Dr Devi Shetty releases coffee tabler ‘Assam’s War on Covid—How Team Himanta Beat the Pandemic’ authored by Wasbir Hussain

Published by Wordweaves India, the exhaustive coffee-table book puts together details of how Dr Sarma and his team took steps early on to prepare Assam to check and combat the disease that would soon turn into a global pandemic

Yearender 2023: China battles winter respiratory infection surge amid COVID fallout and policy shifts

The Chinese authorities claim that enhanced surveillance for respiratory illnesses has been in place since mid-October, contributing to increased detection and reporting

Covid: 34 cases of JN.1 variant in Karnataka; government well prepared, says Health Minister

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has said that the government is well prepared and nothing is "alarming."

Covid vaccine pioneers Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

The Nobel Assembly said the discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins tests positive for Covid

After experiencing cold and flu symptoms on Saturday, Hipkins announced on Facebook on Sunday that he had been infected with the coronavirus

NE states see surge in Covid cases; Nagaland reports 2 new cases in last 24 hours

Nagaland on Saturday, April 29 reported two fresh cases of Covid-19 taking the caseload to 36,002

Covid preparedness: Mock drills conducted across nation

Mock drills are being conducted on Tuesday in various hospitals across the country in view of rising covid-19 cases in some countries including China, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

Ahead of New Year celebrations, Sikkim issues COVID advisory; makes face masks mandatory in public places

Citizens have also been asked to avoid crowded places, social gatherings and international travel, if possible

COVID situation: Assam government closely monitoring situation; Centre allays fears

Amid the fresh global surge in the Covid cases, the Centre today assured the general public by saying that the Covid positivity rate in the country is declining week-on-week.