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Una, January 4 The Chief Medical Officer of Una, Dr Sanjeev Verma, issued an advisory regarding the new Covid variant, JN.1, today. He said patients with symptoms like cough, cold, fever and headache or throat ache should immediately seek...

Amritsar, December 22 In view of reports of the increase in Covid cases in the country, the Health Department has asked government and private hospitals to stay alert and take appropriate measures to tackle any situation. Though no new case...

Jalandhar, December 22 A 60-year-old Hoshiarpur woman died of Covid at a private hospital in Jalandhar on Wednesday, making this the first Covid death in the state after the emergence of the new Covid variant JN.1. Hailing from Hariana Bhunga...

Chandigarh, December 21 In response to the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases reported from certain states, the Government of India has directed states and UTs to intensify preventive measures. In view of this, a comprehensive review meeting was held...

Jammu, December 20 As the Union Health Ministry has sounded a new alert for Covid after the emergence of a new variant, JN.1, preparations to fight against the disease have started in Jammu & Kashmir. Secretary, Health and Medical...

New Delhi, December 20 Amid a spike in Covid cases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed the states to increase surveillance and ensure adequate stock of oxygen cylinders, ventilators, concentrators and vaccines. Editorial: Covid resurgence In a review...

Aksheev Thakur New Delhi, December 19 Compared to BA.2.86, the JN.1 variant has high immune-escaping capability that made it dominant in France, a new research published in The Lancet journal has stated. Titled ‘Fast evolution of SARS-CoV BA2.2.86 to JN.1...

Aksheev Thakur New Delhi December 18 In the wake of the detection of JN.1 Covid sub-variant in Kerala and surge in Covid cases, the Centre on Monday issued an advisory asking the states to ramp up testing and send positive...

Chandigarh, November 23 Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today announced to initiate the process to withdraw FIRs registered against the individuals who violated the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the Centre and state government during the Covid-19 pandemic....

Stockholm, October 2 Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19. Hungarian-born American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing “to the unprecedented rate...

New Delhi, August 21 Amid the emergence of newer variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus globally, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister PK Mishra on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the national Covid-19 situation, preparedness and the public health impact...

London, August 4 A new COVID variant which has descended from the rapidly spreading Omicron and was first flagged in the UK last month is now said to be spreading quickly in the country, according to health authorities in England....

New Delhi, June 30 India has logged 44 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 1,533, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll was recorded at 5,31,905, the data updated at...

New Delhi, June 12 The Centre on Monday said India’s online Covid-19 vaccine delivery platform CoWIN was “completely safe” with inbuilt mechanisms to guard data privacy amid reports that sensitive personal information of Covid shot recipients, including top politicians,...

New Delhi, June 12 The government on Monday said reports claiming a breach of data of beneficiaries registered on the CoWIN platform were “mischievous” and “without any basis”, and that the matter has been reviewed by the country’s nodal cyber...

Shimla, June 1 A Covid death has been reported in the state after a considerable period of time. A 50-year-old woman died of Covid-19 and co-morbidities in Mandi on Thursday. With this, the total death count in the state due...

Beijing, May 26 The Chinese authorities are rushing to push out vaccines to combat an ongoing new wave of the coronavirus that is expected to peak in June and infect as many as 65 million people a week since the...

New Delhi, May 16 India has recorded 656 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 13,037 from 14,493, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,790 with 12...

Ludhiana, May 14 One Covid positive person lost his life today while three more tested positive. A Covid patient lost his life for the third consecutive day today. The person who lost his life was a 77-year-old man who was...

New Delhi, May 12 India has recorded 1,580 fresh Covid infections, while the active cases have come down to 18,009 from 19,613, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Friday. The country’s tally of Covid cases now stands at...

New Delhi, May 10 Scientists have developed a new laser-based breathalyser test powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that they say can detect COVID-19 in real-time with excellent accuracy. The team from the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder in the US...

New Delhi, May 10 The risk of long Covid and its lingering symptoms present very differently across diverse populations, according to a study which suggests that further investigation is needed to accurately define the disease and improve diagnosis and treatment....

New Delhi, May 8 India on Monday recorded 1,839 fresh Covid-19 infections, while the number of active cases came down to 25,178 from 27,212 the day before, according to Union health ministry data. The Covid-19 tally now stands at 4.49...

New Delhi, May 7 India on Sunday logged 2,380 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases came down to 27,212 from 30,041 the day before, according to Union health ministry data. With the fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally...

Ludhiana, May 6 Today, one person lost his life due to Covid while nine more tested positive. The person who lost his life was a 73-year-old man. He was admitted to Hero DMC Heart Institute. The victim was not vaccinated...