Health

New Delhi, May 15 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed on localised containment strategies in states where Test Positive Rate (TPR) in districts is high and adopt “door to door testing and surveillance in rural India” to contain the sp…

Gandhinagar, May 15 : The Gujarat government on Saturday refuted the reports of a Gujarati newspaper which claimed that the number of death certificates issued between March 1 and May 10 in the state were almost 61,000 in excess compared to the same …

New Delhi, May 15 : India’s total active caseload has decreased to 36,73,802 on Saturday that comprises 15.07 per cent of the country’s total positive cases.A net decline of 31,091 cases was recorded in the active caseload in the last 24 hours.The re…

New Delhi, May 15 : Delhi reported 6,500 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest since April 7, the day when the city reported 5,506 cases in a day.The positivity rate – the proportion of samples tested that return positive for Covid -19 — …

Kolkata, May 15 : Considering the stiff rise in Covid cases, the Mamata Banerjee government imposed near-complete-lockdown norms in the state starting from Sunday 6 a.m.for the next 15 days, allowing movement of people and vehicles only for emergency…

New Delhi, May 15 : Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be holding a meeting with Health Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat on Covid-19 situation and progress on vaccination drive in these states later on Satu…

Chennai, May 15 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday ordered to book those who hoard and sell Remdesivir injection in black market under the Goondas Act.He also ordered to book those who sell oxygen cylinders at premium rates under thi…

New Delhi, May 15 : The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 18 crore on Saturday under the Phase-3 of the nationwide vaccination drive.A total of 18,04,57,579 vaccine doses have been administered throu…

Chandigarh, May 15 : A total of 67 patients are being treated in mini-Covid-19 care centres set up by charitable organizations in Chandigarh that help government hospitals ease pressure, a senior official said on Saturday.”As many as 67 patients are …

New Delhi, May 15 : Witnessing a decline, India on Saturday reported 3,26,098 new Covid cases and 3,890 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.In the past 23 days India’s daily Covid tally has plateaued …