Health

Chennai, Sep 1 : As announced, the schools for higher classes from IX to XII reopened on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu with strict Covid-19 protocol in place.Most of the schools in the state will function till 1 to 1.30 p.m. even though the state governmen…

Lucknow, Sep 1 : Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh reopened on Wednesday after a gap of almost six months, following Covid protocols.The schools welcomed children with toffees, chocolates and flowers in two shifts to avoid crowding.The attendance was …

Chandigarh, Sep 1 : In a first systematic study, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here has evaluated that the Covid-19 vaccine response to various antirheumatic and immune modulating drugs is less compared to the …

Bengaluru, Sep 1 : The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) announced on Tuesday that its vaccination target has been revised to one lakh per day and it has made plans to achieve this figure.The BBMP, which has successfully conducted the Covid-1…

Hyderabad, Aug 31 : Following the Telangana High Court’s interim orders on reopening of schools in the state from Wednesday, parents of students studying in schools other than residential schools will adopt a wait and watch approach before taking a …

Lucknow, Aug 31 : Uttar Pradesh has restricted the number of fresh Covid-19 cases to below 50 for three consecutive weeks.Indicating consistent decline, the state on Tuesday recorded 19 fresh cases, testifying success of the multi-pronged approach ad…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 : With the improvement in the Covid-19 situation in the state, the Odisha government on Tuesday lifted the weekend shutdown that was imposed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri.Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P.K.Jena announced the…

Kolar (Karnataka), Aug 31 : Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday said that action will be initiated against the Noorunnisa Institute of Nursing located in Kolar Gold Field (KGF), for negligence in following Covid protocols, after 32 girl …

New Delhi, Aug 31 : The Indian embassy in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has denied police claims that it helped unauthorised passengers, including four people who were infected with Covid-19, arrive in the Pacific nations capital, Port Moresby.The denial on…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31 : With Onam festivities ending a week back, it appears the relaxation of lockdown norms then has not caused much damage so far, even though Kerala on Tuesday logged 30,203 new Covid cases from 1,60,152 samples tested in the…