Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday addressed the second Rajasthan Nursing Council (RNC) National Conference on Friday. The Chief Minister praised the role of nurses in healthcare and appreciated their work during the COVID-19 outbreak.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday targeted Suvendu Adhakari for his attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the dengue issue, saying that dengue is a problem but Suvendu Adhikari is doing nothing but cheap politics.
Virologist Shi Zhengli who is also dubbed as China's "batwoman" along with her team has cautioned that a new Covid-like pandemic is 'highly likely' and can be brought on by bats, according to Global Times.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the state will conduct a seroprevalence study on the Nipah virus being repeatedly found in Kozhikode district.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said that that several cases of Nipah have been found in Kerala and that the world's first Biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) lab is assisting the testing of the virus in the state.
The key aspect to address right now is how the primary contact contracted the infection which is still unknown, said Indian Medical Association (IMA) Public Health Standing Committee Chairman Dr A Althaf amid the Nipah outbreak in Kerala.
Amid the brain-damaging Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala leading to two deaths, Dr Jugal Kishore, a senior doctor at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, on Saturday answered the queries on the same.
The district administration on Saturday informed that all educational institutions in Kozhikode district will switch to online classes from September 18 till further orders.