Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (BPNS) A 16-year-old girl, Devananda of Karivellur in Kannur district of Kerala died after eating a Chicken Shawarma from a hotel in Peelikode, Neeleswaram, Kassargode  .31 others who have consumed food from the same restaurant on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are admitted to various hospitals in the district. The girl had eaten […]

Chennai, April 30 (BPNS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras which has turned into a cluster after several students were tested positive for Covid -19 reported 13 more fresh cases on Saturday. The Tamil Nadu health department directed the IIT-M to continue with the vigil regarding Covid -19 cases. Doctors who are treating the IIT- […]

Chennai, April 29 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state government has ordered a fire and safety audit in all state government hospitals after a fire broke out at the Rajiv Gandhi Government  General Hospital (RGGGH), Chennai on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu health secretary, Dr. J. Radhakrishnan said that the government has directed the district collectors to conduct […]

Chennai, April 29 (BPNS) Students of a private college in Coimbatore who were kept isolated following symptoms of Covid -19 were found negative in the RT-PCR test report. The Coimbatore health authorities had taken the samples of 83 people including 60 students, faculty members, cooks, and other staff of the private college after they had […]

Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department will conduct a mega vaccination drive against Covid -19 on May 8. The vaccination will be held at 1 lakh centres across the state. The state health minister, Ma Subramanian while speaking to BPNS said, “ With a slight hike in Covid -19 cases and debate going […]

Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will be taking stringent measures to tackle the increasing Covid -19 cases in the state. As a first step the health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and those who are found not wearing masks would be charged with a fine of Rs 500. […]

Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu has made wearing masks mandatory and violators will be charged with Rs 500 as a fine. The Tamil Nadu public health department in an order issued on Friday said that considering the rising cases of Covid -19 in the country especially in Delhi, the state was making the wearing masks […]

Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department officials on Friday said that 18 persons including students and staff tested positive for Covid -19 on Friday.  With 18 more testing positive for Covid -19, the total number in IIT Madras who have tested positive for the pandemic in the last two days is 30. The […]

Puducherry, April 21 (BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry reported zero Covid 19 cases on Thursday after a span of nine days.  The one patient who was detected with Covid -19 recovered on Thursday. Puducherry health department in a statement said that of the 198 samples tested for Covid -19 infection on Thursday. The Union […]

New Delhi [India]: Even as some of the States and Union Territories are seeing a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, the top scientist believes that the surge in infection will not lead to the fourth wave by any chance. Speaking to BPNS, the former Chief Scientist of the Indian Council of Medical […]