COVID spike: Delhi govt to send Covid samples for RT-PCR test"Adequate number of Covid samples are to be sent for RT-PCR testing, as per guidelines. Genome sequencing of positive RT-PCR samples is to ...
22 Dec, 2023, 11.49 AM IST
Chinese who reported on COVID to be released after 3 yearsTwo offices of Wuhan's public security bureau did not provide a phone number of their information office or answer any questions. Phone cal...
30 Apr, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
Rise in Covid cases: Govt planning nationwide drill to take stock of hospital preparedness on April 10, 11The Union Ministry of Health has already issued detailed guidelines for management of co-infection of COVID-19 with other seasonal epidemic...
25 Mar, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
Avoid poorly ventilated places, wear mask in public: ICMRThe Ministry of Health and the Indian Council of Medical Research have issued a joint advisory to Indian states urging them to maintain opt...
25 Mar, 2023, 03.45 PM IST
Covid cases in China touch 900 million, claims studyAccording to the report by Peking University, approximately 900 million people are infected by coronavirus till January 11.
13 Jan, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid: Top doctorThe steep rise in infections came after years of hardline restrictions were abruptly loosened last month with little warning or preparation...
03 Jan, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
Experts warn of new Covid variantsWang Guangfa, a respiratory expert from Peking University First Hospital, warned that Beijing may experience a spike in severe Covid-19 cas...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
Delhi HC asks Centre to consider allowing RWAs to run COVID-19 vaccination camps with private hospitals"Permitting vaccinations to be undertaken at such camps would go a long way in making it convenient and safe for the residents of the colon...
08 Jun, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin launches direct sale of Remdesivir to private hospitals, 960 vials distributedChief Minister M K Stalin launched the direct sale of anti-viral Remdesivir to private hospitals on Wednesday and 960 vials of the medicine...
19 May, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
5.86 cr COVID vaccine doses to be provided for free to states, UTs from May 1 to June 15: GovtBoth state governments and private CVCs have been advised to publish their vaccination calendar on CoWIN digital platform in advance and to...
19 May, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
Anti-viral Remdesivir will be given directly to hospitals, says Tamil Nadu govtEffective May 18, a facility would be made available to private hospitals to register their drug requirement in a portal and only their rep...
16 May, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Extended gap between 2 doses of Covishield in India reasonable approach: Anthony FauciIndia is most likely to roll out Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus to be administered to citizens starting next week. With...
14 May, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
Actress Abhilasha Patil, who starred in 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' & 'Chhichhore', passes away due to Covid complicationsActor-director Shashank Udapurkar, who worked with her in the Marathi film 'Prawaas', confirmed the news.
07 May, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
With rising Covid-19 cases, Uddhav Thackeray warns of another lockdownThackeray also announced that the 'Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana' (MJPJAY) scheme is being extended for another two months in th...
16 Feb, 2021, 08.53 PM IST
With rains in sight, Maharashtra in two minds about easing curbsWith the monsoon likely to hit the state in early June and with the rising number of cases in rural Maharashtra, the state government is in...
30 May, 2020, 08.28 AM IST
UK govt launches inquiry into Covid-19 deaths among AsiansThe first twelve doctors to die from the virus in the UK were all from ethnic minority backgrounds, prompting calls from the British Medica...
21 Apr, 2020, 12.02 PM IST
Swiss announce gradual easing of virus restrictionsOfficials had stopped short of imposing full confinement in emergency measures introduced last month to combat the new coronavirus, which h...
17 Apr, 2020, 12.12 AM IST