Beijing, January 8 The demand for Indian generic drugs has shot up in China amid the massive COVID surge in the country, with Chinese experts cautioning that fake versions of these drugs are flooding the market. China’s National Health Security...
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New Delhi, January 8 India logged 163 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,423, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,79,924). The death toll...
Shimla, January 6 Himachal Pradesh logged three new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health and Family Welfare said today. With fresh infections, the active cases in the state stand at 20. The case positivity rate...
Washington, January 6 Covid-19 can trigger stronger inflammatory responses in males, resulting in changes to their functional immunity long after recovery, a study has found. The findings may also help create better vaccines against diverse threats by, for instance, mimicking...
New Delhi, January 5 India continues to be in the safe zone so far as Covid-19 goes with genome sequencing of recent international arrivals revealing older Omicron strains in circulation. Positivity rate 0.64% So far, 5,228 international flights have been...
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New Delhi, January 3 Five cases of COVID-19’s XBB.1.5 variant, responsible for the rise in cases in the US, have been found in India, according to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG). Of the five, three cases were...
New Delhi, January 3 The need for a second booster dose of Covid vaccine is not on the agenda of the government as of now, official sources said on Tuesday amid renewed concerns about the viral infections in view of...
Toronto, December 30 Patients with hematologic cancer, which begins in blood-forming tissue, and those receiving active treatment for any kind of cancer are at a greater risk of contracting breakthrough Covid-19 infections, particularly those who receive anti-CD20 therapy, according to...
Srinagar, December 30 It is unlikely that covid will be completely eliminated but there seems little chance of a significant outbreak of the disease in India in the next two months, a top infectious diseases expert said on Friday. The...
Aditi Tandon New Delhi, December 28 In a major breakthrough, Indian scientists have isolated BF.7, the subvariant of Omicron, and embarked on studies to generate evidence on the need for an additional booster. Editorial: Futility of lockdowns Top sources said...
New Delhi, December 28 Several countries are administering a third and even fourth Covid booster shot but India, where many fully vaccinated individuals have not taken even one, is not there yet, say experts while stressing on the need for...
Shimla, December 27 As per the directions of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a mock drill was conducted in Shimla and other districts by the Health Department to check the Covid preparedness of health institutions. All the districts...
New Delhi, December 27 Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday asked health facilities and administrators to gear for a potential surge in Covid cases, noting that with the pandemic expanding in some countries, India may also witness a spike. No...
Beijing, December 27 Days after it faced nationwide anti-government protests against its stringent zero-Covid policy, China in a major shift of its coronavirus response policies has announced that it will scrap quarantine for international travellers from January 8 as it...
Chandigarh, December 27 In line with the Centre’s directions, a mock drill was conducted in all major hospitals of the city here today. The UT Health Secretary, Director Health Services, Director Principal of the Government Medical College and Hospital,...
Chandigarh, December 27 Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra today said no case of Omicron subvariant BF.7 has been detected in the state so far. Jouramajra said adequate arrangements were in place to deal with any untoward situation. “People should...
Aditi Tandon New Delhi, December 27 Bharat Biotech on Tuesday announced that its intranasal covid heterologous booster iNCOVACC️ (BBV154) is scheduled to be introduced in the country in the fourth week of January and will cost Rs 800 privately and...
New Delhi, December 27 Amid a surge in covid cases globally, travellers need to avoid at least seven countries while planning for a New Year trip. Several countries are expected to impose travel restrictions in the New Year to prevent...
New Delhi, December 27 Many hospitals across the country held mock drills on Tuesday to check preparedness of health facilities to deal with any spurt in covid-19 cases, with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya saying it was important to gauge...
Beijing, December 26 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said China faced a “new Covid situation”, as he urged healthcare officials to take targeted measures to deal with the sudden surge in infections. In his fresh directive, Xi said more...
New Delhi, December 26 Hospitals and health facilities across the country will conduct a mock drill to test preparedness for any potential Covid-19 surge in the future, with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to be personally present at the Central...
New Delhi, December 26 The XBB subvariant of covid’s Omicron variant is fast emerging as the dominant type in India, and now it accounts for more than 18 per cent of the cases in the US as well. According to...
Gaya, December 26 Five foreign nationals, four of them from Thailand and one from Myanmar, have tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Bihar on a pilgrimage, an official said on Monday. According to Dr Ranjan Kumar Singh, the medical...
Reuters Beijing/Shanghai, December 26 Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday, with China’s two biggest cities edging closer to living with Covid-19, as millions have been infected with the largely unchecked virus across the country. After three...
New Delhi, December 25 India on Sunday recorded 227 new Covid-19 cases, marking a rise after weeks of consistent decline, and signalling a need for caution in the wake of the Chinese surge and the ongoing festive season. The...
Agra (UP), December 25 A 40-year-old man, who returned from China two days back, has tested positive for COVID-19 following which he has been isolated at his home here, Chief Medical Officer Arun Srivastava said on Sunday. His samples will...
Hyderabad, December 25 The severity of BF.7 variant of coronavirus in India may not be as serious as it is currently prevailing in China as Indian have already developed “herd immunity” a top official of CSIR- Centre for Cellular and...
Bazhou (China), December 24 Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometres (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID-19 and needed urgent medical care, but all hospitals...
Chandigarh, December 23 Health and Family Welfare Minister Anil Vij today said in view of possible resurgence in Covid infections, a mock drill will be conducted in the state on December 27. Apart from this, arrangements of flu corners...
Chandigarh, December 23 The government has decided to set up a Covid control room to tackle any exigency. The decision was taken at a review meeting on Covid preparedness, chaired by CM Bhagwant Mann on Friday. The CM urged people...
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