There seems to be no respite in the states that saw a minor surge in cases following the Durga Puja week. After remaining around 800 for two consecutive days, cases again crossed 900 in West Bengal. The increasing ternd could also be spotted in Odisha
Kerala’s first artificial heart implant was performed at a private hospital in Kochi on a 61-year-old woman. With very few deceased heart donors in the state, this is a crucial step to save lives. The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a batteryoperated, mechanical pump, which when implanted
With the right of single women to conceive through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), like IVF, being recognised, requiring them to furnish father’s name in the form for registering births and deaths of children born through such procedures, it necessarily affects the right of dignity of
A central team led by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya arrived in Kerala on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the state which is presently accounting for more than half of the nation’s daily fresh infection caseload. Kerala on Sunday reported 18,582 new COVID-19
On Thursday Kerala declared it had found 22040 fresh Covid cases with 117 deaths, taking the taking the infection toll to over 33 lakh cases. At the moment there are 4,81,157 people under surveillance in various districts of the state. From these, 4,51,799 are in
It is not just Kerala and its neighbouring states where Covid infections have been rising over the past few days. As many as 13 states recorded an increase in cases last week, apart from Tamil Nadu which saw no change, although absolute numbers remained low at most places, reports Amit Bhattacharya. The hill