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Long work hours increasing deaths from heart disease & strokes, pandemic could worsen it: WHO

Between 2000 and 2016, the number of deaths from ischemic heart disease due to long work hours rose by 42%, and from stroke by 19%.

Bengal ‘yet to touch Covid peak’ but Kolkata is already running out of hospital beds

State database shows nearly 500 vacant beds, but a check with a few hospitals shows these numbers aren't entirely reliable. This at a time experts warn the Covid wave is yet to peak in Bengal.

India records 2.8 lakh new Covid cases, lowest in 27 days

The number of active cases stands at 35,16,997, accounting for 14.09 per cent of the total infections. The national recovery rate has improved to 84.81 per cent.

Covid is airborne, scientists say. WHO and CDC are beginning to agree

Cleaner indoor air won’t just fight Covid, it will minimise the risk of catching flu and other respiratory infections, researchers said in a study in the journal Science Friday.

Covaxin stock for those aged above 45 to last only one day, says Delhi AAP MLA Atishi

According to the Aam Aadmi Party legislator, 1.18 lakh people in Delhi were vaccinated on 15 May and around 10.5 lakh people have taken both vaccine doses so far.

Delhi records 6,456 new Covid cases, 262 deaths in a day, positivity rate drops to 10.40%

Delhi has recorded less than 10,000 cases for the third consecutive day. However, the smaller number of new cases was due to relatively fewer tests, 62,059, conducted Saturday.

States, UTs have 1.84 cr Covid vaccines, to receive 51 lakh more in next 3 days, Centre says

The health ministry said that Centre has so far provided more than 20 crore vaccine doses to states and UTs of which the total consumption including wastages, is 18,43,67,772 doses.

Vaccination of frontline, healthcare workers in Delhi below national average, says Centre

Amid Delhi govt's criticism of Centre's vaccination policy, Niti Aayog's VK Paul said the overall coverage of single-dose for healthcare workers is 89% compared to 78% in Delhi.

Got vaccinated against Covid and experienced no side effects? It’s okay

Does a lack of side effects mean my immune system hasn’t been primed to protect me? It means no such thing.

India records 3.11 lakh new Covid cases, 4,077 deaths in past 24 hours

Active cases have reduced to 36.18 lakh comprising 14.66 per cent of total infections, while national recovery rate has improved to 84.25 per cent, according to health ministry data.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.