Ahmedabad sees seven new COVID-19 cases, all patients in home isolation, health officials urge key safety precautionsAhmedabad has reported seven new COVID-19 cases, indicating potential local transmission as none had recent travel history. Among those inf...
21 May, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
New Covid variant, XEC, spreading rapidly across the world. Know symptoms, precautionsA new Covid variant, XEC, is spreading rapidly worldwide. First detected in Germany in June, it has now been identified in 15 countries acr...
15 Sep, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
COVID-19: Karnataka will start screening international passengers at Bengaluru airport, says Health Minister"We will have to take certain precautionary measures in the wake of global situation. KIA has a high inflow of international passengers. We...
21 Dec, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Vaccinated with Covaxin or Covishield? You may take Corbevax as precaution doseThe government has approved Biological E's Corbevax as a precaution dose for those above 18 years fully vaccinated with either Covishield o...
11 Aug, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
Health Ministry likely to approve Corbevax as booster for adults vaccinated with Covishield, Covaxin"Corbevax will be considered as a precaution dose after completion of 6 months or 26 weeks from the date of administration of the second do...
09 Aug, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Govt panel recommends Corbevax as booster for adults vaccinated with Covishield, CovaxinThe COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) made the recommendation in its 48th meeting hel...
02 Aug, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
Centre to push for booster doses amid rise in casesThe government has announced free Covid-19 precaution doses for adults at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive that ...
27 Jul, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
Free Covid precaution doses will create healthier country: PM ModiIn a tweet, Modi said, "Vaccination is an effective means to fight COVID-19. Today's Cabinet decision will further India's vaccination cove...
13 Jul, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
Over 196 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Health ministrySo far, over 3.57 crore children in the age group of 12-14 years have been administered the first dose while more than 6 crore adolescents ...
18 Jun, 2022, 09.51 PM IST
NTAGI to discuss whether to allow early administration of precaution dose to those travelling abroad"Taking into account the scientific evidence and findings of the studies done here and internationally, some experts are of the view that t...
02 May, 2022, 10.43 PM IST
Delhi, Bihar to reimburse Centre for using Covid jabs as free precaution dose, say sourcesThe Union government had announced that the precaution dose of anti-COVID19 vaccines will be available to everyone aged above 18 years at t...
22 Apr, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
Precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine rolled out at private centresAll vaccinations will mandatorily be recorded on CoWIN platform and both the options of 'Online appointment' and 'Walk-in' registration and...
10 Apr, 2022, 03.45 PM IST
Covaxin only vaccine option for children in 15-18 years age group due to new guidelinesOn vaccination of children, the guidelines said, "For such beneficiaries, option for vaccination would only be available for Covaxin as thi...
28 Dec, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
Health Ministry issues guidelines for Covid vaccination of children between 15-18 years and precaution dosesIn a televised address on December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country would begin administering 'precautionary doses' to tho...
28 Dec, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Eat light food, improve immunity: Ayush Ministry recommends 'holistic health' measures to fight CovidThe document puts forth the concept of holistic health which emphasises on self-care of individuals by addressing various dimensions of lif...
15 Dec, 2021, 06.27 PM IST
Ensure all official meetings begin with messages on COVID-19 precautions: Govt to all depts"It has since been decided that all central government offices shall ensure that every meeting commences with messages on COVID-19 related ...
15 Oct, 2020, 01.13 PM IST
NEET tomorrow amid strict COVID-19 precautionsIn order to maintain social distancing, the NTA has increased the number of exam centres from originally-planned 2,546 to 3,843, while the ...
12 Sep, 2020, 04.43 PM IST