Covid-19

Tamil Nadu government augments ISS scheme in remote areas of Trichy

Representative Image CHENNAI: With the aim of enhancing that state’s performance in fighting COVID-19, the Government of Tamil Nadu is…

4 years ago

Rajasthan achieves 80% recovery rate in COVID patients

Representative Image JAIPUR: While the country is busy fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Rajasthan has achieved a new milestone by announcing…

4 years ago

ICMR aims to launch indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by August 15

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that it aims to launch an indigenously developed…

4 years ago

Smoking linked to higher risk of coronavirus: WHO

Representative Image LONDON: The World Health Organisation says smoking is linked to a higher risk of severe illness and death…

4 years ago

Jharkhand, UNICEF launch SOPs on school preparedness

Representative Image RANCHI: With the spread of COVID-19, over 3500 schools in Jharkhand were utilized as quarantine centres and health…

4 years ago

Pre-symptomatic and Asymptomatic people can transmit COVID-19: WHO Chief Scientist

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organisation, in a conversation with Outlook, stated that both…

4 years ago

Assam lab isolates COVID-19 virus; becomes 4th facility in India

Representative Image GUWAHATI: Himanta Biswa Sarma, Health Minister, Government of Assam, announced that the Regional Medical Research Centre, NE region…

4 years ago

No return to pre-pandemic job levels in 2020: ILO

Representative Image GENEVA: International Labour Organisation on Tuesday, June 30, said that the outlook for global labour market in the…

4 years ago

Mizoram records 80% COVID -19 recovery rate

Representative Image AIZWAL: The Mizoram Government has reported that more than 80 per cent of the total COVID-19 infected patients…

4 years ago

Uzbekistan to compensate any traveller infected by COVID-19 $3000; conditions applied

Representative Image TASHKENT: In a bid to restart the badly hit tourism industries, authorities in Uzbekistan have come up with…

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