HEALTH

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Kejriwal calls ‘urgent’ meeting tomorrow to discuss action plan to fight pandemic

10:56 pm April 1, 2021

New Delhi: Amid surge COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has decided to hold an urgent meeting on Friday for discussing action plan to fight the pandemic, including issues like containment zones, vaccination drive, and maintaining availability of hospital beds. Health Minister Satyendar Jain along with his department officials, will be a part […]

‘Food Fortification a potent way to fight hidden hunger’

10:47 pm April 1, 2021

New Delhi: A worldwide shift to combat hidden hunger needs to be launched by processing food in a way that micronutrient shortages are adequately addressed. Micronutrients can be mixed with staple foods like rice, oil, milk, wheat flour, as well as condiments like salt, for a very low cost. This was stated by experts in […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

Action will be taken against those who celebrate Holi in public: Jain

9:50 pm March 27, 2021

New Delhi: Opining that lockdown is no solution to COVID-19, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday urged residents to celebrate Holi at home and warned that action will be taken against those who celebrate Holi in public. He said that the Delhi government is creating various teams in order to implement the measures with […]

India tells overseas vaccine buyers it has to prioritise local needs

11:07 pm March 26, 2021

New Delhi: India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, said on Friday it would make domestic COVID-19 inoculations a priority as infections surge and had told international buyers of its decision. Reports that India will delay deliveries of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to a global programme to inoculate poorer countries triggered alarm on Thursday, with the head […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Bharat Biotech’s corona vaccine 81% effective

10:42 pm March 3, 2021

New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s vaccine, whose emergency use approval before finishing final stage testing had triggered a row, has shown an 81 per cent efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in an interim analysis of the advanced clinical trial, the company said on Wednesday, boosting prospects of its usage. Covaxin, which was shunned by some health […]