SARS-CoV-2

One-third of oxygen production in the country is concentrated in its eastern region even as nearly 60 per cent of the demand for the live-saving gas is in the northern and southern parts and 30 per cent in the western sector.There is a…

ndian Navy's INS Kolkata sailed into the new Mangaluru port on Karnataka's west coast with medical oxygen from Qatar and Kuwait, a defence official said on Monday."As part of operation 'Samudra Setu II' to support the nation's fight against…

Three Indian Navy ships arrived at three different ports on Monday carrying oxygen tanks, cylinders and other critical medical equipment and supplies from Singapore, Qatar and Kuwait, in an effort to meet the surging demand for oxygen to…

Amidst the continuous spike in Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh, the Union Territory administration on Monday decided to extend the week-old curfew by another week.Non-essential shops will continue to be closed. The daily night curfew from 6…

Kick-starting the third and most important phase of administrating Covid vaccine to the people in (18-44 age group), Sukhwinder Singh Bindra, Chairman Punjab Youth Development Board (Government of Punjab) said that this inoculation drive is…

After partial lockdowns and full lockdown on Sundays, a fortnight-long lockdown began in Tamil Nadu from May 10 to May 24. With the government providing time to stock essentials including groceries and medicines, no heavy rush was witnessed…

The Srinagar district administration is launching community triaging for effective Covid management in the district.The Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, on Monday directed the concerned officials to form community…

Doctors at a leading healthcare facility in Hyderabad have come across Covid-19 positive patients who are suffering from mucormycosis, a deadly fungal infection, and a silent killer.In the past 3-4 weeks, a total of five patients have been…

A 200-bedded Covid isolation centre was inaugurated on Monday at the NAC Dormitory, Art of Living Foundation, near Hitex in Hyderabad's Madhapur.The facility has been set up in collaboration with the NAC, the International Association for…

As Goa continues to top the country's Covid positivity rate chart, the state government on Monday cleared a new Covid treatment protocol which recommends all residents above the age of 18 to take five tablets of the ivermectin drug, in…