From the start of the pandemic, researchers, scientists, and antivirus specialists have worked around the clock to find a way to treat COVID-19. Codivir, an innovative new drug from Code Pharma, now appears to have the potential to revolutionize the fight against the virus. In
The Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on mental health led a record number of people—3.5 lakh—to seek counselling and treatment from the public health system in Maharashtra in 2020-21. In Mumbai, another 80,000 people have called up BMC-Mpower helpline for Covid-related grief since April 2020. “In 2020, we counselled many migrants
The capital’s air quality remained in the ‘moderate’ category on Sunday but is likely to deteriorate to the ‘poor’ category in the next three days. The air quality is expected to worsen due to increased farm fires and local and regional sources of pollution. According to the Central Pollution Control
More sex reassignment surgeries (SRS) in the state are performed for male-to-female transition than for female-to-male transition, according to data from the social justice department on the number of transgender people who received financial assistance after the surgeries. The data also show that the number of such surgeries has been rising
On Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, Sydney's cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed fully vaccinated customers as Australia aims to begin living with the coronavirus and gradually reopen the country. Some pubs in Sydney, Australia's largest city, opened at 12:01 a.m. (1301 GMT) and friends
The state health department informed the High Court that in view of the ensuing festivals like Navaratri, Dussehra, Milad Un Nabi etc., a new containment policy has been prepared so that people won’t throw caution to the wind during the festive season. In the affidavit filed
On Friday, according to a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) order, Delhi government employees and teachers who have not received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine will not be allowed to attend their workplaces from October 16. As per the order all such unvaccinated Delhi
According to a study published in the Lancet on Friday, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in anxiety and major depressive disorders across the world, particularly among women and young people. The researchers said, children suffered as school closures kept them away from friends, and
On Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by U.S. regulators or the World Health Organization. On Sept. 20, the White House announced the United States in November would lift
Researchers have identified an anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer's disease and severe Covid-19. A team from the University College London (UCL) estimated that one genetic variant of the OAS1 gene increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease by about 3-6 per cent in
