Indian expatriates in UAE warned against spreading rumours on COVID vaccinationSpeaking to the Gulf News, an official with the Indian Consulate in Dubai said: "We have no such information from local authorities here an...
19 May, 2021, 05.30 PM IST
Amid raging second COVID-19 wave, the elderly battle loneliness and anxietyThe COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly difficult for people like Sarin who have been living independently and are elderly. Besides bei...
18 Apr, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Supreme Court directs private hospitals to give priority in treatment to elderly amid pandemicThe bench took note of submission of senior advocate Ashwani Kumar, petitioner in-person that except Odisha and Punjab no other state has g...
04 Mar, 2021, 08.13 PM IST
Elderly show fewer post-vaccine symptoms than young: StudyWith eight million healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated across the country by the end of Saturday, there are a range of observations...
14 Feb, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Pakistan says China's Sinopharm vaccine not effective for people over 60 yearsChina has said that it is currently conducting field trials for 16 vaccines, while it has so far granted conditional approval to Sinopharm,...
04 Feb, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
Lockdown impacted livelihood of 65 per cent elderly: Study'The Elder Story: Ground Reality during Covid 19' was released on the occasion of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Monday. It was con...
15 Jun, 2020, 01.50 PM IST
Delhi malls, restaurants & religious places set to openAt an online briefing on Sunday, Kejriwal said hotels and banquets might be converted into hospitals in the coming days to treat the novel ...
07 Jun, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
Need to protect elderly from coronavirus as they are at more risk: Niti Aayog"The mortality and severity of COVID-19 is higher with our senior citizens, from our learning from India and the rest of the world. There's...
23 Apr, 2020, 05.32 PM IST
Frame policies to safeguard elderly officials during COVID: AIIMS doctor to PM"There is a direct correlation between mortality and age. These people are more likely to get acute respiratory distress syndrome, the acut...
21 Apr, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
Rajya Sabha Elections to 18 seats put off again“In view of the current unforeseen situation of public health emergency, Election Commission of India invoking its powers under Article 324...
04 Apr, 2020, 12.20 AM IST
Kerala elderly couple surviving COVID-19 brings ray of hope: ExpertsThomas and his wife Mariyamma, hailing from Ranni locality in Pathanamthitta municipality in Central Travancore region, tested positive and...
31 Mar, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
Elderly man tests positive for coronavirus in West BengalThe 66-year-old from Nayabad in Kolkata had no history of travelling abroad or outside the state. He had recently attended a wedding in Mid...
26 Mar, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
Elderly coronavirus stricken man dies in BengalThe deceased was aged 57 years and was a resident of Dumdum in the North 24 Parganas district. He died at a private hospital. He was in the...
23 Mar, 2020, 07.59 PM IST
COVID-19 causing financial stress to poor, ration per person increased: Arvind KejriwalUrging people to stay indoors, Kejriwal said the government had not imposed a lockdown in Delhi for now, but would have to do it if the nee...
21 Mar, 2020, 06.15 PM IST
Yes, young people are also falling seriously ill from coronavirusDespite initial data from China that showed elderly people and those with other health conditions were most vulnerable, young people — from...
20 Mar, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
Covid-19: China stalls supplies, India faces anti-retroviral shortageAntiretrovirals - used for treating coronavirus - are manufactured by around five major pharma companies in India. The demand for such drug...
13 Mar, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Iraq reports its first coronavirus death, in Kurdish regionIraq has so far has recorded 31 cases of the new coronavirus, one Iranian student who has since been sent home and 30 Iraqis who had all vi...
04 Mar, 2020, 02.57 PM IST