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7 years agoUnderstanding The Pace Of India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
36.35 per cent of the total population of over 121 crore people has received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine as of July 27
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7 years ago
Impact Of COVID-19 On The Mental Health Of Children And How Parents Can Help Them
More children are showing signs of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions, say experts
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7 years ago
Coronavirus Explained: All About Zydus Cadila’s Needle Free COVID-19 Vaccine, ZyCoV-D
On July 1, Gujarat based pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila applied to the Drug Controller General of India, seeking an emergency use license for its COVID vaccine...
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7 years ago
COVID Warrior From Bhopal Converts His Auto-Rickshaw Into Ambulance, Sells Wife’s Jewellery To Help People
Pained by the visuals of COVID patients and their families struggling to find ambulance and access medical treatment, 36-year-old Mohammad Javed Khan, an auto-rickshaw driver from...
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7 years ago
Assam Woman Offers To Breastfeed Newborns Who Have Lost Their Mothers To COVID-19
COVID warriors: Ronita Krishna Sharma Rekhi, mother of a four-month-old girl, has volunteered to breastfeed newborns in Guwahati who have either lost their mothers to COVID-19...
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7 years ago
COVID Warrior: Meet 34-year-old US Returned Doctor Helping India Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Harmandeep Singh Boparai is currently working with Doctors Without Borders at a 1000-bed COVID hospital in Mumbai, training doctors and nurses
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7 years ago
The Viral Video Boy From Dharamshala To Help Police Create Awareness About COVID-Appropriate Behaviour
On Tuesday (July 6), a video of a 5-year-old boy from Dharamshala, questioning people for not wearing a face mask in a market area, went viral...
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7 years ago
COVID Warriors: ‘Proyaax’, A 31-year-Old’s Initiative To Help COVID Patients In Home Isolation In Guwahati
Through the Proyaax campaign, COVID warriors are providing all the help people need when in home isolation. From home cooked meals, to assisting those in need...
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7 years ago
COVID Warriors: 50-year-old Retired Commander Converts His Car Into Oxygen Tanker, Provides Free Cylinders And Refilling
COVID warriors: Commander (retired) Rajiv Sardana along with his wife and two sons started free oxygen service in Delhi-NCR during the second wave of the pandemic...
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7 years ago
“Where Is Your Mask?”, With A Stick In Hand, A Young Boy Calls Out People For Not Following COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour In Dharamshala
With a cloth mask on his face and a long bright yellow stick in one hand, a young boy pokes at the adults meandering carelessly in...
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7 years ago
How To Manage The Rise In Skin And Hair Related Issues Post-COVID?
During COVID, a lot of people get a small rash that is barely visible; that rash results in skin shedding, explains Dr Sachin Dhawan, Senior Consultant...
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7 years ago
Understanding The Impact Of COVID-19 On Children And The Ways To Protect Them From Contracting The Disease
Dr Manish Mannan, HOD, Paediatrics & Neonatology, Mother & Child Unit, Paras Hospitals explained the impact of COVID-19 on children and how can parents safeguard their...
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7 years ago
‘We Are All Grateful For The Contribution Of Doctors’, Says PM Modi On National Doctors’ Day
National Doctors’ Day 2021: PM Modi shared an excerpt from a recent episode of his monthly radio address, "Mann ki Baat", where he remembered eminent physician...
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7 years ago
National Doctors’ Day 2021: Doctors On COVID Duty Recall The Horrifying Second Wave And Its Impact On Mental Health
On National Doctors’ Day 2021 that calls to ‘Save The Saviours’, NDTV speaks to multiple doctors to try to understand the challenges of working on the...
‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’, Delhi Government’s Campaign To Reduce Vehicular Emissions
Data by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) shows that if people follow the exercise of switching off engines at...
Ward-Wise Teams Set Up To Combat Pollution, Special Focus On Anand Vihar: Official
A total of 64 teams have been constituted to ensure compliance of norms for combating pollution, with a special focus...
2021 Covid Outbreak In Delhi Shows Herd Immunity Against Delta Variant Difficult: Study
The study, published in the journal Science found that the Delta variant was between 30-70 per cent more transmissible than...
Decision On Vaccination Of Children To Be Based On Scientific Rationale: Dr V K Paul
An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended granting EUA to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children and adolescents...
Mix-and-match Vaccines Highly Effective Against COVID-19: Lancet Study
The researchers noted that the study estimates of effectiveness apply to COVID-19 infection with the Delta variant, which was dominating...
WHO Calls For Global Investment In Hand Hygiene In Underdeveloped Countries
The promotion of handwashing with soap at home costs 2.5 per cent of an average health budget per year, making...