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Covid booster jabs see 10% dip from last week despite govt push

Just five of 36 states/UTs have covered at least a third of the adult population with a booster dose

What is Tomato Flu? Causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment

Tomato Flu cases have surged in India, more than three months after its inception. Read this detailed article to understand Tomato Flu, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Clear spike in heart attack cases after Covid-19 outbreak, say doctors

In recent times, several young celebrities, from politics to music to films, have succumbed to sudden heart attacks

Centre planning sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients

India so far has reported ten cases of monkeypox

Serum Institute, other firms eye tie-ups to develop monkeypox vaccine

Indian Immunologicals, and Haffkine Research Institute also in the fray

Centre holds meeting with health experts on monkeypox amid rising cases

India has so far reported nine cases of monkeypox including one death

Monkeypox endemic in US can be worst public health failure: Ex-FDA director

Monkeypox becoming endemic in the US would be the "worst public health failure in modern times" because it could have been prevented, says former FDA director Scott Gottlieb

Monkeypox can spread irrespective of sexual orientation, race: WHO

Stigma and discrimination can be as dangerous as any virus, says WHO Director General

West Bengal to carve out seven new districts, total number rises to 30

CM Mamata Banerjee earlier also announced that a cabinet reshuffle is on cards, and around four to five new faces will be inducted to the council of ministers

Investors lap up shares of firms that may benefit from Monkeypox

Shares of vaccine producers, antiviral drug makers and protective equipment manufacturers are in demand as investors tap a strategy that delivered gains during the coronavirus pandemic

Tomato fever: India reports another viral disease after Covid-19, monkeypox

What is tomato fever? Here are the causes, symptoms, treatment and other details of the disease

Covid is not over

Vaccines, sequencing still need govt attention

Should India be worried about monkeypox?

The WHO has declared monkeypox as an international public health emergency. The last time it sounded such an alarm was when Covid-19 hit the world. Should India be worried about the monkeypox threat?

India working on indigenous kit to test monkeypox as cases on the rise

At present, 15 VRDLs are equipped to test for monkeypox, including the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune

A reasoned response

Authorities must prepare for monkeypox

Experts say no need to panic as monkeypox less contagious, rarely fatal

With the WHO declaring monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern and India reporting four cases of the disease, experts on Sunday said there is no need to panic

Monkeypox outbreak: Delhi reports India's 4th case, Centre in a huddle

Delhi man has no foreign travel history, attended party in Manali recently

As monkeypox reaches Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal says no need to panic

With Delhi's first reported case of monkeypox, the tally of such cases in India has risen to four

Monkeypox-infected Delhi man stable, had painful lesions: Officials

The Delhi man is the fourth reported cases of monkeypox in the country; three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala

Centre closely following COVID-19 trajectory in India and world: MoS Health

On the progress achieved in vaccinating the complete population of India, Pawar said the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme is targeted towards vaccinating all those above 12 years of age.