Health

Geneva: It is not yet clear whether the Omicron COVID-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants including Delta, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.WHO, on Sunday, said that it's not yet...

Gaborone: Botswana has so far confirmed a total of 19 cases of the newly-discovered Omicron variant of Covid-19, a health official said Sunday evening.Health Minister Edwin Dikoloti said at a briefing that additional assessments and analyses of other...

Tumkuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has requested the Centre to ban the arrival of air passengers from South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana, which have till now reported cases of the new variant Omicron."The new variant has...

Chennai: Amid reports that two people in Bengaluru hadtested upon their arrival from South Africa, where a new COVID-19variant Omicron was detected, the Tamil Nadu government has made8-day quarantine mandatory for travellers coming from six countries.In view of the...

Mumbai: Maharashtra government on Sunday issued new Covid-19 guidelines following the detection of new variant Omicron in South Africa and some other countries.Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that those arriving from Omicron-affected countries including South Africa are being quarantined...

Johannesburg: South Africa will share the samples of the new Omicron coronavirus variant with biosecurity agencies of other nations, the director of the country's Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, Tulio de Oliveira, said on Saturday.The country will send...

Lucknow: Augmenting the rural health infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the officials to complete the set up of over 5,000 sub-health and wellness centres (HWCs) on priority.To cater to the needs of...

Hamirpur (HP): Artificial limbs would be distributed to the disabled people at Kangra Yatri Niwas, Kangra on December 7th.Stating this here last evening, Deputy Commissioner Debasweta Banik said that in this camp, artificial limbs would be provided to...

Lucknow: A total of 41 maternity facilities in Uttar Pradesh have been given the Manyata certification by the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI), amid the COVID-19 pandemic.These facilities, along with 28 newly registered facilities...

New Delhi: Assessment of the real-world data about Sputnik V has found Russia's Covid-19 vaccine demonstrating an efficacy level of 80 per cent post 6-8 months of administering the second dose, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on...