Tag: covid
US FDA Approves 1st Oral Pill By Pfizer To Treat Covid
As Omicron variant spreads globally, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Pfizer antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 along with caution for people with certain pre-existing conditions -- heralding a new era for the future, over-the-counter treatment of the deadly respiratory disease that has killed millions. ....
Delhi Police Tightens Noose On Hotels Violating Covid Norms; Restaurant Sealed
A restaurant was sealed in south Delhi's Mehrauli area for violating the Delhi Disaster Management Authority's guidelines, an official said here on Friday. ....
Omicron Risk 'very High,' Could Ravage Health Systems: WHO
The overall risk associated with the Omicron variant remains 'very high' which could cause widespread disruption to health systems and other critical services, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. ....
Expedite NEET-PG Counselling To Avoid Crisis Amid Covid Surge: Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday urged the Centre to expedite the NEET-PG Counselling to avoid medical staff crisis in hospitals as Covid surges. He said that doctors' representatives met Union Health Minister on Tuesday and is hopeful that they will call off the strike soon. ....
Rajasthan Logs 23 Fresh Cases Of Omicron, Tally Rises To 69
Rajasthan on Wednesday registered 23 new Omicron cases pushing the state tally to 68, health officials confirmed. ....
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Tests Negative For Omicron, Discharged From Hospital
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly was on Friday discharged from hospital here after testing negative for the new variant of COVID-19, Omicron. ....
Delhi Starts 2022 With Over 2,000 New Covid-19 Cases, One Fresh Death
Delhi recorded a massive 50 per cent jump in coronavirus cases on Saturday, at 2,716, with around 3.64 percent of COVID-19 tests returning positive - a high positivity rate considered one of the first signs of an impending wave of infections. The city also recorded one death. ....
Several Players In Bengal's Ranji Trophy Squad And The Team's Assistant Coach Have Reportedly Tested Positive For COVID-19, Prompting The Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB) To Cancel The Training Sessions And Review The Scheduled Travel To Bengaluru For
Several players in Bengal's Ranji Trophy squad and the team's assistant coach have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to cancel the training sessions and review the scheduled travel to Bengaluru for the Elite Group B game on January 8.....
Prem Chopra, Wife In Hospital After Testing Covid Positive
Veteran actor Prem Chopra and his wife Uma have been admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after the two were tested positive for Covid on Monday. Both have received the monoclonal antibody cocktail and are responding well to the treatment, according to Dr Jalil Parkar, the noted pulmonologist, who's attending to the Chopras. ....
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Tests Positive For COVID-19, Goes Into Self-isolation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19, adding that he has "mild symptoms....
