Amid spike in Covid cases, Delhi sees nearly two-fold rise in hospitalisations in fortnightOf the 9,405 available beds for coronavirus patients in Delhi, 307 (3.26 per cent) were occupied on August 1. The occupancy rate was 3.75 p...
17 Aug, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
Only 10 per cent of hospitalised Covid patients have taken precaution dose: Sisodia"Ninety per cent of corona-infected patients admitted to the hospital are those patients who have taken only two doses of the vaccine. At t...
16 Aug, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
PM interacts with chief ministers on emerging COVID-19 situationWith several festivals coming up, Modi had on Sunday urged people to stay alert to the threat from coronavirus and continue to follow Covid...
27 Apr, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
PM to interact with chief ministers on Covid situation on WednesdayWith several festivals coming up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Sunday urged people to stay alert to the threat from the coronavirus ...
26 Apr, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
Stay alert, keep following Covid-appropriate behaviour: PM Modi to peopleIn his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said that in the coming days the festival of Eid, Akshaya Tritiya, birth anniversary of B...
24 Apr, 2022, 03.15 PM IST
All Delhi hospitals advised to remain alert, but no need to panic: Health Minister Satyendar JainDelhi on Thursday reported 325 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.39 per cent. The Covid positivity rate in the national capi...
15 Apr, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
Haryana government announced 'Surkshit Haryana' extension of lockdown in the state from May 10 to May 1710 May, 2021, 08.10 AM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea on preventing sale of fake COVID-19 vaccinesA bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said that though it understood the "motivation" b...
11 Feb, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
Covid-19 alert! Rare fungus is preying on corona patientsDoctors are now reporting an alarming incidence of rare and serious fungal infection which is preying on patients either battling Covid-19 ...
12 Dec, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
If washed daily at high temperature, cloth masks can protect you from coronavirus: StudyThe WHO recommends machine washing masks with hot water at 60 degrees Celsius.
13 Oct, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
A disco ball with snouts or cuter version of germs: What does the coronavirus look like?Seeing is not only believing, but also driving home that mask-use can stop Covid-19.
14 Sep, 2020, 10.26 AM IST
Scientists find a pre-existing drug, used to treat bipolar disorder, effective against coronavirusThe scientists rapidly screened thousands of existing compounds for potential use.
15 Aug, 2020, 05.47 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
From 'GoCoronaGo' to 'Sampark-o-Meter': IISc, IITs develop mobile apps to aid fight COVID-19From "GoCoronaGo" to "Sampark-o-Meter", the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and four Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) h...
09 Apr, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
#9Baje9Minute: Rajini, Tata, Ambanis stand in solidarity with the nation, light candles & diyas after PM Modi’s appealAkshay Kumar, DeepVeer and Big B also participated in #9Baje9Minute.
06 Apr, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Covid-19 pandemic: Govt talks to Facebook, Google, WhatsApp for virus information blitzThe US-based search giant will send close to 300 million notifications a day to users containing information on the pandemic, a senior offi...
20 Mar, 2020, 07.23 AM IST
Assam CM decides not to participate in public programmes till March 31Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary reviewed a preparedness meeting for the state. The meeting was attended by the health offic...
13 Mar, 2020, 09.12 PM IST