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Cough syrup deaths: Ensure drug manufacturers comply with Revised Schedule M norms, govt to statesThe Union health ministry addressed cough syrup quality. A meeting reviewed drug norm compliance. This followed child deaths linked to syru...
Rising Covid cases push experts to seek sewage surveillanceAmid rising Covid-19 cases in India, experts advocate for enhanced surveillance. They suggest using waste water analysis and genome sequenc...
New Covid NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 subvariants detected in India as cases tick up in pocketsIndia has detected isolated cases of emerging COVID-19 subvariants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, coinciding with a rise in infections across China and...
India reports 257 'mild' COVID-19 cases as Asia sees uptick; Health Ministry reviews global variant surgeIndia reports low COVID-19 cases amid concerns over new subvariants LF.7 and NB.1.8 causing surges in Singapore and Hong Kong. The Health M...
Covid-19 surge in Singapore, Hong Kong not a cause for concern in India: Health MinistryAmidst rising Covid-19 cases in Singapore and Hong Kong due to subvariant JN.1, India remains vigilant, with a review meeting confirming th...
59 cases of HMPV, 2 deaths due to co-morbidities reported from January 6-29: GovtFifty-nine cases of HMPV and two deaths due to co-morbidities have been reported in India between January 6-29. The virus particularly affe...
HMPV is here: India detects its first case in BengaluruIndia HMPV Case: An eight-month-old baby in Bengaluru has been identified with Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). The Indian government assures ...
India heightens alert as Mpox cases rise globallyThe central government has instructed airport, port, and border authorities to increase vigilance due to a global rise in Mpox cases. This ...
High-level meeting to review preparedness for Mpox held in DelhiIt may be noted the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in view of...
Maharashtra's poll pitch sweetened with Rs 1,898 cr loan for struggling sugar mills tied to NCP and BJP leadersMaharashtra assembly elections: The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has approved a working capital loan of Rs 1,898 cro...
Increase minimum selling price of sugar to Rs 42/kg, says industry body NFCSFThe National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), representing co-operative sugar mills in India, has requested the central g...
Health experts say India missed early alarm, let deadly coronavirus variant spreadThe variant, now known as B.1.617, triggered a catastrophic wave of coronavirus cases in India and has since spread to more than 40 other c...
Six found infected with UK variant of COVID-19 in MP's IndoreThe infected patients, all of them males aged between 19 and 49 years, have no history of foreign travel, the official said.
COVID mutant: Govt says focus on enhanced genomic surveillance; Taskforce suggests no change in treatment protocolThe genomic surveillance consortium, INSACOG, has been formed under the leadership of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New D...
Central team to help Punjab, Chandigarh in virus combatThe Centre has been supporting the states/UTs that are seeing a sudden spike in the number of Covid cases and those that are reporting high...
Faulty antibody kits trigger blame gameThe manufacturers deny the tests are useless and say they need to be used correctly. The rapid antibody kits are meant to check whether a p...
Nipah virus outbreak: Situation under control, says health ministerJP Nadda said the outbreak appears to be localised and is "unlikely" to spread further as early and efficient containment measures are bein...