Health

Amaravati, Aug 9 : Andhra Pradesh on Monday recorded 1,413 new Covid cases, taking the state’s overall tally beyond 19.8 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 19,549.As many as 1,795 more persons recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours…

Amaravati, Aug 9 : Regular physical classes for intermediate second year students in Andhra Pradesh will begin from August 16, said an official on Monday.”The physical classes for second year intermediate students for the academic year 2021-22 will b…

Chennai, Aug 9 : Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the previous AIADMK government caused heavy losses to the exchequer during Covid management.The minister said that the AIADMK government had spent exorbitantly on the expenses …

New Delhi, Aug 9 : India is well on the path to have one doctor per thousand population by 2024, which is the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended doctor to population ratio, Member, NITI Aayog Dr Vinod Paul highlighted at a discourse series….

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 : The Covid test positivity rate in Kerala continues to hover around 13 per cent, though the number of new Covid cases on Monday was 13,049, after 98,640 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, said a statement from Chief …

Srinagar, Aug 9 : Recoveries outnumbered new Covid cases in J (and) K on Monday with 196 patients discharged from hospitals while 108 new cases and one death were reported during the last 24 hours.Officials said that 54 recoveries, 43 cases, and one …

New Delhi, Aug 9 : A vaccine, used to treat tuberculosis since the last 100 years, may help prevent the risk of Covid-19 infections in older adults, according to a study by the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR).Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is …

New Delhi, Aug 9 : A vaccine, used to treat tuberculosis since the last 100 years, may help prevent the risk of Covid-19 infections in older adults, according to a study by the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR).Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is …

New Delhi, Aug 9 : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to submit the action taken report based on the recommendations of the court-appointed National Task Force (NTF) on allocation of oxygen to the states and union territories amid Covid, wi…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 : People with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faced multiple challenges in accessing health care in Odisha’s Khordha district during the Covid-19 pandemic, suggests a study.The ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) …