HEALTH

Rollout of Sputnik-V COVID vaccine in Prayagraj soon

11:16 pm July 20, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/ Prayagraj: A private hospital in Prayagraj has announced to launch vaccination of Prayagraj denizens with the Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik-V, the third vaccine after India’s own two vaccines the Covaxin and the Covishield. The Russian vaccine Sputnik-V is expected to be launched very soon. But the people have to dole out vaccination […]

Plant, fish based diet linked with less COVID-19 severity: Study

2:32 pm June 9, 2021

Washington : Vegetarian and fish based diets may be associated with lower odds of developing moderate to severe COVID-19 infection, suggest the findings of a six-country survey based on self-reported symptoms. The researchers noted that the survey is observational, and does not establish a causative relation between diet and COVID-19 severity, and caution is needed in the […]

Delhi likely to receive Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik V after June 20: Kejriwal

5:37 pm May 31, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital is expected to receive the Russian COVID-19 vaccine- Sputnik V after June 20, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “They are importing the vaccines right now, and they will allot a section of their imported vaccines to the Delhi government,” he stated. The remark from Delhi CM came […]

Duchess of Cambridge Kate ‘hugely grateful’ for 1st vaccine dose

10:36 pm May 29, 2021

LONDON: The Duchess of Cambridge has received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as Britain extends its inoculation program to younger people. Kate, the 39-year-old wife of Prince William, received her shot at London’s Science Museum, a mass vaccination center near the couple’s home at Kensington Palace, according to a photo posted on their […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Vietnam finds new COVID variant, hybrid of India, UK strains

9:30 pm May 29, 2021

HANOI: Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of the virus. He said lab […]