Tag: Covid
South Asia saw around 2.39 lakh child deaths in Covid time
About 2.39 lakh child deaths and 11,000 maternal deaths might have recorded in South Asia in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic disruptions on health...
Rising poverty, erosion of trust after a year of Covid: UNDP
A year after the Covid -19 pandemic struck the world, the crisis affected countries saw rising poverty rates, rise in domestic and other forms...
1.25 lakh newborns could be saved during Covid 19
Separating newborns from mothers are always a risk and a new study shows that about 1,25,000 lives could be saved by keeping them together...
Immediate steps needed to stop emerging “second Covid peak”; Modi
India needs to take quick and decisive steps to stop the emerging "second peak" of Covid-19 immediately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said and warned...
India crosses 2 million landmark in Covid Vaccination
Indian crossed landmark in Covid 9 vaccination when more than two million people across the country got vaccination till now. On the 52nd day...
Kerala’s Covid cases at 2316; test positivity rate 3.51
Kerala on Tuesday, March 9, confirmed 2316 Covid 19 cases and the test positivity rate stood at 3.51.
Kottayam district reported the highest number of...
India among five countries account for half of child marriages
Five countries, including India, account for about half of the child marriages in the world, according to a new UNICEF analysis. Apart from India,...
Maharashtra, Kerala see a surge in Covid cases
Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continued to report a surge in the Covic 19 cases, accounting for 86.25 per cent of the...
Acceptance of Covid vaccine highest among pregnant women
Most of the pregnant women and mothers across the world say that they would receive a Covid 19 vaccine and even vaccinate their children,...
Indian women highest among all to accept Covid vaccine
The world over Covid-19 vaccination drive has started momentum. However, some people are still sceptic whether to take vaccination. In the present scenario, an...
