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Sweltering heat directs attention at ‘disappearing’ spring in country
Such extreme heat has wide-ranging consequences on public health,...
WHO members approve steps to bolster health regulations for pandemics
Yuanqiong Hu, a senior legal and policy advisor at Doctors without...
Omicron may spoil companies’ plans to return to office
Dr. Neal Mills, chief medical officer for benefits consulting firm Aon Plc, said his team has been meeting with clients all week about possible new options. "They are recognizing that they are going to need to revisit many of the decisions they've made. If this...
Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet study
"The side effect data show all seven vaccines are safe to use as 3rd doses, with acceptable levels of inflammatory side effects like injection site pain, muscle soreness, fatigue," said Professor Saul Faust, trial lead from the University Hospital Southampton NHS...
17 flying squads constituted to implement anti-pollution measures in Delhi-NCR, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it has constituted an enforcement task force to monitor compliance with its directions to control air pollution in the national capital region....
Indian doctors strike as Omicron sparks fears of third wave of COVID-19
Some epidemiologists have said Omicron could be less lethal in India than the last Delta wave because of widespread previous infections and vaccinations. New Delhi: India reported 9,216 new COVID-19 infections on Friday after announcing its first two Omicron cases the...
Star Health’s IPO sees 79% subscription on weak sentiments
Non-institutional investors, which include corporates, bid just 0.19 times the shares reserved for them. The institutional investor and retail segments were fully subscribed, at 1.03 times and 1.1 times respectively Mumbai: Signalling weak investor demand for India's...
55 pc of total COVID-19 cases reported in India are from Kerala, Maharashtra: Union Health Ministry
"Districts reporting high cases of positivity are still a matter of concern for us, we are continuously in talks with those states," the Joint Secretary said. "Among the 18 'districts of concerns' in the country, 9 are from Kerala and one each is from Arunachal...
BMC asks Mumbai airport authorities to follow Maha govt’s revised guidelines for travellers
The state government's amended air travel rules mandates seven-day institutional quarantine of passengers from only three ''high-risk'' countries - South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe, while for domestic travel, passengers will either have to be fully vaccinated, or...
Two cases of Omicron variant detected in Karnataka, no severe symptoms found
“No severe symptoms of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 reported so far. All Omicron related cases are found to have mild symptoms so far.In all such cases in the country and across the world so far, no severe symptom has been noted. WHO has said that its emerging...
GSK says tests show antibody drug works against Omicron variant
In a statement, the British drugmaker said that lab tests and a study on hamsters have demonstrated the sotrovimab antibody cocktail to work against viruses that were bio-engineered to carry a number of hallmark mutations of the Omicron variant. London:...
SC sets 24-hr deadline for Centre, states to act on Delhi air pollution
The top court made it crystal clear that it needs to take action within 24 hours to curb air pollution in the capital. The bench said: "If you do not act, we will step in…we have extraordinary steps in mind. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday minced no words to...