Number of districts with 10% Covid positivity rate touches 14
editorNEW DELHI: The number of districts with 10% or more Covid-positivity has now gone up to 14. The weekly analysis of the trend during March 12-18 also shows that 34…
Covid-19 update: Centre releases fresh guidelines amid spike in cases, know new rules for patients
Amid the rise of Covid-19 cases in India, the Centre has released some new guidelines to contain the spread of coronavirus. The development comes mere days after the Health Ministry…
H3N2 Surge in India: How is COVID Related to This Virus? Time to Take Solid Precautions!
H3N2 Surge In India: India is waking up to rising cases of H3N2 almost everyday. This new subtype of Influenza subtype bas been driving the uptick of this flu infection.…
Covid surge in India: Centre issues fresh advisory for H3N2, Covid patients; says ‘no antibiotics unless…’
Three years after the pandemic initially hit, India is once again witnessing a surge in Covid cases, with the daily Covid-19 tally increasing each day after months. This has prompted…
Amid Covid surge, ICMR cautions on antibiotic use
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued revised guidelines for Covid-19 in the wake of the surge of cases in the past week across the country.“The guideline…
National Task Force on Covid-19 revises treatment guidelines for adults
Antibiotics should not be used unless there is clinical suspicion of bacterial infection, the National Task Force (NTF) on Covid-19 said as it revised the clinical guidelines for the management…
Covid-19 cases on March 19: India crosses 800 cases after 126 days; 76 cases of new variant XBB1.16 found
New Delhi: India's single-day tally of covid cases crossed 800 after 126 days on Sunday (March 19), while the active number climbed to 5,389, according to Union health ministry data.…
India Today Conclave: P Chidambaram credits govt for debt management, criticises Covid measures
Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram credited the BJP-led NDA government for its "single-minded focus" on containing deficit and debt management, but remained critical of the Centre's handling…
Over 800 new Covid cases in India; XBB 1.16 variant suspected to be driving the surge
On Saturday, India reported over 800 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day for the first time in 126 days. The number of active cases has also risen to…
Covid-19: 796 fresh infections reported, active cases more than 5000 after 109 days
India on Friday recorded a single-day rise of 796 coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases surpassed 5,000 after 109 days, according to Union health ministry data. The total…