AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria explains about B.1.1.529 or Omicron that WHO has labelled as ‘a variant of concern’
Dr. Angelique Coetzee, a private practitioner and chair of South African Medical Association, told Reuters that on Nov. 18 she noticed seven patients at her clinic...
Following the World Health Organization's (WHO) flagging the Omicron variant as a Variant of Concern, the Union Health Ministry has advised States/UTs regarding testing, surveillance, monitoring...
India has called for rigorous screening and testing of fliers coming from South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana
COVID-19 testing in India has hovered around 1 million per day for the past few weeks, less than half the capacity
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Delta variant of COVID-19 makes up 99.5 per cent of all genomic sequences reported to public databases and...
If found symptomatic for COVID-19 on arrival or during home quarantine period, children shall undergo testing and treated as per laid down protocol, said the Ministry...
Through the confusion, stress and worry that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, Asma Khan, a 24-year-old activist from Bhopal mobilised the youth to feed over 60,000...
On November 2, the centre launched 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign to complete maximum single dose and second dose adult COVID-19 vaccination
All injectable vaccines will only prevent the hospitalisation and not the disease, said Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech, Dr Krishna Ella as he urged...
Researchers led by Imperial College London, UK, found that COVID-19 vaccinated people clear the infection more quickly, but the peak viral load among them is similar...
An advisory committee to the Indian regulator recommended emergency use of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 shot for children aged 2 to 18. Approval from Drugs Control General...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
