Health

Chennai, Aug 24 : The Tamil Nadu Health Department is gearing up to conduct serum surveillance survey in ten districts of the state following the decline in the number of Covid-19 positive cases.The health department will announce the date after the …

Mumbai, Aug 23 : In an alarming development, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday revealed that Mumbai has a staggering 128 patients of the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 besides of Alpha, Kappa and other strains.The figures emerged…

Bengaluru, Aug 23 : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavara Bommai on Monday inaugurated a 75,000 square feet state of the art, multi-disciplinary Outpatient Department (OPD) block at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, built by the Infosys Found…

Mumbai, Aug 23 : Emphasising the priority to human lives, the Maharashtra government on Monday declined permission for multi-tiered ‘human pyramids’ to various dahi-handi groups to celebrate the festival next week, officials said here.The decision wa…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 23 : Kerala was yet to see any respite from Covid spread as the test positivity rate on Monday stood at 15.63 per cent as 13,383 people turned positive from 85,650 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.In a statement issue…

Lucknow, Aug 23 : Uttar Pradesh on Monday witnessed the steepest decline in the number of fresh Covid cases as the state logged new infections below 10 for the first time since the second wave.Uttar Pradesh limited the number of fresh infections to 7…

New Delhi, Aug 23 : The Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology is implementing the SARS-CoV-2 NGS-BRICS consortium and multicentric programme to study the impact of severe Covid-19 conditions on TB patients in collab…

New Delhi, Aug 23 : The clinical trial participants of Covishield and Covaxin will be issued vaccination certificate through Co-WIN app, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Monday.”In a welcome initiative, digital #COVID19 vaccinatio…

Chandigarh, Aug 23 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday informed the Assembly that the state ensured adequate oxygen supply amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.He said a committee would be formed to investigate complaints against hospitals…

New Delhi, Aug 23 : Anticipating the third wave of the pandemic, a Covid care centre is being set up for the employees of Delhi Airport.Accordingly, GMR Group led Delhi International Airport (DIAL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Meda…