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A study that analyzed 31,845 tickets issued for public health violations by Quebec police during the first 15 months of the pandemic found there was a higher concentration of fines in some of Montreal’s more diverse neighbourhoods. The total number of fines tops $50 million provincewide and nearly 50 per cent …

LONDON: Vaccinated travellers can enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday, after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to Covid-19. British residents and visitors who have had at least two doses of an approved coronavirus vaccine now only …

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and National Medical Council (NMC) on a plea moved by students seeking directions to NMC to allow physical training in India of Indian students studying medicine in China, who are stuck in their home country India, due to COVID-19 …

Researchers in Canada have developed a computer model that simulates many variables affecting the transmission of COVID-19 to suggest the best ways to slow the spread of variants. The model created by researchers at the University of Waterloo takes raw data already in use to forecast case numbers and hospitalisations, …

New York: People, who have had COVID-19, are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications within the first month to a year after infection, report a study. The researchers showed that Covid amplified the risk of heart disease among people who were clearly at risk for a heart condition before …

Washington: A new study has found that the lockdown measures throughout 2020 were linked to people in Scotland and England drinking more at home. The research has been published in the `Addiction Journal`. The latest study, from researchers at the University of Sheffield and University of Glasgow, measured the impact …

New Delhi: As India completed two years into the COVID pandemic, healthcare was amongst the most important segments demanding an increase in expenditure and digitalization to improve access in the Union Budget 2022-23. While the positive impact of the introduced changes will only be visible in the coming fiscal year, …

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court issued notice to the state government over a petition filed by in-service doctors seeking implementation of reservation for them in postgraduate (PG) courses from the 2021-22 academic year. By a resolution passed on January 10, the state authorities decided to implement 10% reservation in PG …

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday issued phone numbers of skilled mental health professionals for extending psychological first aid and other support to Covid-19 positive/recovered patients and those suffering from mental illness. The government will provide this service under the district mental health programme with the help of mental health …

NEW DELHI: New and emerging technologies are being developed at 25 innovation hubs, which have been set up across the country under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), to provide solutions to people-centric problems. Several such technologies and technology platforms have turned fruitful in several sectors, including the …