London, September 29 (PTI): A set of seven symptoms, considered together, can be used to maximise detection of COVID-19 in the community, according to a study.
The research, published ON Wednesday in the jou
Dimapur, September 28 (MExN): Single-day recoveries surpassed fresh COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day in Nagaland as 51 more people were cured of the disease while 28 tested positive for the virus in
London, September 28 (PTI): Smoking is highly likely to increase the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying from the viral infection, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Studies carried out early
Aizawl, September 27 (PTI): Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga's elder sister Lalvuani died of COVID-19 at a hospital on Monday.
Lalvuani, 88, died while undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical C
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 27 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to relaunch investigations into the origins of the Covid-19, with a fresh probe team, the media reported.
A new team consists of ab
New Delhi, September 23 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday appreciated the Centre's step to grant ex-gratia assistance to the kin of those who died due to COVID-19 saying it has to take judicial notice of th
New Delhi, September 22 (IANS): The World Health Organisation on Wednesday appreciated India's decision to export the vaccines under Vaccine Maitri to COVAX.
The Director-General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Gh
New Delhi, September 21 (IANSlife) There is no exaggeration in saying that Covid-19 has literally taken over our lives. Whether vaccinated or not, most of us are still living in the shadow of fear and anxiety.
New Delhi, September 20 (PTI): Former Union ministers Jairam Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor on Monday slammed the UK's COVID-19-related travel rules under which Indians vaccinated with Covishield would still be
New Delhi, September 18 (PTI): States and Union Territories should undertake in-depth analysis of the COVID-19 situation and strengthen health infrastructure, stock essential medicines and augment human resourc
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 18 (IANS): India on Friday set a new world record of administering highest number of vaccines against Covid-19 in one day.
The country achieved the milestones of administering over 2.50
New Delhi, September 16 (PTI): Let a thousand flowers bloom. Let wisdom come from any source, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it allowed a political party to intervene in a suo motu matter on COVID-19 pre
New Delhi, September 16 (PTI): As the festival season approaches, the government on Thursday cautioned against a spike in coronavirus infections, and stressed that the call of the hour is vaccine acceptance, ma
Dimapur, September 15 (MExN): Existing COVID-19 lockdown measures and guidelines in Nagaland have been extended from September 17 to 30 with a few relaxations, the state DIPR informed on Wednesday. A decision t
New Delhi, September 15 (PTI): India produced the largest amount of social media misinformation on COVID-19 due to the country's higher internet penetration rate, increasing social media consumption and use
Washington, September 15 (PTI): Physical distancing of two metres -- about six and a half feet -- may not be enough to sufficiently prevent transmission of virus-carrying airborne aerosols indoors, according to
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS): Hospitalised Covid-19 patients are substantially more likely to harbour autoantibodies -- antibodies directed at their own tissues or at substances their immune cells secrete into
Wokha, September 14 (MExN): Health workers in Wokha district received training on COVID-19 containment and management in peri-urban, rural and tribal areas at the CMO Conference hall Wokha on September 14, the
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS: Covid-19 pushed an additional 31 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a report that highlighted stark disparities caused by the pandemic wor
Moscow, September 14 (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that he tested negative for COVID-19.