Health

Amaravati, Jan 18 : Andhra Pradesh on Monday reported 81 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the state’s tally to 8.86 lakh, even as 263 more patients recovered from the virus to outnumber the infections.Kadapa accounted for the highest number, 19, of case…

Gandhinagar, Jan 18 : Gujarat on Monday reported 495 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the state’s tally to 2,56,367, even as the death toll rose to 4,367, with two more fatalities, health officials said.Ahmedabad reported 101 fresh Covid cases, followed…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : The Centre said on Monday that outbreak of Avian Influenza has been confirmed in 5 states for poultry birds and in 9 states for crows/migratory/wild birds till date.As per the statement by the Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry, F…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : The central government on Monday said two people have died following Covid-19 immunisation, but the death of one of them is not related to the vaccination while the post-mortem report of the other beneficiary is still awaited.A 52…

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 18 : Kerala on Monday reported 3,346 new Covid-19 cases, said state’s Health Minister K.K.Shailaja, adding that the test positivity rate now stands at 10.11 per cent.As many as 68,399 people are under treatment in various faci…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Alcohol intake should be avoided after getting the first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine for some days and abstinence should also be maintained after the second jab for some days, health experts said on Monday, as alcohol can hinder t…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Glitches in Co-WIN application and vaccine hesitancy continued to reign over the second day of the Covid-19 inoculation drive as the turnout remained shockingly low at many government hospitals of the national capital on Monday.Th…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Monday allayed apprehensions about the coronavirus vaccines and assured that the side-effects will not result in death of the beneficiary.The nationwide Covid vaccination drive had commenced on Ja…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 : The Odisha government has increased the number of session sites for Covid-19 vaccination.”We will complete the vaccination of 1.78 lakh health workers by January 25 starting from today.A total of 1,698 sessions will be conducted…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday inaugurated the newly-constructed Burns and Plastic Surgery Block at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and dedicated it to the ‘Father of Plastic Surgery’ – ancient Indian ph…