Health

Kolkata, Aug 25 : Though the Covid situation in West Bengal is well under control with the daily infection rate well below 1,000 per day and the daily mortality rate under 15 for the last one month, the state government is not leaving anything to cha…

New Delhi, Aug 25 : A total of sixteen out of 78 evacuees who landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from Kabul on Tuesday has tested positive for Covid-19.The infected evacuees also include the three Sikhs who brought back with them…

New Delhi, Aug 25 : The Union Health Minister announced on Tuesday that people can now book slots for Covid vaccination using the MyGov Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp.The messaging app has partnered with the Health Ministry to provide the users vaccinat…

Bengaluru, Aug 24 : The Karnataka government on Tuesday exempted RT-PCR testing of travellers arriving from the UK, Europe, and Middle East at airports in the state, a top official said.It was mandatory for arrivals from the UK, Europe, and the Middl…

Panaji, Aug 24 : The overwhelming attention on patients suffering from Covid-19 during the pandemic has led to depletion in focus towards patients with life-threatening incurable diseases like cancer who are in need of palliative care, as per a study…

Bengaluru, Aug 24 : Karnataka reported 1,259 new Covid cases against 1,701 recoveries and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the bulletin released by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.The test positivity rate for the da…

Hyderabad, Aug 24 : The KL Deemed-to-be University has developed a unique handmade paper sensor that can measure Vitamin-D deficiency with high accuracy.Developed by the team of Pradeep Kumar Brahman from the Department of Chemistry along with Tummal…

Srinagar, Aug 24 : New Covid cases marginally outpaced recoveries in J (and) K on Tuesday with 125 new cases, 123 recoveries, and one death reported during the last 24 hours.Officials said 21 cases, and 41 recoveries were reported from the Jammu divi…

Amaravati, Aug 24 : Andhra Pradesh on Monday recorded 1,248 new Covid cases, taking its overall tally beyond 20 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 13,677.As many as 1,715 more persons recovered in the past 24 hours, taking total recoveries…

New Delhi, Aug 24 : Logically and NewsMobile on Tuesday announced their collaboration on a Facebook-supported programme — a series of media literacy workshops — targeting Covid-19 misinformation in India.The multi-lingual programme, called Covishaa…