Health

Panaji, July 2 : The Goa government will launch a special vaccination drive from Saturday for Indian citizens who do not possess approved government-issued photo IDs and Nepali citizens residing in the state, an official said on Friday.The special va…

Amaravati, July 2 : Andhra Pradesh on Friday logged 3,464 new Covid cases, pushing the state’s overall tally beyond 18.9 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 37,323 from 38,178 a day before.As many as 4,284 persons recovered from the disease …

Hyderabad, July 2 : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that there is a need to fast-track genome sequencing of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 to speed up development of suitable vaccines and drugs.He stressed the need to intensify internatio…

Panaji, July 2 : Outdoors sports complexes, stadiums and saloons will open in Goa, even as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced an extension of the ongoing state level curfew till July 12.”State level curfew will be extended till 7am, July 12, 2021…

Mumbai, July 2 : Scientists at NMIMS University, Mumbai, have developed a battery-operated reusable mask that offers protection from airborne human pathogens.While regular masks protect from aerogel and large dust particles, they do not protect again…

Srinagar, July 2 : Recoveries continued to outnumber new Covid cases in J (and) K on Friday where 437 patients recovered while 331 new cases and 6 deaths were reported during the last 24 hours.Officials said that 77 cases and five deaths were reporte…

New Delhi, July 2 : The national capital on Friday reported 93 new Covid cases, and two deaths in the last 24 hours.The daily Covid positivity rate was at 0.13 per cent, according to the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government.In the same time…

New Delhi, July 2 : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWF) partnered with Indic language social media platform, ShareChat and short video app Moj to organise a webinar to spread awareness about Covid appropriate behaviour and the world’s l…

Hyderabad, July 2 : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday underlined the need for research to predict zoonotic diseases better.Alluding to zoonotic diseases like Covid-19, he urged the researchers and zoos to utilize their resources and expertis…

New Delhi, July 2 : In a shocking revelation, it has come to notice that the government is forking out Rs 2 lakh on the treatment of an oral cancer patient who gets the disease due to consumption of gutkha that can be bought at Rs 2 and if the same t…