Health

Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 : With close to a lakh new Covid cases in the past five days and no sight of any slowing down in the test positivity rate (TPR), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan lost his cool at a review meeting of Covid-19 experts …

New Delhi, July 31 : India recorded 41,649 fresh Covid-19 cases with 593 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed on Saturday.On Tuesday (July 27), India had registered 29,689 new Covid cases, less than the 3…

Bengaluru, July 31 : In view of the alarming situation in the state in the backdrop of a spurt in the number of Covid cases in the neighbouring districts of Kerala, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has called a high-level meeting on Saturday…

Bengaluru, July 31 : Reversing the declining trend, 1,890 new Covid cases were registered across Karnataka in a day, while recoveries were lower at 1,631, said the state health bulletin on Friday.”With 1,890 new cases registered on Thursday, the stat…

Bengaluru, July 31 : With a spurt in new Covid cases, especially in districts bordering Kerala, Karnataka imposed additional measures to contain the virus spread, a top official said on Friday.”Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all districts across the s…

Kohima, July 30 : The Gauhati High Court has asked the Nagaland government to modify its SOPs to allow teaching and non-teaching staff the option of compulsorily getting tested for Covid every 15 days, if choosing not to go for vaccination, in view o…

Chennai, July 30 : The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Public Relief (CMPRF) received an amount of Rs 500 crore and an amount of Rs 305 crore was disbursed for Covid-19 relief operations till July 28, an official statement said on Friday.The statement fr…

Amaravati, July 30 : Andhra Pradesh on Friday logged 2,068 new Covid cases, taking the state’s overall tally over 19.6 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 21,198.As many as 2,127 more persons recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours,…

Hyderabad, July 30 : A man infected by Covid-19 killed himself by jumping of a government-run hospital building in Telangana on Friday.The incident occurred at MGM Hospital in Warangal town, about 200 km from here.According to police, the man jumped …

Hyderabad, July 30 : Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday urged the scientific fraternity to focus on expediting the development of Covid vaccine for children and for according priority to protection of children from the virus.Naidu emphasized…