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Current epidemic law can't handle future crisis, needs overhaul, says panel

Flagging "significant deficiencies" in the Epidemic Diseases Act, the Law Commission has recommended to the government that either the law be suitably amended to address existing gaps or a......

Does India have enough vaccine reserves to combat another Covid wave?

Vaccine makers in India have a limited stockpile of doses, even as COVID-19 threatens to rear its head this winter season, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: A beneficiary is being inoculated with a......

JN.1: 'No need to press panic button'

'Certain groups should be more cautious -- especially the 60-plus population, and the population which suffer from co-morbidities like diabetes and hypertension.' IMAGE: A teacher at the Gurukul......

As JN.1 cases rise, experts say infection is mild

India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence......

Delhiites advised to exercise caution amid Covid variant JN.1 detection

Amid a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the country ahead of the festive season, doctors in Delhi have advised people to wear masks, avoid gatherings and maintain a healthy diet. Image used for......

Monsoon nearing, fear of lumpy skin disease in cattle resurfaces

The Centre has issued an advisory to states to speed up the preventive vaccination process. IMAGE: A veterinarian administers vaccine to a cow to prevent lumpy skin disease, at a cow shelter in......

Indian drug firm recalls eye drop linked to vision loss in US

Global Pharma Healthcare is recalling entire lots of eye drop linked to vision loss in the US, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

US waives in-person interviews for H-1B visas

Amid growing concerns of surging COVID-19 cases, the US has announced that it will waive the in-person interview requirement for a range of visa applicants during the entire year in 2022, including......

BPCL privatisation may get delayed: Fitch

Fitch Ratings on Monday said uncertainty over the bidder consortiums and process complexity, including valuation, may lead to potential delays in privatisation of India's second-largest fuel......

Beijing Winter Olympics: 55 COVID-19 cases on Feb 2, highest daily tally

IMAGE: An official tests the course ahead of the Freestyle Skiing at the Shougang Big Air ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 03, 2022. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty......

Pak PM Imran Khan to attend Beijing Winter Olympics opening

IMAGE: Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit to Beijing 'will reinforce the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between our two countries, and further advance the objective of building a closer......

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News for Infection Prevention And Control

Current epidemic law can't handle future crisis, needs overhaul, says panel

Does India have enough vaccine reserves to combat another Covid wave?

JN.1: 'No need to press panic button'

As JN.1 cases rise, experts say infection is mild

Delhiites advised to exercise caution amid Covid variant JN.1 detection

Monsoon nearing, fear of lumpy skin disease in cattle resurfaces

Indian drug firm recalls eye drop linked to vision loss in US

US waives in-person interviews for H-1B visas

BPCL privatisation may get delayed: Fitch

Beijing Winter Olympics: 55 COVID-19 cases on Feb 2, highest daily tally

Pak PM Imran Khan to attend Beijing Winter Olympics opening

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