New Delhi, Jan 10  A total of 18,795 people, including 6,212 healthcare workers, got a “precautionary dose” of COVID-19 vaccine in the capital on Monday, according to government data. As many as 8,040 people aged above 60 and 4,543 frontline workers also got their third dose. Around three lakh people aged 60 or more, healthcare […]

Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Actress and BJP leader Khushbu Sundar tested Covid positive on Monday joining a list of celebrities who had tested positive in the state since the break of New Year. Khusbhu in a tweet said,”  Finally Covid catches up with me after dodging the last two waves. I have just tested positive. […]

Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Monday inaugurated the vaccine drive for ‘ precautionary dose’ at Chennai. The vaccination drive is for healthcare workers, frontline workers, and those above 60 years of age with comorbidities. According to the Tamil Nadu Public Health department, 4 lakh healthcare workers, front line workers […]

Chennai, Jan 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state health department said that 13990 fresh Covid cases were reported in the state on Monday. 11 deaths were also reported. Of the total deaths reported 8 were in government hospitals while 3 in private hospitals. The Test positivity rate (TPR) on Monday was 8.7%. In a statement on […]

New Delhi, Jan 8  Bank officers’ union AIBOC has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider bankers as the frontline workers for administering booster shots amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country. In a letter addressed to the Finance Minister, All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) also suggested the implementation of a 5-day week to […]

New Delhi, Jan 8  India saw a single-day rise of 1,41,986 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which includes 3,071 cases of Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Of the 3,071 cases of Omicron variant, 1,203 have recovered or migrated, according […]

Chennai, Jan 8 The total number of beneficiaries who received vaccinations against Covid-19 breached nine crore on Saturday, with 17.34 lakh more people receiving the shots at the 18th Mega Vaccination Camp, Tamil Nadu Minister Ma Subramanian said. The Minister for Medical and Family Welfare, who inspected the vaccination exercise in the city, said over […]

Lucknow, Jan 8 In yet another big jump in COVID-19 cases, Uttar Pradesh recorded 6,411 new infections and six deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the virus tally to 17,29,870 and the fatality count to 22,924, according to an official bulletin. On Friday 4,228 fresh cases and one death were registered in the state. […]

Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Director General of Police, C. Sylendra Babu has given a directive to the police personal to be polite to the public while conducting checking during the night curfew and on Sunday lockdown. The DGP in a statement on Friday said that the police personal must wear gloves and sanitize […]

Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) While more than sixty percent of the eligible children have in the age group of 15-18 have taken a vaccination in Tamil Nadu according to the department of health services,  some parents are wary of inoculating their children fearing side effects. Revathy of Bodiniakanar in Theni district while speaking to BPNS said, […]