SARS-CoV-2

The Covid Working Group chaired by N.K. Arora has recommended extension of the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks.The gap between the two doses of the same vaccine is 6-8 weeks at present.The working…

On anticipated lines, the Maharashtra government on Thursday announced that ithas decided to extend the ongoing stringent lockdown-type restrictions across the state till June 1.The move by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government comes amid…

Lack of proper use and timely maintenance of 'Make in India' ventilators -- that help you breathe or breathe for you -- is resulting in glitches in the machine amid the Covid crisis, creating another challenging situation for the…

The Indian armed forces earned international accolades when they reached to people in distress from Indonesia to Sri Lanka during the infamous Asian Tsunami of 2004.As an undersea earthquake triggered mammoth waves that devastated long…

 A team of US researchers has found that delaying the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines, at least for people aged under 65, could result in up to 20 per cent lower mortality, but only under certain conditions.These conditions include a one…

In the midst of Covid-19, when the world is at a loss over how to tackle the pandemic unleashed by the coronavirus, with millions infected and hundreds of thousands dead and dying, an expert says keeping the body alkaline is a sure way to…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India's dramatic surge in new cases and deaths.The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low adherence to…

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has accorded permission to conduct the Phase II-III clinical trial of Covaxin (Covid vaccine) in the age group of two to 18-years-old to its manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd, Union Health Ministry…

This is another heartbreaking story of a Covid warrior. A young lady doctor lost her battle to the deadly virus barely a week after delivering a baby.Dr. Farha Niloufer, 31, succumbed to the virus at Princess Esra Hospital in the old city…

To augment the overwhelming health infrastructure in the district, the officers of Civil Administration and Army Officers from the Western Command today jointly recced the site for setting up a 100-bed facility for Covid-19 patients in…