Health

COVID-19: UP reports 104 new cases, 3 deaths

6:36 pm February 19, 2021

Lucknow: Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll from the disease to 8,712, while 104 fresh cases raised the infection tally to 6,02,592, officials said on Friday. Additional Chief Secreatry, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters here that 165 patients were also discharged in the past 24 hours after […]

UK study finds arthritis drug tocilizumab effective in reducing COVID-19 deaths

11:27 pm February 11, 2021

London : The UK government said on Thursday that thousands more patients who are hospitalised due to COVID-19 will receive arthritis drug tocilizumab as a treatment after a latest study showed its effectiveness in preventing deaths. In the RECOVERY clinical trial, funded by the government through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the drug […]

Kerala’s first human milk bank to be opened on Feb 5

2:31 pm February 2, 2021

Kochi: Kerala’s first Human Milk Bank (HMB),a state-of-art facility will be opened at the Ernakulam general hospital here on Friday by Health Minister K K Shailaja. Set up with the support of the Rotary Club of Cochin Global, the milk bank is to ensure breast milk for new born babies, who are not being breastfed […]

165 infected with UK variant of COVID-19 in India, says govt

2:59 pm January 28, 2021

New Delhi: The number of people who have tested positive for the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 165, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. All these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care facilities by respective state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive […]

COVID-19: Over 14,000 people vaccinated in Himachal Pradesh

11:38 pm January 27, 2021

Shimla : As many as 510 more people were administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, a senior health official said. The total number of people vaccinated for COVID-19 in the state has now risen to 14,072, Special Secretary (Health) Nipun Jindal said, adding that the target for Wednesday was 649 and the percentage coverage is 78.5 […]