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Gender Survey Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Women’s Mental Health More
Besides ruining economies and livelihoods across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on people’s physical and mental health.
Stress was never in short supply, but this global pandemic has added to the youth as well as…
India Needs Good Cold Storage Facilities For COVID-19 Vaccine
New Delhi: Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is just the tip of the iceberg for India. The bigger challenge is to keep it safe till the time it is administered.
India will need to ramp up its cold chain facilities for the safe delivery of the…
COVID-19: India Turns Down Large Study On Sputnik-V Vaccine Test
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has turned down the proposal of Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd to conduct a large study in India to evaluate Russia's Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine and has asked it to first test…
ICMR Develops Antibody Treatment For Coronavirus From Horses
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed an ‘antisera’ for the treatment of coronavirus. It has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for clinical trials. The antisera has been developed…
No Evidence That ‘Kadha’ Damages Liver: AYUSH Ministry
New Delhi: AYUSH ministry on Tuesday dismissed claims that prolonged consumption of ‘kadha’, recommended as a preventive health measure for boosting immunity damages the liver, Hindustan Times (HT) reported quoting PTI.
The ministry said…
Festive Season: Health Ministry Allows Celebrations Outside Containment Zones, Issues SOPs
New Delhi: The health ministry on Tuesday released a set of protocols explaining how to safely celebrate festivals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Hindustan Times (HT) reported quoting PTI.
The ministry has asked festival committees to ensure…
Congress Veteran Motilal Vora Tests Positive For COVID-19
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora,91, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital, The New Indian Express (TNIE) reported sources…
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu Tests Positive For COVID-19; He Shared Stage With Rahul…
Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu who recently shared the stage with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, PTI reported quoting a health officer.
"He has mild fever and a sore throat,"…
India Surpasses WHO’s COVID-19 Testing Recommendation By 6 Times, Claims Govt
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Monday tweeted that India has surpassed the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recommendation of conducting 140 tests per day per million population for COVID-19 by nearly six…
Covaxin To Use ViroVax’s Adjuvant To Boost Immunity
New Delhi: Covaxin, India's first indigenous COVID vaccine, will use adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to increase immune response, informed Bharat Biotech on Monday.
ViroVax LLC, a Kansas based company, has licensed their adjuvant for the use of…