Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need of creating vigilance and awareness on zoonotic diseases, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya while virtually inaugurating the Whole Genome Sequencing National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and BSL 3 Laboratory on 112th Annual Day of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). …

REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman Dadoma: In one of the last countries in the world to accept vaccines against COVID-19, the President of Tanzania started a vaccination campaign on Wednesday by publicly receiving the vaccine and calling on others to do the same. The East African country’s government under former President John Magufuli …

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday, advised all States and UTs to conduct sero-prevalence surveys in consultation with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to generate district-level data which is essential in formulating localized public health response measures. This has been delegated via a letter written by the Union …

An expert panel of India’s Central Drug Authority on Tuesday recommended granting permission to Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2/3 trials of Covovax on children aged 2 to 17 years with certain conditions, official sources said. The trials would cover 920 children, 460 each in the age-group …

New Delhi: Almost all day-to-day activities have now been permitted in Delhi, other than schools, colleges, coaching institutes, religious and social gatherings, albeit subject to terms and conditions. However, the danger of the third wave of COVID-19 still looms over us. In view of this, preparations are being made in …

Dehradun: Security was beefed up along the borders of Haridwar district on Saturday to prevent Kanwariyas from entering, as Uttarakhand has suspended the Kanwar Yatra this year in view of a looming threat of a third COVID wave. Though the pilgrimage has been suspended, the possibility that Kanwariyas may still …

By PTI NEW DELHI: A leading private health facility in Delhi on Saturday said it is reporting a rise in neurological issues among post-Covid patients, including emergency cases of brain haemorrhage. Also, in the out-patient department (OPD), up to 60 per cent of patients are presenting increasing mental health issues …

AP/PTI VADODARA: The Medical College, Baroda, will begin preparing undergraduate students for the third wave of Covid-19 from Monday onwards. The college has already conducted a round of training programmes to prepare senior and intern doctors for the future wave. So far, residents and interns have been at the forefront …

New Delhi: Popular social media platform Snapchat on Friday announced that the official Olympics account on the platform will have an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) Lens. The lens called `Train like an Olympian` utilises Snap`s body-tracking technology. It will help users to stay active by completing three exercises before time …

New Delhi: The Coronavirus pandemic has caused a mental health crisis across the globe. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a staggering more than 4 million people have lost their lives across the globe due to novel coronavirus, leaving behind bereaved families who are even unable to say a …