Kerala struggles with rising Covid cases; Zika Virus outbreak adds to its woesAfter winning accolades for its "Kerala model" of combating the contagion about a year ago, the state is now seeing daily fresh cases betwe...
11 Jul, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
Covid-19: Kerala carries high burden of new cases, Karnataka sees steep fallOn May 2, at the peak of the second wave, Karnataka reported 37733 cases with a test positivity rate (TPR) of 23.82%, while Kerala reported...
01 Jul, 2021, 12.11 PM IST
Diabetes behind rising Covid deaths in Kerala, says officialOn Sunday, Kerala reported 188 Covid-related deaths. Kerala’s steady progress on managing deaths had put the spotlight on its neighbour Kar...
24 May, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
Vaccination Trends: Two southern states top India, youth yet to warm upKarnataka and Andhra Pradesh have topped the charts in India's Covid-19 vaccination drive with each inoculating more than 80,000 healthcare...
21 Jan, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
How India is handling the pandemic: South sees cases dip, North still has concerning pocketsConversations with a range of experts in public health and epidemiology reveal a consensus that a surge was broadly expected in the north w...
06 Dec, 2020, 08.30 AM IST
Coronavirus: How Dubai, Saudi returnees slipped under radar, leading to spike in casesMany of those who returned from Gulf countries to India in February and early March were neither screened at airports nor advised to quaran...
30 Mar, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
How to catch a Covid patient, Sherlock-styleRemote heat maps, phone tracking, crowd sourcing apps and spying neighbours have all been pressed to the task.
29 Mar, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Kerala gears up to tackle Covid-19According to State nodal officer for health, Dr Amar Fettle, there are four testing laboratories for the virus in the state. They are: Nati...
19 Mar, 2020, 12.11 AM IST
Why all novel coronavirus cases so far are from KeralaFrom immigration officials and police to panchayats and local level health volunteers, the system put in place following the Nipah scare of...
04 Feb, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
Dengue spirals out of control across India; West Bengal worst hitWest Bengal is among the worst affected states —24 deaths have been reported so far this year against 14 in 2015.
13 Sep, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
Kerala keeps strict vigil on Ebola, 117 under observationKerala has kept under observation as many as 117 passengers arriving here from deadly virus-hit African nations.
22 Nov, 2014, 06.41 PM IST