Health

New Delhi, Jan 9 : Bird flu has been confirmed in seven states of the country so far, namely Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, while test reports of unsual death of birds received from Chhattisga…

Srinagar, Jan 9 : Two patients carrying the new UK COVID-19 strain were admitted to a hospital in J (and) K’s Srinagar city on Saturday.The discovery of two locals carrying the new UK COVID-19 strain is disturbing since there has been a decline in th…

New Delhi, Jan 9 : The Union Health Ministry said on Saturday that the much-awaited coronavirus vaccination drive will kick off on January 16.”It was decided that in view of the forthcoming festivals, including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bi…

New Delhi, Jan 9 : In the wake of the bird flu scare in the national capital, Delhi government on Saturday banned the import of live birds into the city, while assuring the citizens that all necessary measures are being taken to tackle the disease.De…

New Delhi, Jan 9 : The Central government on Saturday said that a total of 90 persons have been detected with the new ‘more transmissible’ UK coronavirus mutant strain.They are kept in physical isolation in health facilities.”Total number of persons …

New Delhi, Jan 9 : As India gears up for a massive vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country is ready with two ‘Made in India’ coronavirus vaccines to save the humanity.On January 3, two vaccines – Bharat Biotech’s …

Bengaluru/Ramanagara, Jan 8 : Karnataka deputy chief minister, C. N. Ashwath Narayana rolled up his sleeves and asked a government hospital nurse to administer him the “first shot” of the vaccine while taking part in a nation-wide Covid-19 vaccinati…

Chandigarh, Jan 8 : The Punjab government on Friday declared the whole state as a “controlled area” in view of the outbreak of avian influenza affecting birds, including poultry, in the neighbouring states.Punjab also imposed a complete ban on import…

New Delhi, Jan 8 : Japan has committed an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of 30 billion yen (approx Rs 2,113 crore) for a programme loan to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to Covid-19 impacted poor and vulnerable hou…

Gandhinagar, Jan 8 : Gujarat on Friday reported 685 new Covid1-19 cases, taking its overall coronavirus tally to 2,50,598, while 3 deaths in the past 24 hours took the state’s Covid death toll to 4,335.The state health authorities conducted 49,952 te…