Puducherry, Dec 29 (BPNS) A person in a village at Vilianur in Puducherry climbed a tree on Tuesday to avoid being administered Covid -19 vaccine. The man who spotted the health authorities coming towards his house ran away and later climbed the tree to prevent him from being vaccinated. Puducherry health authorities said that the […]

Puducherry, Dec 29( BPNS) With the Union Territory reporting two cases of Omicron with an Octogenarian and a 21-year-old woman testing positive on Tuesday, there were apprehensions that the New Year festivities would be curtailed. However, the administration of the Union Territory has permitted the New Year celebrations to be carried out by strictly adhering […]

By Seema Hakhu Kachru Scientists, including an Indian-American researcher, have identified a molecule that can help treat breast cancer, giving hope to patients who have become resistant to traditional therapies. The first-in-class molecule shuts down oestrogen-sensitive breast cancer in a new way, researchers said. First-in-class drugs are those that work by a unique mechanism – […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27  Kerala continued to report less than 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases for the second day running with the state logging 1,636 new infections on Monday, which took the caseload to 52,24,929 to date. Also, the State reported 236 deaths, which raised the toll to 46,822 so far, an official press release said. Of […]

Chennai, Dec 27 (bpNS) The think tank of the Government of India, Niti Aayog has ranked the state of Tamil Nadu second in the health parameters after Kerala which continued with its position of number one. Telangana state follows Tamil Nadu for the third place, according to a statement from the Government of India body. […]

Chennai, Dec 27 (BPNS) The  Tamil Nadu health department in a statement said that it has inoculated 17.31 lakh, people, during the 16th mega vaccination drive conducted on Sunday. According to information from the health department around 50,000 centres were set up for the mega vaccine drive, the 16th of its kind in the state. 5,17,126 people […]

Chennai, Dec 27 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Government Doctors association in a representation to the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has requested to shift school and college classes purely to online mode and to shut down the offline classes. The TN Government Doctors association president, Dr. K. Senthil in a representation to the Chief Minister said that […]

Chennai, Dec 26 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will be reopening some of its Covid -19 care centres to prevent spread of Covid cases. Urban community centres in Injambakkam in Sholingallur Zone and Manjambakkam in Manali will be converted into Covid care centres, sources in the corporation informed BPNS. The GCC will be planning […]

Chennai, Dec 26 (BPNS) The samples of a Covid -19 positive couple and their one child who had returned from South Africa to Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu were sent for whole-genome sequencing to ascertain whether they have Omicron strain in their samples. The couple and their children had arrived from South Africa on December 15th and their […]

Chennai, Dec 26 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department has commenced preparations to vaccinate youngsters in the age group of 15-18 years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that the vaccination in this age group would start from January 3rd, 2022. The state health minister, Ma Subramanian while speaking to reporters at Chennai […]