Health

New Delhi, Oct 6 : India on Wednesday reported 18,333 fresh Covid cases and 278 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.A total of 24,770 patients also recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally of recoveries to 3…

Patna, Oct 6 : Covid-19 cases may be decreasing in Bihar, but the cases of dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis are increasing in the state capital.According to the civil surgeon’s office in Patna, a child from city outskirts village Pandara…

Lucknow, Oct 6 : Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been extended in the Lucknow Police Commissionerate, ahead of upcoming festivals of Navratri, Dussehra, Diwali, Bhai Dhooj, Barawafat and Chhath.Police and district administration on Tuesday …

Chandigarh, Oct 6 : Punjab has administered over two crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine so far, Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni said.He said 1.48 crore people had got the first dose while 52 lakh got both doses.The Deputy Chief Minister, who is al…

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 6 : The Amroha district administration has decided to release 7,000 gambusia or mosquito fish in drains in the populated areas to check the spread of dengue and malaria.According to Amroha chief medical officer Sanjay Agar…

Jammu, Oct 5 : Tourism Department Jammu in collaboration with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board have geared up for organising annual Navratra festival 2021 at Katra from October 7 to October 15, officials said on Tuesday.The festival could not be o…

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet next week with an independent group of experts to take a final decision on whether to grant Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Covaxin.The WHO will carry out the risk and benefit assessment…

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday launched the Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week, which will culminate with the World Mental Health Day on October 10, to raise awareness on mental health issues and mobi…

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The National Health Authority (NHA) on Tuesday revised the health benefit package of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).Accordingly, the rates of some health packages have been increased by 20 per cent…

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The national capital on Tuesday reported 27 fresh Covid cases, pushing the total infection to 14,39,027, as per the Health Department bulletin.However, no fatality has been reported in the city in the last two days.The city’s death…