Tag: Covid19

New Delhi: As India experiences a fast-growing second wave of Covid-19, only 25 per cent parents are willing to send their wards to school in April, as per a survey by LocalCircles. With B.1.1.7 known for high transmissibility within children, the majority of parents have expressed concerns. There are 73 per cent of parents who […]

New Delhi: Thirty sportspersons and support staff across disciplines were found to be COVID-19 positive after 741 precautionary tests were conducted at the National Centres of Excellence in Patiala and Bengaluru, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday. However, the positive results in both the centres do not include any Tokyo Olympic-bound athlete. […]

London: Humans, followed by ferrets and to a lesser extent cats, civets and dogs are the most susceptible animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus behind the Covid-19 disease, say researchers. The study, published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, found that ducks, rats, mice, pigs and chickens had lower or no susceptibility to infection compared […]

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday chaired an event to mark Universal Health Coverage and emphasised that Covid-19 has greatly magnified the need for building resilient health care systems and ensuring their equitable access to all without discrimination. “We must do away with the status quo that got us here and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have emerged as the deciding factor as far as the private investment inflow to states in the country is concerned. As of now, western states seems to have emerged as the big losers. Karnataka and Odisha have emerged as the big gainers in the inflow of private investments. The […]

New Delhi: BJP President JP Nadda on Sunday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and is isolating at home. Nadda said that after displaying preliminary symptoms, he had got himself tested and the report came out positive. “My condition is okay and on doctor’s advice, am in home isolation and following all directions.” […]

Chennai: Just when the spread of Coronavirus infection in Tamil Nadu appeared to be receding, the premier technical institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has turned into a Covid-19 hotspot. The number of IIT-M students who tested positive for coronavirus has increased to 103 on Monday and there is fear that the number […]

Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding Odisha government going gung-ho over the Ganjam Covid-19 management model to showcase how skilfully the State had controlled the novel Coronavirus pandemic in the State, the bitter home-truth is that Odisha has been ranked lower than the North-eastern states, including Assam, Bihar and UP in the management of Covid-19 pandemic across states in […]

Bengaluru: With the rise in online shopping amid the pandemic this year, not only in metros but also in tier-3 cities and beyond, Flipkart on Friday said it saw close to a 35 per cent increase in sellers onboarded in 2020, in comparison to the same period last year. These sellers came from tier-2 and […]

New Delhi: About 86 per cent people in the country are following one or the other AYUSH guideline, a senior ministry official said on Friday. Addressing the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week 2020, AYUSH Ministry Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha said through the Ayush Sanjeevani mobile application, the ministry has received a data set of 1.47 crore people. […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday promised a “never before” like Union Budget as the government looks to steer the pandemic-battered economy and push growth. While investment in health, medical Research & Development (R&D) and developing greater skills to handle telemedicine is going to be critical, livelihood challenges would have to be seen […]