British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday said that the new mutated coronavirus variant found in Britain is linked to South Africa. The newly mutated virus has enforced new tighter restrictions as it is 70% more transmissible. “A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has been found in Britain […]
Punjab government on Wednesday issued orders to give relief to the employees and pensioners in the procedure of reimbursement of medical expenses. The government said in a tweet that it has authorised civil surgeons to issue chronic certificates at the district level. “Giving relief to the employees/pensioners in the procedure of reimbursement of medical expenses, […]
The Delhi High Court has directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to ensure that adequate testing and follow up checking of people diagnosed with Covid-19 shall be done keeping in view the latest guidelines issued by the Centre regarding travelers arriving from the United Kingdom. Observing that many travelers had travelled to India from […]
The Kendrya Sanatan Dharam Sabha (KSDS) cancelled its jatha for Katas Raj cluster of temples in Pakistan via Attari land border due to delay in granting visa reports. They blamed the Centre for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. KSDS president Shiv Partap Bajaj alleged that the ministry of external affairs delayed in sending the […]
Haryana Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Delhi-Panipat Rapid Rail Corridor, which will make travel more convenient. The 103.02 km long corridor will have a total of 16 stations, five in Delhi and 11 stations in Haryana. The construction of the corridor will be done in two phases. In the first phase, a 58.28 km long […]
As per the latest update, the Haryana Schools for primary and upper-primary students i.e. Class 1 to 8 will remain closed until further notice. Recently, with schools being opened for Class 9 to 12 students, there were speculations that schools might also be reopened for primary and upper primary class students as well. Without sharing […]
Acclaimed Malayalam poet and environmental activist Sugathakumari, 86, passed away Wednesday following Covid-19 complications at the Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. For the past one week, she had been hospitalised with severe pneumonia after testing positive for Covid-19 and was on ventilator support after her body stopped responding to medication. Doctors said she was suffering […]
Adding another feather to its cap, four films of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) have been nominated under different categories for the International Science Film Festival of India 2020. The film titled “War against COVID 19” directed by Abhijeet Singh, Junior Photographer, Department of Clinical Photography, under the guidance of Prof GD […]
In 2019, deaths caused due to air pollution cost India a GDP loss of 1.36% valued at $36.8 billion (approximately ₹360 crore), according to a study published in peer-reviewed medical journal Lancet on Tuesday. The paper highlighted that India is bearing massive losses to its GDP and productivity due to health impacts of air pollution. […]
METABOLIC SURGERY: New Ray of hope for diabetic patients Dr. Amit Sood (MS), Bariatric Surgeon & Director Ckosmic Surgical Centers · Obesity is a complex disease caused by multiple factors that weaken the immune system. In the past months, researchers worldwide have identified obesity as a risk factor for developing a severe form of COVID-19. · Rising […]