New Delhi, October 27 A comparative multinational study on rarest blood clotting condition after the receipt of Covid 19 vaccines has revealed a 30 per cent increased risk of thrombocytopenia (a potentially risky condition that produces rare blood clots...
London, October 27 Scientists have uncovered more knowledge about the risk of developing a very rare blood clotting condition following vaccination against covid, according to a study. Based on health data from five European countries and the US, the study...
Beijing, October 26 The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable Covid vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a world first. The vaccine, a mist that is sucked in through the mouth, is being offered for free...
Chandigarh, October 26 No Covid case was reported in UT on Wednesday. Over the past two weeks, zero case has been reported in the city on three occasions. Positivity rate last week was 0.8 %, while average daily cases stood...
Naina Mishra Chandigarh, October 26 The bed occupancy at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research here jumped 28.9% to 84.7% last fiscal 2021-22, against 55.8% in 2020-21, indicating the healthcare facility gradually moved towards normalcy from the impact...
Bengaluru, October 26 The Karnataka Government has issued an advisory urging people to adhere to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour in view of newer sub-variants of coronavirus being reported in neighbouring Maharashtra. The health department has also advised people with symptoms such...
New Delhi, October 26 India’s COVID-19 caseload climbed to 4,46,45,768 on Wednesday with 830 fresh infections, the lowest single-day rise in 197 days, while the number of active cases came down to 21,607, according to Union health ministry data. The...
New Delhi, October 24 India has recorded 1,334 fresh coronavirus infections, the lowest in 188 days, which took the tally of cases to 4,46,44,076, while the number of active cases has declined to 23,193, the Union health ministry said on...
Chandigarh: The city witnessed no case of Covid-19 on Sunday. Five patients recovered from the disease. — TNS 5 infected in Panchkula: The district saw five fresh cases on Sunday. There was no new fatality due to the virus. No...
New Delhi, October 22 India saw a single-day rise of 2,112 new infections raising the COVID-19 tally to 4,46,40,748, while the number of active cases declined to 24,043 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death...
London, October 18 Covid-19 has caused a prolonged decline in life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years, according to a study. The researchers from the University of Oxford, UK, and Max Planck Institute,...
Chandigarh: The city witnessed five cases of Covid-19 on Sunday. Three patients recovered from the disease. — TNS 6 taken ill in Panchkula Panchkula: Six Covid cases had surfaced during the past 24 hours, taking the number of positive cases...
New Delhi, October 16 The government’s Covid vaccination programme is in its final leg with the Health Ministry deciding against procuring more vaccines as of now and surrendering Rs 4,237 crore, or nearly 85 per cent of the 2022-23 budget...
Ludhiana, October 15 According to the office of the Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, two persons tested positive for Covid and no loss of life was reported due to the virus in the district on Saturday. Civil Surgeon Hitinder Kaur said...
New Delhi, October 15 With 2,430 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,46,26,427, while the active cases have increased to 26,618, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday....
London, October 14 Having symptoms of covid infection is associated with poorer mental health and lower life satisfaction, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. The team, led by researchers at King’s College London and University College...
New Delhi, October 12 India logged 2,139 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of covid cases to 4,46,18,533, while the active cases dipped to 26,292, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed...
New Delhi, October 10 India saw a single-day rise of 2,424 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of covid-19 cases to 4,46,14,437, while the active cases have declined to 28,079, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on...
Jalandhar, October 9 Only five new cases of Covid were reported in Jalandhar today. With this, the Covid tally in Jalandhar has reached 81,083 cases. As many as 79,086 people have recovered from Covid in the district so far....
New Delhi, October 8 India on Saturday logged 2,797 fresh covid-19 infections that pushed its tally to 4,46,09,257, while the number of active cases dropped below 30,000 after 122 days, according to the Union health ministry data. The toll due...
ANI Washington, October 7 The death mystery of a China-based ophthalmologist who had warned his colleagues about early Covid-19 infections in early 2020, went more tricky after the latest report showing a discrepancy in the timing of the doctor’s death...
New Delhi, October 6 The number of people living below the extreme poverty line rose by over seven crore in 2020, which is the largest annual increase since global poverty monitoring began in 1990, said a World Bank report....
Los Angeles, October 6 Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of viral infection, including coronavirus and respiratory illness, according to a study. The findings, published recently in the Nicotine and Tobacco Research journal, support urgent recommendations to help...
New Delhi, October 6 India recorded 2,529 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of covid cases to 4,46,04,463, while the active cases dipped to 32,282, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed...
Shimla, October 4 As many as 34 Covid cases were reported in the state today, taking the tally to 312,267. However, there was no death. The maximum number of 14 cases was recorded in Kullu, eight in Kangra, six in...
Chandigarh: The city witnessed five cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. There was no fresh fatality while three patients recovered from the disease. — TNS Four +ve in P’kula Panchkula: Four persons tested positive for Covid during the past 24 hours....
Naina Mishra Chandigarh, October 4 Seeing a dip in Covid-19 admissions, the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has decided to do away with a dedicated facility set up at the Nehru Extension Hospital (NHE) to treat infected...
Ludhiana, October 2 According to the office of the Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, two persons tested positive for Covid while no loss of life was reported due to the virus in Ludhiana district on Sunday. Civil Surgeon Hitinder Kaur said 1,13,542...
New Delhi, October 1 India saw a single-day rise of 3,805 new coronavirus infections, taking India’s tally of covid-19 cases to 4,45,91,112, while the active cases declined to 38,293, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The...
Shimla, September 30 As many as 19 Covid cases were reported in the state today, taking the tally to 312,207. However, there was no death due to the virus. The number of active cases declined to 134. ...