Health

NEW DELHI: India is about to approve its first Covid-19 vaccine set, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said, while emphasizing the need for a rapid vaccination campaign to cover the priority population, estimated at around 30 million rupees. Speaking at the 22nd High Level Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on Covid-19 …

and is currently the lead spokesperson for the Biden-Harris Presidential Inauguration Committee. Prior to this, he was on Biden’s team during the US President-elect Joe Biden announced on Friday additional members of the White House press and communication team, including India-born Vedant Patel, who has been appointed to the post …

NEW DELHI: Calling for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 2500 crore by municipal corporations led by the largest BJP that Commonwealth Games scam, chief minister Arvind kejriwal in a special session of Delhi Assembly on Friday he claimed that 7,500 hospital beds and 12,500 mohalla clinics could have been created …

While Kerala is battling Covid-19, the state has reported a new bacterial infection spreading fear, as the infection can be fatal and is believed to be contagious. An 11-year-old boy died from the infection and many report symptoms. This is everything you need to know about this new infection in …

The Union budget for 2021-22 is scheduled to be presented in Parliament on February 1, 2021 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised a “never before” Union Budget on Friday as the government seeks to steer the pandemic-hit economy and boost growth. While investment in healthcare, medical research and development (R&D), and …

Health experts have said that there may not be a second Covid-19 spike in the country, and even if it does occur, it is unlikely to be as strong as the first. The comments come as the country’s number of Covid-19 cases surpassed the one crore mark, although the number …

NEW DELHI: It took 323 days for coronavirus cases in India to reach the 10 million mark (one crore) since the first case was reported on January 30. On Saturday, coronavirus cases in the country surpassed the 10 million mark with 25,152 new infections. However, the virus in the country, …

The rapid transmission of a recently discovered variant of Covid-19 in London and nearby areas prompted UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday to subject the capital to similar restrictions that were imposed under the nationwide lockdown in November, while the Relaxations allowed for Christmas have been canceled. . The …

North Kerala was put on high alert after an 11-year-old boy died and 20 suspected cases of bacterial shigella infection were reported in Kozhikode on Saturday, the district doctor Dr. Jayashree said. He said that the death occurred two days ago and later 20 people with symptoms, mild diarrhea and …

By: Express Web Desk | Kochi | Updated: December 19, 2020 6:41:15 pm Shigella infection is spread by contaminated food and water. (Image via ieMalayalam.com) At least six cases of shigella infection and 20 other suspected cases, mainly among children, have been reported in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, health officials said. …