Eleven states and Union Territories, marked as “states of grave concern” because of their rising daily COVID-19 cases, have not shown a commensurate increase in enforcement of containment activities, the Centre said on Friday. Chairing a high-level review meeting with chief secretaries, Directors General of

People roaming in public places without masks despite warnings are being sent to a temporary jail in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city, a jail official said on Thursday. On the directives of the local administration, a community guest house in the Snehlataganj area of the city is

Pfizer says its vaccine continues to be effective against COVID-19 up to six months later. Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, announced updated results Thursday from their ongoing late-stage study of more than 44,000 volunteers. The companies said the vaccine was 91 per cent effective against

Vice President Kamala Harris has applauded Surgeon General Vivek Murthy for his tireless efforts in the fight against coronavirus pandemic. “Thank you, Mr Surgeon General Murthy. And in front of all of the friends who are here, I just have to tell you he has

Collaborates with supply chain’s major players for transparency and better tracking and tracing of Covid-19 vaccines The platform is expected to bring vial level visibility on track and trace, chain of custody management and temperature continuity Apollo LogiSolutions (ALS), an Integrated Logistics solutions provider, has

Meitra Hospital has collaborated with Chennai-based MGM Healthcare to set up comprehensive Heart and Lung as well as Liver Transplant Programs. Mr. Faizal E Kottikollon, Chairman, Meitra Hospital and Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Director at Institute of Heart & Lung Transplant& Mechanical Circulatory Support at MGM Healthcare and Dr.

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the city government has issued orders to add 220 more ICU beds for coronavirus patients in 33 private hospitals. He also said the number of non-ICU beds in these private facilities will be increased by 838. Sixteen private hospitals

Dr Venkatesh A N, Sr. Consultant & Head of Emergency Medicine, Apollo Hospitals Karnataka Region has been elected as the new National President of the 'Society for Emergency Medicine India' (SEMI). He will hold charge during the period 2021- 2023. Dr Venkatesh’s experience of over

-Procedure used for treating Sagittally Malorotated kidney; a first in India -Less than Ten reported cases of Malrotated kidneys in the world Doctors at Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road applied the unique Supine PCNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy) to successfully treat a patient with a large stone in a Sagittally malrotated kidney; a rare congenital