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Decked up for first day, first shot: All eyes on Covid-19 vaccination drive

The hectic preparations in the capital city resembled action at any wedding venue, according to a health worker in the midst of it all

100 Tamil Nadu healthcare workers Nadu to get vaccinated on Day-1

More than 480,000 healthcare providers including doctors have registered through the Co-WIN software to get the jab

Sanitary workers to get Covid vaccine in Karnataka's Kalaburagi in phase 1

Along with doctors and healthcare workers, sanitary workers will also be administered the Covid-19 vaccine in the first phase of the inoculation drive in Karnataka's Kalaburagi

Over 8,000 health workers to be vaccinated in Delhi on scheduled days

Delhi government has completed all preparations for rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine from January 16, with over 8,000 health workers to be vaccinated on every scheduled day in the city

300,000 health workers to get vaccine shots on day 1 of inoculation drive

Around 300,000 healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across the country on the first day of the massive nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive

Tamil Nadu gets 556,500 doses of vaccines for administration at 307 sites

District-wise cold chain points are ready. A total of 45 vehicles will transport vaccines to health unit districts

1.6 mn frontline workers in Karnataka to get Covid jab in first phase: CM

About 16 lakh frontline workers in Karnataka will be administered COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase starting from January 16, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday.

Last day of year is to remember India's frontline Covid warriors: PM Modi

The last day of the year is to remember India's doctors, health and frontline Covid warriors, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while saluting people who gave their lives in the line of duty

An outdated law ignores health workers' well-being amid Covid-19 pandemic

The pandemic has also exposed the lack of documentation of the state of doctors and paramedics

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Drones can play a role in vaccine delivery

Vaccine hesitancy among health professionals, use of steroids and oxygen therapy, elevated spending on essentials-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Top headlines: Maruti Q2 profit up 2%, SP Group claims stake in Tata firms

India's front line health workers will be the first to be inoculated once an effective vaccine is available. More headlines in our evening roundup.

India seeks health worker database for possible Covid-19 vaccination

India has the world's highest vaccine-making capacity and the Serum Institute of India has pledged to make up to 200 million Covid-19 doses

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bengal's frontline workers fret over Durga Puja

Hospitals spend 3x more on oxygen despite price caps, Varanasi's 200-year-old Ram Lila disrupted, Delhi govt's advice on treating dengue, malaria--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

India Coronavirus Dispatch: ASHA workers face notices, FIRs after protests

Stories of doctors who died of Covid, Control measures stepped up in Kochi, no new hits in cinema houses--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Amid coronavirus outbreak, Goa doctors threaten strike over room sharing

Resident doctors of two Covid-19 facilities in Goa have threatened to go on a strike if an order asking them to share rooms is not withdrawn

Parliament passes bill to protect healthcare workers fighting Covid-19

The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was passed by Lok Sabha by a voice vote

Community health workers can reduce newborn deaths in India: Study

Researchers have stressed that large forces of trained community health workers and standardised healthcare systems could reduce the number of maternal, newborn and foetal deaths in India

'Superspreading' caused most Covid-19 transmission In Karnataka: Data

Karnataka ranks high on measures of Covid-19 data transparency across Indian states, as per a new pre-print study by researchers at Stanford University in the USA

Hope force: India's army of 600,000 virus-hunting women goes on strike

ASHA workers act as a stopgap in the country's porous health care system, delivering assistance from maternal health to immunization in its vast rural hinterland

Kerala to train, export health workers; capitalise on remittances: FM Isaac

'There will be demand for Kerala nurses and paramedics all over the globe,' says Finance Minister Thomas Isaac