Health

Guwahati/Agartala/Kohima, Jan 8 : The northeast is on alert following the outbreak of bird flu (H5N8) in some Indian states though there is no report of the disease affecting chickens or any other birds in any of the eight states of the region, offic…

New Delhi, Jan 8 : The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued guidelines to airlines and other aircraft operators for transportation of Covid-19 vaccines.As per the guidelines, authorised airlines can carry the vaccine packed i…

New Delhi, Jan 8 : Amid the debate over efficacy of the Covid vaccines approved by the country’s drug regulator, the Indian Medical Association has come out in their favour, stating that they have been found inducing “good protective levels of antibo…

Pune (Maharashtra), Jan 8 : Chief of Army Staff, General MM Naravane, on Friday inaugurated a new Command Hospital at the Pune Military Station, officials said here.A multi-speciality tertiary facility, the new hospital will focus to provide medical …

New Delhi, Jan 8 : The nationwide dry run on Friday to oversee the preparatory arrangements for Covid vaccination before the vaccine rollout saw minimal participation of nurses and paramedical staff of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD…

Bengaluru, Jan 8 : Karnataka is expected to receive 13.90 lakh vials of Covid vaccine in a day or two, state Health Minister K.Sudhakar said here on Friday.The minister told reporters that the good news for Karnataka is that he has received informati…

Amaravati, Jan 8 : Andhra Pradesh registered 319 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the state’s tally to 8.84 lakh, even as 308 more patients recovered from the infection.Krishna district accounted for highest 46 infections in the past 24 hours,…

Chandigarh, Jan 8 : The Haryana government on Friday declared the area within the radius of one km from two poultry farms in Panchkula district where birds tested avian influenza (H5N8), as “infected zone” and announced culling of 166,128 birds, stat…

New Delhi, Jan 8 : With the Covid-19 vaccination drive expected to commence next week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to chair a meeting with the Chief Ministers of all the states.The meeting is likely to be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, said source…

Jaipur, Jan 8 : The number of cases of Covid patients having the new mutated strain of the virus, first detected in the UK last year, rose to four with a recent returnee also found to have it, officials said on Friday.The new case was detected in Jai…