Health

Bengaluru, May 28 : Ranking after Maharashtra on the pandemic tracker, Karnataka’s Covid tally crossed the 25-lakh mark, with 24,214 new cases in a day, while 476 succumbed to the infection, said the state health bulletin on Thursday.”With 24,214 new…

Hyderabad, May 27 : Junior doctors in government-run hospitals across Telangana on Thursday night called off their strike.The junior doctors, who had been on strike since Wednesday morning, resumed duties from 9 p.m.on Thursday.The Telangana Junior D…

Bengaluru, May 27 : The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Thursday arrested two more persons in a case related to cash for bed scam in hospitals.Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Sandeep Patil identified the two as Yashwanth Kumar M.,…

New Delhi, May 27 : Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has asked all states to ensure strict compliance of Covid containment measures, as the case load is decreasing but numbers are still high.”I would therefore urge you to continue compliance of conta…

Hyderabad, May 27 : AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad on Thursday said that it is doing a study on the efficacy of monoclonal antibodies cocktail against double mutant variant of coronavirus.AIG Chairman Dr D.Nageshwar Reddy told reporters on Thursday that …

New Delhi, May 27 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday noted that with non-availability of hospital beds amid the second wave of Covid-19, a large of insured people could not avail benefits of their health insurance policies and asked the Insurance Reg…

Jaipur, May 27 : The BJPs Rajasthan unit chief Satish Poonia on Thursday accused the state government of distorting the Covid death numbers in Jodhpur, the home constituency of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, besides lamenting the “pathetic” healthcare …

Mumbai, May 27 : Maharashtra’s Covid-19 daily deaths continued to stay high, taking the state’s toll beyond 92,000, though new infections continue to dip, health officials said on Thursday.Compared with the 992 deaths on Wednesday, the state reported…

Bengaluru, May 27 : With Covid cases declining by the day, Karnataka on Thursday eased extended lockdown restrictions on e-commerce and home-delivery firms.”Delivery of all goods, including food, by e-commerce and home-delivery firms will be allowed …

Chennai, May 27 : The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday invited volunteers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporates to register with the government for Covid related relief work.”NGOs, volunteers and corporates are requested to register …