Govt yet to decide on restraining flights from China amid Covid surge

Amid demand by Opposition parties to immediately stop all international flights from China, government sources said that there is no order issued by the central government to curb incoming flights......

Centre advises use of mask in crowded areas amid fresh Covid scare

In view of a sudden spurt in COVID cases in China and some other countries, the Union health minister on Wednesday reviewed the situation in the country and asked people to follow COVID-appropriate......

Experts raise alarm after first monkeypox death, lay stress on surveillance

After confirmation of the first monkeypox death in the country by the National Institute of Virology, health experts advised strengthening the surveillance to avoid silent transmission of......

Kerala youth returned from abroad dies with monkeypox-like symptoms

Kerala health minister Veena George initiated a high-level inquiry into the death of a youth, after he died with monkeypox-like symptoms. The youth hailed from Chavakkad Kuranjiyur in Thrissur......