COVID-19 lockdowns worsen obesity issues in children: Study

Jun 07, 2020

New York [USA], June 7 : The coronavirus-induced lockdowns across the world have negatively impacted diet, sleep, and physical activity among children with obesity,...

85 school children test COVID-19 positive in Uttarakhand's Nainital

Jan 02, 2022

Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], January 2 : As many as 85 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Nainital's Gangarkote tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

Maharashtra: 229 children found COVID-19 positive in Washim hostel

Feb 25, 2021

Washim (Maharashtra) [India] February 25 : As COVID-19 cases surge in Maharashtra, 229 school students and three staff members were found positive for the...

295 children test positive for COVID-19 in Pak's Balochistan

Apr 26, 2021

Quetta [Balochistan], April 26 : Amid the surge in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, Balochistan government Spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said that 295 children have tested...

First Covid isolation ward for children set up in hospital in Srinagar

May 14, 2021

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 14 : In a unique initiative G B Pant Children Hospital in Srinagar has established the first isolation...

US approves Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for youngest children

Jun 17, 2022

Washington [US], June 17 : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...