HEALTH

PATNA—The government has sounded state-wide alert in Bihar after Avian Influenza or bird flu outbreaks were reported from four states in India. The Animal and Fisheries Resources Department has directed all the animal husbandry officers…
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PATNA—The state health department in Bihar has sought helps from the police to trace out the missing returnees from United Kingdom where a new strain of coronavirus was found. “Our officials found it difficult to trace some passengers…
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NEW DELHI—The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday granted approval to two COVID vaccines for their emergency use. With this, India has become the first country in the world to give approval for two vaccines at a time. The…
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PATNA—Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Saturday said all arrangements for COVID-19 vaccination had been completed and the vaccination process could start any day on centre’s instruction. He said the people willing vaccination would…
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NEW DELHI—In a significant development, the Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation on Friday recommended emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca's 'Covishield' vaccine. News agency IANS reported that the…
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PATNA—The Bihar health department is looking for 96 persons who returned to Patna in the last one month from United Kingdom which has reported a new highly contagious strain of COVID-19. A health department official has told the local…
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PATNA—Union minister of state for health and family welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey has tested positive for COVID-19. The minister who represents Buxur LS seat in Bihar himself announced this through his Twitter handle and asked all those…
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PATNA—This is official—At least 15 percent people in Bihar are still consuming alcohol despite total prohibition being in place for the past four years. According to a latest report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), 2019-20,…
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NEW DELHI—Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has rebutted a statement issued by a Chinese company which criticised CSE’s recent investigation into adulteration in honey and the role played by Chinese companies in selling sugar syrup…
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A minister from BJP-ruled state in India who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has tested positive for COVID-19, raising concern over efficacy of the vaccines. Haryana minister for Home, Urban Local Bodies, Technical Education,…
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