UN chief underlines need to step up COVID-19 vaccine production, equitable distribution
May 29, 2021, at 05:27 pm
New York: The world is far from achieving equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, a tragedy that must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday during an online conversation on fair access to these lifesaving treatments.
Vietnam records new variant of COVID-19 virus
May 29, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam has recorded a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the country's health ministry said.
Fight against Coronavirus: India registers 1.73 lakh COVID-19 cases, 3617 deaths
May 29, 2021, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation struggling to combat COVID-19 in the second wave of the pandemic, registered a decline in daily count as 1.73 lakh new cases were registered in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Punjab launches 'Udaan' scheme to distribute sanitary pads to women every month
May 29, 2021, at 03:23 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Social Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Friday launched the women-empowerment oriented "Udaan Scheme" throughout the state on the occasion of International Menstrual Hygiene Day.
HDFC Bank to set up medical infrastructure for Covid-19 relief
May 29, 2021, at 02:44 am
Mumbai/UNI: HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, on Friday announced a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country in the fight against the current pandemic.
May 29, 2021, at 01:17 am
Mumbai/UNI: AstraZeneca India and Sun Pharma have now discontinued their distribution agreement signed in 2016 and have entered into a transition supply agreement with effect from today.
India fights COVID-19: India’s active caseload further dips to 23,43,152
May 28, 2021, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi: India’s Active Caseload has now reduced to 23,43,152. Active Cases have decreased since its last peak on 10th May 2021.
India records 1,86,364 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, lowest daily count in 44 days
May 28, 2021, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: India recorded a decline in daily case count as 1,86,364 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Delhi notifies Black Fungus Disease under Epidemic Act
May 28, 2021, at 08:05 am
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi government has made Black Fungus Disease notifiable under the Epidemic Act a day after the national capital reported 153 new cases of the infection.
Apollo Hospitals to start rolling Sputnik V from June's second week
May 28, 2021, at 05:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Apollo Hospitals will start administering Russian COVID-19 vaccine-Sputnik V-from June's second week, the group told media in a statement on Thursday.
COVID-19 second wave on downswing: Centre
May 27, 2021, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Thursday said the country is on the downswing of COVID-19 second wave in the backdrop of the noticeable gradual decline in the daily cases over the last several days.
Delhi HC allows duty free import of Amphotericin-B medicine for Black Fungus
May 27, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi high court on Thursday provided interim relief allowing duty free import of drug Amphotericin-B, used for treating mucormycosis or Black Fungus Disease in patients, mainly those affected by it after recovering from Covid-19.
Zydus Cadila seeks clinical trial approval for its antibody cocktail in India
May 27, 2021, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Zydus Cadila has applied for regulatory approval for clinical trials of its antibody cocktail to treat mild Covid symptoms, said a Reuters reports
Over 22 crore Covid vaccines provided to states till date: Health Ministry
May 27, 2021, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI:The Centre has so far provided more than 22 crore vaccine doses to the states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.
WHO COVID-19 investigators points out at overlooked Chinese data for further study: Reports
May 27, 2021, at 05:34 pm
Geneva: Previously overlooked Chinese data on extensive screening of animals for coronavirus around the time the pandemic erupted is among several areas that have now been identified for further study by World Health Organization (WHO) scientists who are probing the origins of deadly virus which has ravaged nearly all corners of the globe, media reports said.
India records 2.11 lakh COVID-19 cases, 3,847 deaths in 24 hours
May 27, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Over 2.11 lakh new COVID-19 cases and 3,847 deaths apparently due to the infection were reported in the last 24 hours in the South Asian country India.
Octogenarian Covid19 patient given monoclonal antibody cocktail discharged from Gurgaon hospital
May 27, 2021, at 06:04 am
Gurugram/IBNS: An 84-year-old Covid-19 patient who was treated with a monoclonal antibodies cocktail was released from a hospital here after receiving the jab the day before, said media reports.
Additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B allocated to states: Sadananda Gowda
May 27, 2021, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda announced that the additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B drug each, used in the treatment of Mucormycosis, have been allocated to all the states and Union Territories (UTs) on Wednesday.
Experts warn of 20,000 daily Covid cases by June end in Bangladesh
May 27, 2021, at 02:23 am
The Covid variant, B.1.617, which wreaked havoc in India, is now slowly making its way into bordering districts in Bangladesh, and experts are now warning that the country could witness 20,000 daily Covid cases by end of June this year.
Stalin flags off 1,400 imported oxygen cylinders for 18 districts in Tamil Nadu
May 27, 2021, at 01:17 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday flagged off the vehicles carrying 1,400 imported oxygen cylinders and regulators to 18 districts of the State, as a means for elevating efforts against the spread of COVID-19.
Experts warn China likely to make the world suffer another pandemic deadlier than COVID19
May 26, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Experts have warned that China may lead the world to face another pandemic in the future which might be worse than even COVID-19.
Pakistan working on nasal Covid-19 vaccine
May 26, 2021, at 11:11 pm
If everything goes right, Pakistan will soon have its own nasal Covid-19 vaccine, reports say.
India reports 2.08 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4,157 deaths in 24 hours
May 26, 2021, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday reported 2.08 lakh new COVID-19 cases as the South Asian country is struggling to cope with the second wave of the virus.
May 26, 2021, at 05:44 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Amid travel fears that students receiving Covaxin may not be allowed in many countries as the vaccine is not listed, Hyderabad-based pharma major Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said regulatory approvals for its indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine are in process in more than 60 countries including the US, Brazil and Hungary.
IOCL to provide 78 ICU beds at GMCH
May 26, 2021, at 02:22 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In yet another positive development towards making the fight against Covid-19 a mass movement, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has come forth to provide 78 ICU beds at Gauhati Medical College & Hospital.
COVID-19 teen study: Moderna says its vaccine shows 100 percent efficiency
May 25, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Cambridge: Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines,on Tuesday announced that the Phase 2/3 study of its COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) in adolescents has met its primary immunogenicity endpoint, successfully bridging immune responses to the adult vaccination.
Black Fungus: Maharashtra govt provides free treatment, orders 60k Amphotericin B injections
May 25, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday acknowledged that the mucormycosis aka black fungus cases are on rise in the state and the government is acting accordingly.
Jammu and Kashmir: SDH Langate designated as COVID hospital
May 25, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Srinagar: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Sunday designated the 50-bedded Sub District Hospital Langate for COVID patients to meet out the requirement of more beds for the positive patients.
Coronavirus: Karnataka receives 3 lakh Covishield doses from Centre
May 25, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar has said that the State has received 3 lakh Covishield doses from the Centre on Tuesday.
Black Fungus not a new disease in Kashmir: Doctors
May 25, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Srinagar: Stressing that Black Fungus was not a new but a rare disease, a senior surgeon at GMC Srinagar said a fresh case was slated for surgery while three others had been treated at the medical college in the past one year.