As many as 1,75,000 persons trained by the Ministry's skilling ecosystem in health sector professionals such as health workers, emergency medical technicians, were made available to the States for utilising their services during the pandemic

Around 4,530 tonnes of such waste was generated in December, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum 629 tonnes, followed by Kerala (542 tonnes) and Gujarat (479 tonnes)

Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others.  Genome sequencing on other specimens is going on, says the government

Until now, six individuals have shown traces of the new variant of coronavirus in India. All these individuals have been kept under isolation in designated health care facilities by respective state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine

As per the amended Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), travellers will be kept under institutional quarantine after arrival and RT-PCR test will be conducted on the seventh day from the arrival at the respective hotels, institutional facilities at their own coast

Arriving passengers alleged that they waited for more than eight hours as airport authorities began testing every passenger rigorously to stop the spread of a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus

Advocate Rakesh Malhotra, during the hearing, told the court that there should be some SOPs for managing post COVID-19 complications in those who have recovered from the infection

Chile's armed forces said at least 36 people had been infected at its Bernardo O'Higgins base, including 26 army personnel and 10 civilian contractors conducting maintenance at the base

In a statement on Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said the travel bubble will be deferred beyond December and the exact start date will be reviewed late this month

The new guidelines have been issued a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met with chief ministers to discuss concerns over recent negligence of the common citizens of COVID-19 norms

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan spoke about the upsurge in number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi and the action plan made by the health ministry in cooperation with the Delhi government, Indian Council of Medical Research, NITI Aayog and AIIMS

Goa had earlier made it mandatory for tourists to avail a COVID-19 negative certificate two days prior to reaching state via land, air or sea route but now there's no such rule

Brent crude slipped on the news and was down 78 cents, or 1.9%, at $40.53 a barrel at 0516 GMT. US oil was 79 cents, or 2%, lower at $37.93

Venkaiah Naidu is asymptomatic and is not experiencing any health issues; he is currently under home quarantine

Stating that an effective vaccine would be the sure shot tool in containing COVID-19, Dr Vardhan said more than 30 vaccine candidates are in different stages of development in India

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday issued a new advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing 'testing on demand' for individuals but left it to the states to modify the approach as per their discretion

The city is among the first key markets to bring the COVID-19 situation under control with a high recovery rate, JLL India said

Latest report by JLL puts revenue per room decline at 59 per cent for Bengaluru, sharpest among major cities.

This is fourth equated-monthly instalment of post-devolution revenue deficit grant; funds will help states in taking preventive steps towards spread of COVID-19

The National Digital Health Mission has received in-principle approval from the cabinet. The platform would have four key features, including health IDs, personal health records, Digi Doctor and health facility registry