Reliance Foundation, BMC to give 300K jabs to poor in Mumbai
The Reliance Foundation and BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will provide 300,000 (3-Lakh) Covid-19 vaccine doses to poor communities in 50 Mumbai slums, an official said here on Monday.
Cuba registers new daily records for cases, deaths from Covid-19
Cuba on Sunday set a new daily record of 9,747 cases and 87 deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections to 394,343 and the death toll to 2,845.
Kerala traders lose patience, all set to open from Aug 9
The powerful body of the traders -- Kerala Vyapari Vywasayi Ekopana Samithi on Monday said that they are going to open their shops from August 9.
RT-PCR negative certificate must for travellers from Kerala to TN
The Tamil Nadu government has made a negative RT-PCR test mandatory for people travelling to the state from Kerala. This will be made effective from August 5 onwards.
Pulse oximeters work less well on darker skin: NHS England
Pulse oximeters used extensively during the coronavirus pandemic to detect falls in oxygen levels in Covid patients, work less well in people with darker skin, warned experts from NHS England and medi
145 new Covid cases, 109 recoveries, 1 death in J&K
New Covid cases continued to outnumber recoveries in J&K on Sunday with 145 new cases, 109 recoveries and one death reported during the last 24 hours.
YouTube bans Sky News Australia for a week over Covid misinformation
Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has restrained Sky News Australia from uploading new videos or live streams for a week over spreading of misinformation on Covid-19 pandemic, media reports
Global spike in Covid cases may lead to dangerous variants
The third wave of Covid-19 lashing countries across the world is creating fertile breeding grounds for extra infectious and probably vaccine-resistant new variants, scientists warn.
K'taka lays down rules for travellers from Kerala, Maharashtra
The Karnataka government has started taking stringent measures to deal with the Covid threat in the state from Monday onwards. Special teams have been formed to ensure proper surveillance on traveller
41,134 new Covid cases, 424 deaths in India in 24 hrs
India on Monday reported 41,134 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 424 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed.
India logs 41,831 new Covid cases, 541 deaths in a day
India on Sunday reported 41,831 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 541 fatalities, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed.
This 'leafy' solution to diabetes has many takers
There is no qualified research to prove it but people claim that they have benefitted and now swear by it.