New Study Reveals Long COVID’s Widespread Impact

06 Aug 2024

Researchers from the Universities of Arizona, Oxford, and Leeds reviewed numerous studies on long COVID to understand its prevalence, the disease mechanisms, the variety of symptoms, and potential treatments. Long COVID, also known as post-COVID-19 condition, is characterized by symptoms lasting three months or more after the initial COVID-19 infection,...

Mohali Hospital Fined Rs 1.2 Lakh For Inflating Elderly Man’s Covid Bill

13 Jun 2024

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Chandigarh has ordered Max Super Speciality Hospital to compensate VK Agarwal, a 76-year-old man from Chandigarh, with Rs 1.20 lakh for inflating his COVID-19 treatment bill. Agarwal filed a complaint stating he was admitted to Max Super Speciality Hospital on January 23, 2021,...

Delhi reports 16 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1

03 Jan 2024

Delhi has reported 16 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 with majority of the patients recovering in home isolation, officials said on Tuesday. The national capital reported its first case of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 last week. According to an official, reports of 19 samples sent for genome sequencing were received on...

India Reports 743 New COVID-19 Cases, Records Seven Deaths; Active Caseload Stands at 3,997

30 Dec 2023

India has reported 743 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, with the total active caseload increasing by seven to reach 3,997, as per data from the Union Health Ministry. The country also recorded seven deaths during this period, with three reported in Kerala, two in Karnataka, and...

Manipur Registers Fresh COVID-19 Case Amidst Growing Concerns Over JN.1 Subvariant

29 Dec 2023

Breaking its streak of no new infections, Manipur reported a recent case of COVID-19. The infected individual, a resident of Paomata in Senapati district, had recently travelled from Delhi to Dimapur by air and later from Dimapur to Senapati by road. The specific virus variant remains unidentified, prompting authorities to...

Delhi reports 3–4 Covid cases every day, Says Bharadwaj

26 Dec 2023

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Monday that the national capital is seeing three to four Covid cases on average every day and asserted that the city is well equipped to fight the virus resurgence. Sixty-three cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 had been reported in the country till Sunday,...

India reports 656 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in 24 hours

26 Dec 2023

A total of 656 cases of Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 and one death have been reported in the country for the past 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country was recorded at 3,742. Earlier...

Kerala reports 265 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours

23 Dec 2023

Kerala reported 265 fresh Covid-19 infections and one death in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country was recorded at 2,997. Earlier on Thursday, India recorded 594 fresh COVID-19 infections -...

Emerging Covid-19 cases: Kerala reports 265 cases and a death

22 Dec 2023

India once again faces a surge in the Covid-19 cases. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released a data of total number of active cases that turned out to be 2,997. Kerala reported 265 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours alone. There were 594 cases...

Covid-empowered groups to hold review meeting in Delhi

05 Apr 2023

The Covid empowered groups review meeting would be in Delhi at 4:30 pm today, said official sources. Dr V K Paul, Director General Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Rajiv Bahl and other senior health officials will attend this meeting, added the official sources. According to the sources, this...