Sleep well to remain healthy, advise docs
Sleep health awareness is required as sleep plays a major role in maintaining a good health, say doctors.
Sleep health awareness is required as sleep plays a major role in maintaining a good health, say doctors.
The alleged compromise of the Covid-testing database of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) should give us all pause.
Speaking to media persons here, Veena George said ICMR has confirmed the presence of the Nipah virus in bats in the Bathery and Mananthavadi areas of Wayanad district in Kerala.
The North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) will use 'Nishchay Yan,' a free ambulance service for expectant women and sick infants, to ferry deceased patients.
The MoA signed by the ICMR and the ministry envisages cooperation and collaboration between them for exploring the areas of convergence and synergy between the two organisations for integrative health research and strengthening research capacity.
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya informed that reminder SMS have been sent to more than 1 crore health and frontline workers and 60+ citizens for their precaution dose.
"Omicron is the predominant circulating strain in cities in the country. Mass gatherings should be avoided to lower the speed of this spread," Dr Bhargava said during the briefing of the Union Health Ministry.
India on Thursday registered 13,154 fresh Covid cases and 268 deaths in a span of 24 hours. With the addition of the new deaths, the total death toll reached 4,80,860.
The kit has been designed by a team of ICMR scientists from the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) for the Northeast region led by scientist Dr Biswajyoti Borkakoty.
All the labs which will conduct the tests would follow the ICMR and Health Ministery guidelines to ensure genome sequencing of all positive cases.
