Health

New Delhi, Dec 26 : The Central government said on Saturday that more than 50 samples of returnees from the United Kingdom, which recently found a potentially more infectious variant of novel coronavirus in its population, are currently undergoing ge…

Gurugram, Dec 26 : The Gurugram health authorities on Saturday made Covid-19 tests mandatory for residents who have arrived here from the United Kingdom (UK) after December 8 and also warned of strict action against violators.The officials took this …

Guwahati, Dec 26 : Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday appreciated the Assam government and the Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for “exceptional Covid-19 management” in the state.”Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sa…

Bengaluru, Dec 26 : Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Saturday said that 14 of the 2,500 passengers who returned from the UK since November 25 had tested coronavirus positive and their samples sent for genome sequencing tests to find if anyone …

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 : Kerala reported 3,527 new coronavirus cases on Saturday after testing 35,586 samples, even as 3,782 more patients were cured, a statement from Health Minister KK Shailaja’s office said.There are now 63,752 active cases an…

New Delhi, Dec 26 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu had played a leading role in implementing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.Inaugurating and laying foundation stones of a slew of developmental proj…

New Delhi, Dec 26 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat Health Scheme for 21 lakh families of Jammu (and) Kashmir.Under this scheme, all families in J (and) K will be able to receive free treatment up to Rs five la…

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 : Kerala is on high alert as eight people who had arrived here from the UK have tested Covid positive.The samples of these eight people have been sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune for tests on whether there is an…

Guwahati, Dec 26 : The state-owned OIL has launched ‘OIL Shakti’, a society-based sanitary napkin production and marketing unit in Assam, to promote the menstrual health and hygiene management among women of vulnerable communities so as to reduce mat…

New Delhi, Dec 26 : India on Saturday logged 22,272 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, when 22,274 people also recovered from the virus, the data from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed.It took the total number of cases to 1,01…