours, according to an official bulletin.Out of 88 fresh cases, 42 were re…

Gandhinagar, Jan 22 : A total of 47,203 persons have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Gujarat so far, including 11,352 on Friday, even as 451 new cases took the state’s coronavirus tally to 2,58,264 cases, while two deaths in the past 2…

Hyderabad, Jan 22 : The Covid vaccine acceptance rate among targeted beneficiaries in Telangana dropped further to 45.5 per cent on Friday, the fifth day of vaccination in the state.Out of 28,433 public healthcare workers who were planned to be vacci…

New Delhi, Jan 22 : India on Friday inoculated as many as 2,28,563 healthcare and frontline workers, taking the toll of total beneficiaries who have been vaccinated to 12,72,097.”The Covid-19 vaccination programme was conducted successfully on the se…

New Delhi, Jan 22 : As older adults are more prone to Covid-19 infection due to low immunity level, they should be given priority when it comes to vaccination, health experts stressed on Friday stating that prioritising them can substantially save mo…

New Delhi, Jan 22 : The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), on the recommendatons of the Central ministries, has started conducting rapid antigen tests of the special forces, paramilitary personnel and other armed forces who will be participating in …

Pune, Jan 22 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited the Serum Institute of India (SII) where a fire at its semi-ready Manjari complex claimed five lives while inflicting an estimated loss of Rs 1,000 cr to the global vaccine …

Hyderabad, Jan 22 : Shifting their focus to Covid vaccination, health authorities in Telangana are conducting fewer tests, leading to a further drop in daily count of positive cases.The government and private laboratories in the state conducted 28,79…

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 22 : Scientists of the School of Biochemical Engineering of IIT-BHU, in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), BHU, have tested a vaccine for Kala-Azar, which is a major health challenge in India and…