Page 12 - Health Care

Assam logs 764 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in 24 hrs; caseload at 730,907

Assam reported 764 new Covid-19 cases, 615 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 730,907

Data story: India logs 15,528 Covid cases, active cases see net decline

India reported a decrease of 610 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 143,654

Centre advises screening of foreign passengers after 2nd case of monkeypox

A 31-year old man who arrived in Kerala last week from Dubai has tested positive for monkeypox, making it the second case in India

Kerala reports India's second Monkeypox case from Kannur district

A 31-year-old man who arrived in Kerala last week from Dubai has tested positive for monkeypox, state Health Minister Veena George said on Monday

Zydus gets USFDA approval to market generic antifungal medication

Zydus Lifesciences on Monday said its subsidiary has received approval from the US health regulator to market antifungal Efinaconazole Topical solution

Data story: India logs 16,935 new Covid cases; death toll reaches 525,760

India has so far administered 2,000,461,095 vaccine doses

Data story: India logs 20,528 new Covid cases, 127,948 infections in 7 days

India reported an increase of 2,689 in active coronavirus cases on Sunday

LNJP made nodal centre for monkeypox management in Delhi; training begins

Sources said the authorities will also plan setting up of isolation facilities for confirmed and suspected cases.

Health Ministry issues guidelines for the management of Monkeypox

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday releases guidelines for the management of Monkeypox disease.The ministry listed out points for the general masses to avoid the contradiction of the disease which included avoiding contact with sick people and avoiding contact with dead or wild animals(rodents, monkeys).The general public has also been advised to visit the nearest health facility if one comes in close contact with monkeypox-affected person or an area with the affected persons or animals.The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday informed about 15 Virus Research & Diagnostic Laboratories across the country on a micro-blogging website."To help country's preparedness for Monkey Pox detection, 15 Virus Research & Diagnostic Laboratories across the country, which are geographically well distributed & strategically located, have already been trained in the diagnostic test by ICMR -NIV, Pune," tweeted the ICMR.India reported its first monkeypox

Data story: India logs 20,038 new Covid cases, active tally at 139,073

India has so far administered 1,994,734,994 vaccine doses

Maha: 7-year-old girl found infected with Zika virus in Palghar district

Prior to this, the first-ever Zika virus case in the state was reported in Pune in July 2021.

Data story: India logs 16,906 new Covid cases, 122,041 infections in 7 days

India reported an increase of 1,414 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 132,457

Data story: India logs 13,615 new Covid cases, active tally at 131,043

India reported an increase of 330 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 131,043

US announces $1.7 bn in aid to Ukraine to pay health care workers

Viktor Liashko, Ukraine's minister of health, said paying health workers' salaries is becoming more difficult each month due to the overwhelming burden of war".

Covid positivity above 10% in several West Bengal districts: Survey

The survey, conducted from July 7-8, revealed that the test positivity rate (TPR) had crossed 20 per cent in some areas also.

Data story: India logs 16,678 new Covid cases; 120,765 infections in 7 days

With 26 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 525,454

Data story: India logs 18,257 new Covid cases, active tally at 128,690

India has added 120,222 cases in the past 7 days

US job growth stronger than expected as economy adds 372,000 jobs

Jobs were also added in health care and professional and business services

Data story: India logs 18,815 new Covid cases, death toll at 525,343

India has added 116,320 cases in the past 7 days.

Data story: India logs 16,159 new Covid cases; active tally at 115,212

India has added 114,464 cases in the past 7 days