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In a recent development, the COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 was detected in Kerala.
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The first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Justice Fathima Beevi, died at a private hospital here on Thursday, official sources said.
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The virus strain seen in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant, which generally has a high mortality rate, said Veena George
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A total of six cases of Nipah virus infection were reported in Kerala's Kozhikode district of which two persons died
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On August 17, the complainant, Haridasan, provided images and messages as evidence. He stated that his representative, a lawyer, had thoroughly briefed the private secretary to George and the deputy about the entire chain of events.
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I was told by my private secretary about such an allegation and I immediately told him to see that a written complaint is put in. On September 13, we got the complaint, and on September 20, I informed this to the Chief Minister, said Veena George
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A 24-year old health worker at a private hospital has been confirmed with Nipah virus infection after his samples turned positive, a statement from Kerala Health Minister Veena George here said
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Chandy's son Chandy Oommen stated in his Facebook post that he was diagnosed with a slight beginning of pneumonia and admitted to the hospital due to a high fever.
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The incident occurred in the Keezvaipur area of the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala.
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Thiruvananthapuram: State Health Minister Veena George on Monday confirmed that the test reports of a 22-year-old person with monkeypox symptoms who died on July 30 were found to be positive for the viral zoonotic infection. The youth hailed from Chavakkad Kuranjiyur in Thrissur district tested positive in UAE and died in Kerala on July 30. […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday announced that the country’s first ever monkeypox patient has fully recovered and will be discharged later in the day. The 35-year-old Kerala native arrived here from the UAE on July 12 and had tested positive for the virus two days later. When he developed the symptoms, he […]
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India reported its first case of monkeypox in Kerala. The infected person, who returned from abroad, was hospitalised after showing signs of the virus. He tested positive for the same on Thursday, Kerala health minister Veena George said. The person showed symptoms of monkeypox and he was in close contact with a patient abroad. According […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A person who returned to Kerala from abroad and was hospitalised after showing signs of monkeypox tested positive for the same, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the minister told reporters that his samples of the symptomatic person have been collected and sent to the National Institute of […]
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New Delhi: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement, the country is preparing to begin the COVID-19 vaccination drive for 15-18-year-old children from Monday. CoWIN registration for the age group began yesterday. As per Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, the national capital has the capacity to vaccinate 3 lakh children falling in the age […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who flew in to Kochi from the UK, has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Kerala Health Minister, Veena George announced on Sunday. She said that the passenger is stable and is under observation, while stressing that there was no need for panic as situation is under control. According to the […]
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Kozhikode: Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veena George said here on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the deceased 12-year-old child, she said. “We have identified 188 contacts till now. The surveillance team have marked 20 of them as high […]