India logs 92 fresh COVID-19 cases
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI India has recorded 92 fresh coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, while the active cases have decreased to 2,350, according to Union Health Ministry…
Speakers at health conference object to WHO report on Covid deaths in India
The ongoing 14th conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) strongly objected to a WHO report estimating 4.7 million (47 lakh) Covid-related fatalities in India as…
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asks people to continue with precautions as Covid-19 not over yet
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday played down apprehensions about XE variant of the coronavirus saying it is just another form of Omicron, and asked people to maintain precautions as…
India’s mega Covid booster shot programme begins from today – Here’s all you need to know
A day before the Covid-19 booster shoot drive is rolled out, both major vaccine manufacturers went on to announce a massive price cut on their vaccines. The Covid-19 vaccines Covishied…
Covid-19: Daily cases fall below 1,000 in India, first time in 715 days
India recorded less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 715 days and its active infection count fell below 13,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data…
Covid-19: Omicron is dominant variant in country, says Mansukh Mandaviya
The Union Health Ministry continues to provide support to states and UTs to enhance preparedness and response capacities against COVID-19. Omicron variant is the dominant variant in the country presently…
Omicron will peak sometime in February, start dropping by March-April: K Hariprasad, group president, Apollo Hospitals
The expectation is that Omicron will peak sometime in February and start sliding down by March-April: Dr K Hariprasad By Rajesh Kurup Omicron: Chennai-headquartered Apollo Hospitals Group has already provided…
Covid-19: As home isolation cases surge, Mansukh Mandaviya directs states, UTs to bolster teleconsultations
State health ministers who joined the high-level review meeting included Anil Vij from Haryana and Uttarakhand’s Dhan Singh Rawat. In view of a substantial number of COVID-19 patients recuperating in…
Covid-19: Total 158.74 crore vaccine doses administered; Over 3.7 crore in 15-18 age group get first dose
The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night. The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country…
Covid-19: Govt issues revised guidelines on use of drugs, therapies
Respiratory rate over 30 per minute, breathlessness or SpO2 lower than 90 per cent should be considered as severe disease and such patients have to admitted to an ICU. There…