Health

New Delhi, Dec 23 : The pollution levels in the national capital shot up on Wednesday and mounted to severe category, prompting the Ministry of Earth Sciences to advise people to avoid outdoor physical activities and wear N-95 or P-100 respirators.De…

Hyderabad, Dec 23 : Active coronavirus cases in Telangana were below the 7,000-mark on Wednesday as the state continued to see significant recoveries.Health officials said the active cases totalled 6,627, including 4,467 who are in home or institutio…

New Delhi, Dec 23 : As the third-wave of the coronavirus infection in the national capital has completely ebbed, the Delhi government has set up a four-member committee to make recommendations on reducing the number of hospital beds earmarked for the…

New Delhi, Dec 23 : India is likely to have a Covid-19 vaccine approved for emergency use before December ends as Central Drugs Standard Control Organization’s (CDSCO) expert panel is set to to review the applications of Serum Institute of India (SII…

Mumbai, Dec 23 : In view of the night curfew implemented in all municipalities in Maharashtra, hoteliers plan to ring in the New Year at 10.30 p.m.on December 31 which will coincide with Thailand’s time of stepping into 2021, officials said here on W…

New Delhi, Dec 23 : In the wake of the emergence of a new variant of Covid in the UK, the High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi government to hold a stringent follow up of people who have to and fro from travel history to the country and, especiall…

New Delhi, Dec 23 : A day after recording the lowest number of cases since July, India on Wednesday witnessed 23,950 fresh cases taking the overall tally to 1,00,99,066 cases.India recorded 333 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally of f…

Bengaluru, Dec 23 : Karnataka registered 1,141 new Covid cases in a day, while 1,136 were discharged on recovery, said the state health bulletin on Tuesday.”With 1,141 fresh cases on Monday, the state’s Covid tally rose to 9,11,382, including 13,393 …

New Delhi, Dec 23 : The new strain of the Covid-19 virus which is said to be more infectious is likely to have evolved in the UK.Nick Loman, Professor of Microbial Genomics and Bioinformation at the University of Birmingham, told a briefing by the Sc…

Amaravati, Dec 23 : The Andhra Pradesh government will trace, test and quarantine all the people who returned to the state from the UK, where a new strain of the coronavirus has been detected.”We have issued orders to Collectors and SPs to track thos…