Health

Chennai, June 18 : Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR (and) CE), P.K.Sekar Babu has said that the government will allow public worship in temples only after the Covid cases are under control and there are zero death…

Agartala, June 18 : In collaboration with the Agartala Press Club, the Tripura government has so far administered the first dose of Covid vaccine to around 92 per cent of the journalists in the state, with many of them receving the second shot as wel…

New Delhi, June 18 : The Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI) has appealed to the Delhi government to recruit only those people who have completed their nursing training, instead of Class XII pass out, for the specialised jobs, in view of the …

Amaravati, June 18 : Andhra Pradesh on Friday reported 6,341 new Covid-19 cases, increasing the state’s overall tally to over 18.3 lakh, while its active caseload dropped to 67,629.In a positive development, 8,486 more persons recovered from the dise…

Ranchi, June 18 : Taking lessons from the second wave of COVID 19, the Jharkhand government is preparing to tackle the expected third wave of the pandemic.To understand the nature, impact and preparations needed to fight against the anticipated third…

New Delhi, June 18 : The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on Friday said India has more than sufficient stock of Liposomal Amphotericin B drug for the treatment of Mucormycosis.Minister of State Mansukh Mandaviya said: “Department of Pharmaceuti…

New Delhi, June 18 : Medicover Hospitals has done a study on safety and efficacy of Covid vaccines — Covaxin and Covishield.”We have done a detailed review and analysis of the adverse effects and the outcomes of vaccination among the healthcare work…

New Delhi, June 18 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the second wave of the pandemic illustrated the kind of challenges that the virus may present to us and the country needs to stay prepared to meet these challenges.The Prime Minister wa…

Amaravati, June 18 : Andhra Pradesh government on Friday eased Coronavirus curfew restrictions by another four hours till 6 p.m.from June 21.”Curfew hours have been relaxed from morning 6 a.m. to evening 6 p.m.,” said an official statement on Friday,…

Lucknow, June 18 : Vaccine wastage in Uttar Pradesh has dropped to even less than 1 per cent since the extensive vaccination drive has been started in the state to ensure maximum vaccination coverage.Wastage of both Covishield and Covaxin has been br…