Health

New Delhi, July 28 : The Centre on Wednesday advised all states and Union Territories to conduct SARS CoV2 serological prevalence surveys, in consultation with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), to generate district-level data.According t…

Amaravati, July 29 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to pay special attention to the equipment procured as part of Covid containment measures.Reviewing the Covid situation in the state, Reddy instr…

Puducherry, July 28 : The active Covid caseload in the Union Territory of Puducherry dropped to 0.8 per cent on Wednesday, much less than the national average of 1.3 per cent.As per a statement issued by the Puducherry Health Department, the UT prese…

Shahjahanpur (UP), July 28 : In a heart-warming gesture, a woman Uttar Pradesh Police constable helped a pregnant woman deliver her child on the road in the state’s Shahjahanpur because the ambulance was not immediately available.Rekha, 30, a residen…

Srinagar, July 28 : After more than a fortnight, new Covid cases outnumbered recoveries in J (and) K on Wednesday as 160 new cases, 144 recoveries and one death were reported during the last 24 hours.Officials said that 60 cases, 43 recoveries, and o…

Amaravati, July 28 : Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday logged 2,010 new Covid cases, taaking its overall tally beyond 19.5 lakh, even as its active caseload slightly rose to 20,999.As many as 1,956 more persons recovered from the disease in the past 24 hou…

Chennai, July 28 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday launched the free Covid-19 vaccination drive in private hospitals, supported by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of various private companies.The then opposition DMK…

Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 : There seems to be no reduction in the number of daily Covid cases in Kerala as on Wednesday, the figure crossed 20,000 for the second successive day.A statement issued here by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 22,056 …

New Delhi, July 28 : India’s creator economy platform Pluc.tv announced the launch of their new show ‘Attention Please’.The new show aired on Pluc.tv is an attempt to break the stigma around adolescent sexual and reproductive health.In the first epis…

Mumbai, July 28 : A young Mumbai medico, Dr Shrushti D. Halari – who shot into national headlines after getting infected thrice by Covid – now vows to ensure the virus doesn’t attack her a fourth time.Dr Shrushti, 26, was first infected on June 17, 2…