New Delhi: A third wave of Covid – if it occurs – is unlikely to be as severe as the second wave given the extent of spread of coronavirus infections that has already taken place in the country, according to a study. The study, based on mathematical modelling analysis published in the Indian Journal of […]
New Delhi: A single-day rise of 48,698 Covid infections took India’s case tally to 3,01,83,143 while the weekly positivity rate declined to 2.97 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 3,94,493 with 1,183 more people succumbing to the viral disease in a day. The number of active […]
New Delhi: India has achieved the milestone of conducting 40 crore Covid tests, with the average of more than 18 lakh tests per day in the month of June, the ICMR said on Saturday. India has tested 40,18,11,892 samples across the country till Friday, it said. The country tested 35 crore Covid samples till June […]
New Delhi: Forty-eight coronavirus cases of ‘Delta Plus’ variant have been detected from 45,000 samples sequenced so far in the country, with Maharashtra reporting the highest number of such cases at 20, the Centre said on Friday. It said nine cases of Delta Plus variant were found in Tamil Nadu, seven cases in Madhya Pradesh, […]
New Delhi: On the 46th anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said those “dark days” can never be forgotten and called for taking a pledge to strengthen India’s democratic spirit and live up to the values enshrined in the Constitution. “This is how Congress trampled over our democratic […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government why “large-scale testing is not being done” to check and prevent the spread of the Delta plus variant of coronavirus and how effective are the vaccines against it. Many experts feel that the Delta plus variant, which has been declared as a ‘variant of […]
New Delhi: A single-day rise of 51,667 COVID-19 infections took India’s case tally to 3,01,34,445 while the weekly positivity rate declined to 3 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data on Friday The death toll climbed to 3,93,310 with 1,329 more people succumbing to the viral disease in a day The number of active […]
Cost of treating obesity, is the cost of junk food marketing: Experts NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog convened the National Convention on Prevention of Maternal, Adolescent and Childhood Obesity under the chairmanship of Dr. V.K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog and Co-chairmanship of Dr. R Hemalatha, Director, Nutrition Institute of India. Presenting the problem, Dr.Rakesh Sarwal, […]
NEW DELHI: In order to discuss the future of Ophthalmology in India, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) will be organizing its 79th Annual conference from 24th to 27th June 2021. This scientific extravaganza which is also a huge platform for the exchange of ideas is expected to be attended by more than 10000 delegates not […]
NEW Delhi: The Government of India, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram, particularly for the benefit of under-served areas and vulnerable groups. The project will strengthen the governance and the management structure of […]