COVID

Health ministry's telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations

58 Ayurveda-based COVID-19 trials registered from Mar 1 to Jun 25: AYUSH Ministry

11:56 pm September 30, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 58 new COVID-19 trials involving Ayurveda intervention were registered from March 1 to June 25 in the Clinical Trial Registry of India, highlighting the emerging nationwide trend of evidence-based studies in Ayush disciplines, the AYUSH ministry said on Wednesday. News reports in August this year had revealed that out of the 203 trials […]

Puri Jagannath temple bars entry of COVID positive servitors

11:49 pm September 29, 2020

Puri: At least 351 servitors and 53 employees of the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri have tested positive for COVID-19 since August and the authorities on Tuesday decided to bar those who have not completed their quarantine period from entering the 12th century shrine, an official said. The temple is closed for devotees since March due to the pandemic […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

Kerala lab ‘cheats’ travellers by issuing ‘fake’ COVID-19 certificates without testing; Manager arrested

8:13 pm September 29, 2020

Malappuram: A private lab in Kerala has allegedly cheated a large number of people, mostly those travelling to the Middle East and other countries, by issuing ‘fake’ COVID-19 negative certificates without testing their samples, and it’s manager arrested on Tuesday, police said. The fraud came to light as several expatriates were found positive for COVID-19 […]

Strong activation of anti-bacterial cells of immune system linked to severe COVID-19: Study

1:31 pm September 29, 2020

London: A type of the immune system’s T cells known to fight against bacterial infections is strongly activated in people with moderate to severe COVID-19, according to a study which provides a better understanding of how the body responds to the novel coronavirus infection. Researchers, including those from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, noted that […]

UPSC declares results of civil services main exam

SC asks UPSC to apprise of arrangements for civil services prelims amid COVID-19

2:51 pm September 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked the UPSC to apprise it by tomorrow the “logistical arrangements” made for conducting civil services preliminary exams on October 4 in view of alarming spurt of COVID-19 cases as also floods in various parts of the country. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) opposed in the top Court a plea seeking postponement of the […]