Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): To arrest the surge in coronavirus cases, a random Covid-19 testing drive has been started in Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar to tackle the second wave of the pandemic, informed Mandip Perme, district medical officer, Itanagar.
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): Post-mortem reports of bodies of 25 people who died after consuming spurious liquor in Aligarh indicate deaths due to alcohol poisoning, Aligarh district chief medical officer said on Sunday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 30 (ANI): The Kerala government has announced it will issue Covid-19 vaccination certificates with passport numbers to people travelling abroad to countries where it is mandatory. The district medical officers have been authorised as the competent
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): For controlling the spread of coronavirus disease in rural areas of the state, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday issued instructions to medical officers of all districts at district hospitals, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community h
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): The B.1.617.2 variant of COVID-19, first identified in India, is likely to take over and dominate in the United Kingdom, said England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty on Friday.
Chandigarh [India], May 13 (ANI): In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave post-facto approval for the procurement of hospital material and consumables worth Rs 152.56 crore by the departments of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research and
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 11 (ANI): More than 1000 healthcare workers have been found infected with COVID in the last 10 days in Kerala, said state Medical Officers' body on Monday.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence issued an order on Sunday to Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services (DG AFMS) for recruitment of Ex-Army Medical Corps (AMC)/Short Service Commission (SSC) medical officers.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence has deployed 41 naval personnel from Western Naval Command to PM Cares COVID Hospital, Dhanvantari in Ahmedabad in an effort to enhance the health care system amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 6 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha, in series of meetings with senior doctors, Chief Medical Officers, directed to increase 1,050 beds with oxygen support within a week in Kashmir Division.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 30 (ANI): The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) has submitted a proposal to the state government requesting a two-week state-wide lockdown to avert similar health crisis faced by states like Delhi and Maharashtra.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 30 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday instructed all Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) in the state to ensure the treatment of COVID-19 patients should not be affected by the VIP movement in the hospitals.