Leh (Ladakh) [India], January 16 (ANI): Two women doctors among 20 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) medical officers, deployed in forward areas in Leh, were among the first to get a vaccine shot against COVID-19 on the first day of the nationwide vaccination drive.
Gajapati (Odisha) [India], January 11 (ANI): After the re-opening of schools in Odisha, 31 teachers and students have tested positive for COVID-19 in Gajapati district, informed Dr Pradeep Kumar Patra, Chief District Medical Officer on Sunday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 11 (ANI): After thousands of birds died due to avian influenza across the country, the Uttarakhand Health Department has issued an advisory asking all the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) to keep district-level rapid response teams trained for any emer
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand health department has written to all the 13 Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of the state regarding containment of UK variant of coronavirus and asked them to trace the foreign returnees and monitor their health for 28 days.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Surgeon Vice-Admiral Rajat Datta has been appointed as the new Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services and would be the seniormost medical officer of the armed forces in India.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): The Karnataka Health Department has decided to increase the special allowance of specialist doctors, medical officers, and dentists with effect from September 1, 2020, in view of the demand posed by the doctors amid the pandemic.
London [UK], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty on Saturday called on the nation to remain vigilant as a recently discovered variant of coronavirus was rapidly spreading.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Around 23,000 people including frontline workers have been identified for coronavirus vaccination in the first phase in Gorakhpur, said Chief Medical Officer of Gorakhpur District Hospital Dr Shrikant Tiwari.
Sydney [Australia], December 8 (ANI): Cricket Australia's chief medical officer John Orchard has confirmed that Will Pucovski will miss the second warm-up game after getting hit on the helmet on the final day of the three-day warm-up game between India A and Australia A on Tuesday.
Christchurch [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team is still not allowed to train as the Health Ministry of New Zealand on Tuesday confirmed that there may be three more cases of COVID-19 within the touring contingent.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 482 medical officers, including 107 specialist doctors, in a move that the Chief Minister said would help further strengthen the state's health infrastructu
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): A fresh public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking action against police officials, hospital staff, medical officers and other government officials for their alleged role in destruction of evidence and shielding of the