Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off Covid-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in India, with 22,992,517 cases and 2,50,025 deaths reported so far. Experts say actual numbers …

In a shocking incident from a village in Rajasthan, twenty-one people died in as many days at the state’s Sikar district allegedly after a COVID-19-infected corpse was buried without following protocol. However, officials said that only four deaths have occurred due to the virus between April 15 and May 5. According to officials, a COVID-19-infected body was brought to Kheerva …

Amid massive surge in novel coronavirus cases, the Union health ministry on Saturday revised the national policy for admission of COVID patients to various categories of COVID facilities. “This patient-centric measure aims to ensure prompt, effective and comprehensive treatment of patients suffering from COVID-19,” the Centre said in a statement. From now onwards, the requirement of a positive test report …

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit back at the Congress for attacking the government over its Central Vista redevelopment project, saying the party’s discourse is “bizarre” as its leaders themselves had supported the idea when the UPA was in power. “Congress’s discourse on Central Vista is bizarre. Cost of Central Vista is about ₹ 20,000 crore, over several years. GoI …

Only twelve Indian states have started vaccinating 18-44 year olds against Covid-19 in the third phase of the country’s inoculation drive. Yet, the pace of administration is arguably pretty slow. Some of our colleagues went out in a hot May afternoon to take their jab and returned with their experiences about how the authorities have planned the execution of world’s …

The Delhi High Court rejected the Centre’s submission that the current oxygen supply to the national capital was sufficient and asked it to respond on Delhi government’s allegation that other states were getting more oxygen or almost equivalent to what they had demanded. The existing oxygen demand of Delhi is 704 metric tonnes (MTs) as against the present allocation of …

extended help to india in fight against second wave of covid-19 | Photo : Twitter/@temasek The first consignment of aid left the UK on Sunday and is due to arrive in India on Tuesday. Further shipments will take place later in the week. The aid includes 495 oxygen concentrators – which can extract oxygen from the air when hospitals have …

The deadly COVID-19 has since beginning taken many lives. Many people across the country have lost their loved ones to the virus without even getting access to adequate treatment for them. In a time like this, the news of a 75-year-old patient recovering from coronavirus after a 100% lung involvement comes like a ray of hope, according to a report published …

As the world is fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak, more than 130 countries have now closed schools nationwide, impacting nearly 80% of students globally. This is unprecedented; the world has never seen this many children out of school at the same time. We ask a bunch of Class 12 students how they are coping with the stress, studies and what …

Our country is battling with the second wave of COVID-19 and our hospitals are going through dire situations. Hospitals urgently need more oxygen cylinders and concentrators to save as many lives as possible. Here’s a list of individuals/ groups working to supply oxygen to the hospitals: 1. Democracy People Foundation: Mission Oxygen Democracy People Foundation started a self-funded mission to …