Stricter home isolation key to relieve burden on hospitalsWith studies indicating that the Omicron Covid-19 variant is highly transmissible, public health experts say there is a need to gear up to ...
29 Dec, 2021, 07.20 AM IST
Navy ramps up bed capacity at hospitals, prepares places for quarantine amid Omicron threat"We look forward to interacting with the state government. If they need any help, we will be able to provide it and we are more than willin...
03 Dec, 2021, 06.48 PM IST
Odisha allows opening of auditoriums, cinema halls, logs 239 new COVID-19 casesThe state on Saturday registered 239 new COVID-19 cases including 37 children and adolescents taking the tally to 10,46,798 while two fresh...
20 Nov, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Amid Diwali shopping, socialising, Covid protocol compliance hits new lows in India: SurveyThe last thing India wants at this stage is a third wave of COVID-19 sparked by the irresponsible behaviour of the public at large and enco...
31 Oct, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
COVID-19 protocol, crowd management in markets must be followed scrupulously in festive season: Delhi HCThe high court said it does not want to see penalties being collected from people for violation of COVID-19 norms but it wants that the cro...
25 Oct, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
UP Govt eases COVID-19 restrictions; allows weddings, events to take place in open spaces"The Uttar Pradesh government has given permission for wedding ceremonies and other events in open places, according to the area. Along wit...
28 Sep, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
India in talks with various countries for mutual recognition of vaccine certificationsIn a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan also said there is no plan curr...
05 Aug, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
Health important than revenue: Kerala HC on govt failure to prevent queues outside liquor vends during pandemicA bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly said that Kerala presently was at no.1 in COVID cases among all the states a...
07 Jul, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Delhi's Laxmi Nagar main market shut till July 5 for flouting COVID normsThe areas that will remain closed till July 5 include the Laxmi Nagar main market from Vikas Marg to Lovely Public School, Kisan Kunj, and ...
30 Jun, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
COVID: Strictly follow admission protocol while admitting patients, Delhi govt to health facilitiesThe Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said that severe cases involving respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation sh...
13 Apr, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Spot fine of Rs 1,000 at Mumbai airport for violating COVID normsAfter it found passengers at some airports flouting the mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols during the routine surveillance, DGCA had advis...
04 Apr, 2021, 12.00 AM IST
Consider imposing fines on passengers not wearing masks 'properly': DGCA to airportsOn March 13, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had asked airports and airlines to ensure that passengers wear mask and maint...
30 Mar, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
Passengers not wearing marks properly to be de-boarded, treated as unruly: DGCA to HCA bench of Justices Navin Chawla and C Hari Shankar observed that the court was initially planning to keep the suo motu case open to contin...
17 Mar, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
Pandemic fatigue, absence of fear of disease leading to spike in cases in Maharashtra: Centre"Don't let the guard down. Stay to basics of surveillance, contact tracing and testing. Micro plan and ensure strict compliance of protocol...
06 Mar, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
New Year eve celebrations in Kerala only till 10 pm; drones to monitor violationsDrones would be used to track any violations, state Police chief Loknath Behera said, adding action would also be initiated against those i...
31 Dec, 2020, 07.53 PM IST
Kerala govt warns of surge in coronavirus cases following local body pollsKerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Saturday warned of a spike in COVID-19 cases, days after the local body elections in the state, and a...
19 Dec, 2020, 04.26 PM IST
Assam Human Rights Commission issues notice to govt over Covid situation in Guwahati jailThe AHRC has taken cognizance of a complaint made by the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia regar...
22 Jul, 2020, 01.00 AM IST