Page 1341 - Health News

12,60,118 Indians repatriated under Vande Bharat Mission till Aug 30: MoCA

Earlier last month, the Ministry of External Affairs had said the phase 6 of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic will begin on September 1

Covid-19 Factoid: India has third highest number of fatalities in the world

India has recorded more than 75,000 cases on a daily basis for five days in a row, while the count has crossed 6,000 per day in Uttar Pradesh

Punjab Aam Aadmi Party MLA Aman Arora tests Covid-19 positive

Arora, who represents the Sunam assembly constituency, said he had been having body ache since Sunday

Chandigarh lifts night curfew in compliance with govt's Unlock 4 guidelines

The Chandigarh administration on Monday announced lifting of night curfew in the city.

Senior Cong MLA raises questions about Covid death figures in Bengaluru

He sought to know the reasons for the 32 per cent increase in death rate saying the official data showed only 1,886 people had died of Covid-19 between March till date

Ahmedabad extends Covid tally to 31,519 with 173 cases; 3 deaths reported

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 31,519 on Monday with addition of 173 new patients, Gujarat health department said

Rise in Covid cases in Delhi worrisome, govt to re-strategise testing: HC

The bench expressed concern over the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, which on Sunday crossed 2,000, and said the way figures are increasing every week is worrisome

Covid-19: Karnataka tally now at 342,423 with 6,495 new cases; 113 deaths

Karnataka on Monday reported 6,495 new cases of Covid-19 and 113 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 3,42,423 and death toll to 5,702, the health department said

Number of new Covid cases down, recoveries surpass infections in Tamil Nadu

Overall recoveries rose to 368,141 with 6,008 persons discharged today

Goa govt to facilitate smooth conduct of JEE, NEET: CM Pramod Sawant

Goa CM Pramod Sawant conveyed his best wishes to the candidates appearing for NEET and JEE in the coastal state and said that the state government will ensure smooth conduct of the exams amid Covid-19

JEE, NEET exams: IIT students, alumni help candidates hitch ride to centres

Develop user-friendly transport portal called www.edurid.in

Tata Trusts hands over 4 Covid-19 treatment centres to UP, Maharashtra

Tata Trusts on Monday said it has upgraded four government hospital buildings in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra into Covid-19 treatment centres and handed them over to the state governments

Covid-19: Over 5,000 fresh cases, 63 more deaths in Uttar Pradesh

The death toll due to coronavirus climbed to 3,486 in Uttar Pradesh with 63 fresh Covid-19 fatalities reported from the state, a senior official said on Monday

Singapore's tally of Covid-19 cases reach 56,812, includes 7 imported ones

Singapore has reported seven imported Covid-19 cases, including from India, the health ministry said, as the country's total number of infections reached 56,812

IIT Madras-backed start-up develops textiles that can zap Corona in 5 mins

Up go 99.00 per cent of the pathogen can be deactivated using textiles coated with nano particles

Around 43% Covid-19 cases recorded from Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka: Govt

Around 43 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in India have been recorded from just three states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the Union health ministry said on Monday

20 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Meghalaya, tally now at 2,362

Twenty more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 2,362, a health department official said on Monday

BDO succumbs to Covid-19 in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee pays tribute

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to a block development officer in Murshidabad who contracted Covid-19 during the course of his work and died battling the disease

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Are politicians potential super-spreaders?

Younger caseload, older fatalities in Punjab, Bihar polls may be held on schedule, informal schools become centres of learning--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Testing aggressively, aim is not to leave untraced cases: Satyendar Jain

Amid the sudden spike in Delhi's Covid-19 cases, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the Kejriwal government was doing "aggressive testing" and the aim was to ensure no case was left untraced