Covid-19

Almost 20% of Keralites are not wearing face masks: Study

Representative Image THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: According to a study by Global Institute of Public Health (GIPH), Thiruvananthapuram, around 20 per cent of…

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Air pollution in cities will aid the spread of COVID-19: Study

Representative Image NEW YORK: Researchers from the United States of America (USA) have found that long-term exposure to air pollution…

4 years ago

‘Jan Andolan’ launched to promote COVID appropriate behaviour

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 'Jan Andolan', an awareness campaign to exhort people for adopting COVID…

4 years ago

World Bank praises success in controlling coronavirus spread in Dharavi

Representative Image WASHINGTON: As the world is slowly moving towards what seems like an end to the COVID pandemic, the…

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Health Minister releases protocol to combat COVID at home

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, on October 6, released a list of…

4 years ago

New testing method diagnoses COVID-19 in just 30 minutes: Study

Representative Image SEOUL: The SENSR technology has been developed by the scientists at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)…

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One of every three doctors infected in India succumbs to COVID-19

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Every one of three doctors has been dying in this pandemic in India, reveals a paper…

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MoE issues guidelines for reopening of educational institutions from Oct 15

Representative Image NEW DELHI: As part of the Government of India move to ease lockdown restrictions in a graded manner,…

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Ireland considers strictest phase as strategy against rising cases

Representative Image DUBLIN:  Noticing the highest increase in COVID-19 infections since April, National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended the…

4 years ago

UK’s vaccination policy prioritises those at high risk of infection

Representative Image LONDON: The government of United Kingdom (UK) cleared up its citizens’ “misguided” perception of the vaccine programme by…

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