Ensure no wastage of Covid vaccines, swap near expiry vials with long expiry ones: Centres to statesAdditional Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Vikas Sheel recently wrote to states and UTs on the issue of near expiry vaccines availab...
03 Mar, 2022, 11.08 AM IST
Daily COVID-19 cases drop below 30,000 in Kerala"Currently, there are 3,29,348 active COVID-19 cases in the state out of which only three per cent are admitted to hospitals," the health d...
06 Feb, 2022, 09.11 PM IST
COVID-19 numbers are down in Kerala, but so are testsThe data shows the number of cases declined steadily after peaking on September 1. The seven-day average of Covid-19 cases from August 25 t...
17 Sep, 2021, 08.06 PM IST
COVID-19: Night curfew, lockdown on Sundays to continue in KeralaThe Chief Minister also informed that Kerala reported 29,682 new COVID-19 cases, 25,910 recoveries, and 142 deaths today. The number of act...
04 Sep, 2021, 10.43 PM IST
Unvaccinated people, those allergic to drugs can go out for essential items, if none inoculated in household: Kerala govt to HCThe Kerala government told Justice P B Suresh Kumar that according to the latest COVID-19 guidelines issued on August 10, people living alo...
11 Aug, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
Kerala’s Covid challenge is India’sIn the last three days, the state has added at least 22,000 cases every day.
30 Jul, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
Five illustrations that show why India is on edge over KeralaCompared to the national Covid trend, Kerala is the only major state that is reporting a rise in daily infections. This is an ominous sign ...
25 Jul, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Thousands of certified Covid deaths missing from Kerala's official countThe registration of deaths is done in two parts in local bodies; legal and statistical. The cause of death is recorded in the register for ...
09 Jul, 2021, 12.56 PM IST
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine linked to rare neurological disorder in India, UKIn Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), the body's immune system mistakenly attacks part of its peripheral nervous system --the network of nerves...
22 Jun, 2021, 07.56 PM IST
Kerala receives 3.5 lakh doses of CovishieldChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the COVID-19 vaccination drive for those in the age group of 18-45 would be prioritised in Kerala ...
10 May, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
Good to see health workers setting example in reducing vaccine wastage: PM responds to Kerala CMVijayan had on Tuesday pointed out that Kerala received 73,38,806 doses of vaccine from the Centre and provided 74,26,164 doses, even makin...
05 May, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
High Court notice to the Centre on pleas challenging 'discriminatory vaccination policy'The petitioner said that by virtue of the new policy, dual pricing of vaccines has been allowed and states are forced to contend with priva...
27 Apr, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Kerala shed Covaxin hesitancyCongress-ruled Chhattisgarh would deploy the vaccine in government medical colleges and government hospitals from Monday.
13 Mar, 2021, 08.12 AM IST
Kerala govt urges Centre to release more COVID-19 vaccine dosesState Health Minister K K Shailaja shot off a letter to her counterpart at the Centre, Harsh Vardhan in this regard. Though most of the hea...
21 Feb, 2021, 01.57 PM IST
Free COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers in first phase of vaccination: ChoubeyA total of 165 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been procured of which 110 lakh doses are of Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Seru...
02 Feb, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccination: Second phase trial run held successfully at 46 centres in KeralaIn the field of vaccination, Kerala has a wealth of experience due to which whenever the vaccine arrives in the state, it would be distribu...
08 Jan, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Free Covid-19 vaccine for all in Kerala: CM Pinarayi VijayanIf the cases do not increase, this trend (of cases declining) will continue, the chief minister added. Kerala on Saturday recorded 5,949 CO...
12 Dec, 2020, 10.52 PM IST