Omicron variant: Covid vaccines, previous infection offer stronger protection- Study
Beijing: People previously infected with COVID-19 and those vaccinated will have some “stronger than basic” protection against Omicron, according to one of the earliest peer-reviewed studies looking into the recently identified variant of coronavirus. However, the study conducted in a lab suggests that Omicron “exceeds” all other variants in its potential capability to evade the […]
2001 Parliament attack: PM Modi pays tribute to slain security personnel
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to security personnel who made the supreme sacrifice while fighting terrorists during the Parliament attack on this day in 2001. All five terrorists involved in the attack and eight security personnel besides a gardener had died in the incident which brought India and Pakistan to […]
Pension of judges of high courts, Supreme Court to be hiked
New Delhi: The government introduced a bill that proposes to amend the salaries and services acts of the judges of the Supreme Court and the high court’s to bring clarity concerning the date of eligibility for an additional quantum of pension to a retired judge in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Union Minister for Law […]
India sends medical supplies to Afghanistan
New Delhi: In the first tranche of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after its takeover by the Taliban, India on Saturday sent 1.6 metric tonnes of life-saving medicines to that country in sync with its commitment of extending help to the Afghan people in their times of difficulty. The medical supplies were sent on a return […]
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins
Washington: Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery. Most scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. Others theorise it escaped from a Chinese lab. Now, with the global COVID-19 death toll […]
UK could face major Omicron wave from January next year: Report
London: The UK could face a “large wave” of Omicron infections from January next year if restrictions on social gatherings are not imposed, a new scientific analysis warned on Saturday. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) model lays out all the possible scenarios given the rate at which the infections are currently […]
14 Cr health cards generated so far: Govt
New Delhi: The government has made a provision for every citizen to generate a Health ID free of cost and over 14 crore such IDs have been created till the first week of December, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. The creation of Health IDs is voluntary, […]
Only 3-5 pc of total hospital beds available for emergency care: Report
New Delhi: The number of beds available at emergency departments accounted for only 3-5 per cent of total hospital beds in the country, says a report that accessed the prevailing status of 100 emergency and injury care centres in government and private hospital settings. The report titled ‘Emergency and Injury Care at Secondary and Tertiary […]