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Officials wear safety gear during election duty in Bihar. PTI

BCG vaccine may provide the elderly immunity against covid

1 min read . 08:50 AM IST

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the BCG vaccine in reducing morbidity and mortality in elderly individuals in covid-19 hotspots in India (PTI)

BCG vaccine may provide immunity against COVID-19 among elderly: Report

3 min read . 28 Oct 2020

Healthcare sector on road to recovery, revenue likely to grow 20% in FY22: ICRA

2 min read . 28 Oct 2020

Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan. ANI Photo

Virus cases increase in several states amid festivities

1 min read . 28 Oct 2020

A health worker wearing PPE kit collects samples for COVID-19 tests, at market in Bengaluru (PTI)

Covid-19: Kerala, Bengal, Maharashtra, Delhi see fresh cases during festivals

3 min read . 27 Oct 2020

Pharmacy experts have said that given the shortage of doctors, nurses and trained personnel, the government is intending to prepare a second line of ‘vaccination warriors’ to strengthen the existing manpower.

Government mulling to rope in pharmacists to administer covid-19 vaccine

2 min read . 27 Oct 2020

The WHO study also found there was no increase in possible maternal bacterial infections when treating pregnant women with dexamethasone in low-resource settings

Covid drug can also save preterm babies

3 min read . 26 Oct 2020

New Delhi: A health worker takes samples from a homeless man for COVID-19 test as others wait for their turn, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. India's COVID-19 tally of cases went past 41 lakh�with a record�90,632�people being infected in a day. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist) (PTI06-09-2020_000156B) (PTI)

India's Covid case fatality rate is continuously declining: Govt

2 min read . 26 Oct 2020

National covid-19 rate of recovery zooms past 90%

1 min read . 26 Oct 2020

At least 79% of the new cases are from 10 States and UTs (PTI)

Covid recovery rate touches 90%; 8.5% of total caseload active in India: Govt

2 min read . 25 Oct 2020

India may pay the price for non-adherence to appropriate covid-19 behaviour with winter setting in, says health minister Harsh Vardhan. ht (MINT_PRINT)

Next 3 months will help determine the situation of Covid in India: Vardhan

2 min read . 23 Oct 2020

Dr Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS (Photo: Mint)

India needs a sustainable healthcare system post pandemic too: AIIMS director

3 min read . 23 Oct 2020

The total tally of covid-19 cases reached 77,24,212 on Thursday (PTI)

India has conducted 10 crores covid-19 tests so far: ICMR

2 min read . 22 Oct 2020

Under Swachh Bharat, govt has declared that 540,000 villages are open defecation free. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint )

Swachh Bharat proved highly cost-beneficial with benefits related to health

3 min read . 22 Oct 2020

Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks during a news conference at the CDC Roybal Campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 (Bloomberg)

US CDC expands definition of 'close contact' for covid-19 under new guidance

2 min read . 22 Oct 2020

Epidemiologists said the declining trend in covid cases is encouraging, but one must be cautiously optimistic, as the upcoming festive season and winter months may prove to be a challenge in containing the pandemic.

Centre tells states to reduce covid case fatality rate

1 min read . 22 Oct 2020

Women wearing protective face mask commute in a suburban train after authorities resumed the train services for women passengers during non-peak hours, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, October 21, 2020. (REUTERS)

Centre advises states to further reduce Covid-19 Case Fatality Rate to below 1%

1 min read . 21 Oct 2020

While the links between air pollution and covid-19 are not yet known, there is clear evidence linking air pollution and increased heart and lung disease creating a growing concern that exposures to high levels of air pollution, during winter months in South Asian countries could exacerbate the effects of covid-19. (HT)

India saw more than 1.67 mn deaths related to air pollution in 2019 : report

3 min read . 21 Oct 2020

According to the ministry, around 43,022 patients were on oxygen support as on 1 September, but the number had increased to 75,000 in the third week of the month. (PTI)

Govt looks to ramp up oxygen availability

2 min read . 21 Oct 2020

Unicef executive director Henrietta Fore.

Unicef to stockpile 520 mn syringes by December

1 min read . 21 Oct 2020

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