Omicron variant may not be milder itself, US scientists caution
Boston: The "milder" outcomes of infection from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 are likely due to more population immunity rather than the virus' pr...
Zydus Cadila starts supply of Covid-19 vaccine to govt
New Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Wednesday said it has commenced supplies of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to the central government.The company ha...
Lethal 'NeoCov' may kill 1 in 3, warn Wuhan scientists
Beijing: Wuhan is back in the news as a team of scientists have warned of a lethal variant called ‘NeoCov’ that requires only one mutation to infiltra...
Children attaining age of 15 years as on January 2023, are eligible for vaccination: Health Ministry
New Delhi: Health and Family Welfare Ministry has said that children attaining age of 15 years as on January 2023, are eligible for vaccination under ...
Future Covid variants will be more contagious: WHO
New Delhi: Dismissing theories that the virus will continue to mutate into milder strains that make people less sick than earlier variants, the ...
Covid-19 pandemic may get over in Europe after Omicron ends: WHO
The WHO Europe director Hans Kluge has said, the Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end i...
Omicron wave to reach its peak by Feb 6: IIT-M
New Delhi: The existing, Omicron-driven wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country is likely to reach its peak in the next 14 days, by February 6, a...
Covid vaccination including precautionary dose should be deferred by three months after recovery from Covid illness: Govt
New Delhi: Health and Family Welfare Ministry has said that all Covid vaccination including precautionary dose should be deferred by three months afte...
Govt issues revised guidelines for management of Covid-19 in Children
New Delhi: Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued revised comprehensive guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents. ...
Delhi govt caps RT-PCR price at private labs, for home collection
New Delhi: Delhi government has capped the maximum price for the RT-PCR COVID19 test at private laboratories at 300 rupees. The maximum price for RT-P...
Omicron wave may cut future severity of Covid disease: S African Study
Johannesburg: The Omicron variant of coronavirus may reduce the incidence of severe COVID-19 disease, and the infection may become less disruptive to ...
Union Health Ministry asks States/UTs to enhance testing to check the spread of Covid-19
New Delhi: Union Health Ministry has asked the States and Union Territories to enhance testing so that an effective track of the spread of the Covid-1...
Govt issues new clinical guidance for management of adult Covid patients
New Delhi: Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued new clinical guidance for the management of adult Covid-19 patients in the country. Under the...
Only mild, asymptomatic people need to be in home isolation: Luv Agarwal
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has said that only mild and asymptomatic people need to be in home isolation as most of the Covid-19 omicron case...
New discharge policy for mild, moderate Covid patients
New Delhi: The Government has revised the discharge policy for Covid-19 patients after categorising the severity of the disease into mild and moderate...
WHO chief warns Omicron variant is dangerous for unvaccinated people
World Health Organization (WHO) chief has warned that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is dangerous particularly for the unvaccinated people. Briefing ...
Govt warns Omicron variant of Coronavirus is not the common cold
New Delhi: NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul has warned that Omicron variant of Coronavirus is not the common cold and it should not be taken ligh...
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya holds discussion with 120 expert doctors from across the country
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya yesterday interacted with 120 expert doctors from across the country through video conferencing and...
Govt says no Covid test required for contacts of confirmed cases unless identified as high risk
New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that contacts of Covid-19 patients do not require testing, unless identified as high-ris...
Covid-19 Precaution dose vaccination for Healthcare and frontline workers begins today
New Delhi: Administration of precaution dose of COVID 19 vaccine for healthcare and frontline workers, and those over 60 years of age with co-morbidit...
Covid recovered at 3-5 times more Omicron reinfection risk: WHO
New Delhi: Individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 are 3 to 5 times more likely to be reinfected with the Omicron variant compared to Delta, acco...
Study finds exercise interventions help asthma patients
Washington: According to a new study by the University of East Anglia, interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in people with asthma could ...
US urges Covid boosters starting at age 12 to fight Omicron
The U.S. is urging that everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster as soon as they’re eligible, to help fight back the hugely contagious omicron mut...
New Covid variant detected in France not a threat yet: WHO
Geneva: The new Covid-19 variant called B.1.640, which was detected by French researchers and is probably of Cameroonian origin, is not “circulating w...
Omicron may be less severe than delta but it's not mild: WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) officials have said that the more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than t...
Mansukh Mandaviya visits AIIMS, New Delhi
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya yesterday visited AIIMS in New Delhi and met with Covid infected healthcare workers. During his...
Aurobindo Pharma rolls out Molnaflu for Covid-19 treatment
Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Pharma has made its brand of molnupiravir- Molnaflu available widely in India. The drug is for treatment of adult patients w...
Delhi govt increases number of beds in nine hospitals amid rise in Covid cases
New Delhi: In view of increase in Covid-19 cases, Delhi government has increased the number of beds in its nine hospitals. According to an order of De...
Health Ministry revises guidelines for home isolation of asymptomatic cases
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has issued revised guidelines for home isolation of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. As per the guidelines, ...
Indigenous RT-PCR kit to detect Omicron in four hours gets DCGI approval
New Delhi: An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Cou...
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