Omicron study: How quickly can you be exposed to virus, develop symptoms?A new study published in the JAMA Network Open journal revealed the time between infection and developing symptoms from the Omicron variant...
31 Aug, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
BJP leaders JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh test positive for Covid-19"I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my co...
10 Jan, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar tests positive for Covid-19Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Many other political leaders too have been catching the viral i...
10 Jan, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
Union Minister Santosh Gangwar tests positive for COVID-19"I want to inform you that my "Corona test report has come positive". I don't have any kind of symptom, I request that all the people who c...
13 Apr, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Explainer: What's behind varying efficacy data for Sinovac's coronavirus vaccine?Researchers in Brazil said it was 50.4% effective at preventing symptomatic infections, barely enough for regulatory approval and below the...
14 Jan, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Pulse oximeters like 'surakha kavach', have minimised COVID-19 deaths in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal"Delhi has been able to minimise deaths of Corona patients in home isolation thru this suraksha kavach called pulse oximeter. If patients d...
12 Jul, 2020, 06.11 PM IST
Over 400 million to be screened in anti-Covid drive, say statesThe exercise will involve trained medical teams going door-to-door to each family with infra-red thermometers and pulse oximeters to detect...
26 Jun, 2020, 08.04 AM IST
All mild, asymptomatic patients to be discharged within 24 hours: Delhi government to hospitalsIt said, as per the guidelines issued by the government and the Delhi Heath Department earlier, asymptomatic and mild symptoms cases do not...
06 Jun, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Delhi COVID-19 death count 398; record spike of 1,106 more cases takes tally to over 17,000The 69 deaths include 52 fatalities that had taken place at Safdarjung Hospital, a report for which was submitted by authorities a couple o...
29 May, 2020, 10.40 PM IST
New app can track corona symptoms, inform users about hotspots and hospital capacityThe app may be useful as a planning tool to inform guidelines around self-isolation.
06 May, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
Prasar Bharati makes it mandatory for staffers to install COVID-19 tracking 'Arogya Setu' appThe mobile application, launched by the Union Health ministry on April 2, helps users identify whether they are at a risk of COVID-19 infec...
15 Apr, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
With six COVID-19 cases per million, Kashmir a high risk zone for coronavirus outbreakKashmir Valley reported six more positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday taking the total number of cases across J&K to 55. Kashmir is among ...
01 Apr, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
Unusual trend: Chandigarh man shows symptoms on 15th day, tests corona-positiveThe youth had returned from Dubai on March 11 and remained home-quarantined for 14 days but developed fever on the 15th day, said officials...
27 Mar, 2020, 08.52 PM IST
With 20+ cases, Bhilwara fights Covid-19 and stigma tooBhilwara town has been under curfew for a week now and the figures from Bhilwara have raised concerns at the Centre. Eighteen positive Covi...
27 Mar, 2020, 08.45 AM IST
e-Zest and Neurosynaptic announce new solution for Covid-19 screeningThe solution features a Corona-Screen Kit – a portable, lightweight kit that includes basic screening tools that seamlessly connect and fee...
25 Mar, 2020, 07.56 PM IST
PM Modi asks for tech-driven solutions from people to fight COVID-19“Harnessing innovation for a healthier planet. A lot of people have been sharing technology-driven solutions for COVID-19. I would urge the...
17 Mar, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
No stone is being left unturned to ensure people are healthy: PM Modi on coronavirus fightIn a series of tweets with the hashtag 'India Fights Corona', PM Modi said the encouragement from people highlighting the steps being taken...
16 Mar, 2020, 02.29 PM IST