Govt panel recommends vaccination for Covid patients after 6 months of recovery
May 13, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: People infected with Covid-19 should go for vaccination six months after recovery, according to the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) that held a meeting recently, said media reports.
May 13, 2021, at 07:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central government has started working with the pharma companies producing amphotericin B to ramp up the production of anti-fungal medicine used in the treatment of mucormycosis, the “black fungus" infection being reported in some covid-19 patients across India.
Madhya Pradesh govt worried after 50 patients diagnosed with Black Fungal Disease
May 13, 2021, at 06:10 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Covid patients being infected with mucormycosis or "black fungal disease" have been increasing and fifty more infected patients in Madhya Pradesh have been diagnosed with the rare infection caused by a group of moulds called "mucormycetes" and affect people with weak immune systems.
India's Covid cases have peaked, reflects Cambridge tracker: Report
May 12, 2021, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The coronavirus infections in India have reached the peak according to a tracker developed by the researchers at Cambridge Judge Business School and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, said a Bloomberg report.
Why more young are getting affected by second wave of Covid-19? ICMR chief has the answer
May 12, 2021, at 06:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The second wave of Covid-19 is affecting the young people slightly more as they might have started going out and also because of some strains of SARS-COV-2 active in the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief said on Tuesday.
After 44 die in Aligharh Muslim University, vice-chancellor suspects 'lethal' strain
May 12, 2021, at 06:25 am
Aligarh/IBNS: After 44 Aligharh Muslim University staff, 19 professors and 25 non-teaching staff died of Covid-19, the varsity's vice-chancellor has written to the ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) asking for genome sequencing of what he suspects a "lethal" variant of the novel coronavirus.
India records 4.03 lakh fresh Covid cases, 4,092 deaths in last 24 hours
May 09, 2021, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded 4,03,738 fresh Covid cases and 4,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
DCGI approves DRDO's anti-COVID oral drug '2-DG' for emergency use
May 08, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of DRDO's anti-COVID-19 therapeutic oral drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as an adjunct therapy in moderation to severe COVID-19 patients.
CT scan effective tool to detect, determine severity of Covid-19 cases: DAK
May 08, 2021, at 09:20 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said chest CT scan is an effective tool to detect and determine the severity of Covid-19 cases.
Johnson & Johnson to start clinical trial for it Covid vaccine at Kolkata's Peerless Hospital
May 08, 2021, at 08:47 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Peerless Hospital has been selected as the only trial venue in the East for Johnson & Johnson for their single dose vaccine which is currently being used under emergency authorization in USA.
China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine gets WHO's nod for emergency use
May 08, 2021, at 04:50 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday gave emergency use approval for a coronavirus vaccine made by China's state-owned drug manufacturer Sinopharm, said a Reuters report.
Third wave of Covid-19 avoidable with proper measures : Govt's scientific adviser
May 08, 2021, at 02:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A deadly third wave of Covid-19 can be avoided if adequate measures are taken, the government's top scientific adviser said today, after telling the country to brace for the fresh wave two days ago.
Maharashtra reports 920 deaths in single day, over 57000 fresh Covid cases
May 06, 2021, at 04:06 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra on Wednesday reported a whopping 920 deaths, the highest-ever single-day fatality count due to Covid since the pandemic outbreak.
May 06, 2021, at 03:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pharma major Roche India on Wednesday announced that it has received Emergency Use Approval (EUA) from Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its antibody cocktail for treating Covid-19, said media reports.
Third-wave of Covid 'inevitable', warns government
May 06, 2021, at 03:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A third wave of the coronavirus is "inevitable", the government's top scientific adviser warned on Wednesday as possibilities of a nationwide lockdown were discussed to break the chain of Covid surge in India.
Over 2 lakh beneficiaries between 18-44 years received their first vaccine shot: Centre
May 04, 2021, at 05:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Liberalised and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 vaccination has come into force from May 1.
India records 3.92 lakh Covid-19 cases, 3.6k deaths in last 24 hrs
May 02, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 3,92,488 COVID-19 cases and 3,689 deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the overall infections to 1,95,57,457 and death toll to 2,15,542, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Sunday.
Twelve die in Batra hospital due to oxygen shortage
May 02, 2021, at 02:55 am
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 12 patients in Batra hospital of Delhi died on Saturday due to a shortage of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), the hospital's managing director said.
Mumbai's Covid test positivity rate drops below 10 pct
May 01, 2021, at 03:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In some amount of respite, Mumbai's Covid test positivity rate has dropped below 10 per cent, media reports said on Friday.
Delhi records highest Covid deaths in single day with 395 fatalities
Apr 30, 2021, at 04:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi on Thursday once again reported the highest ever fatalities due to Covid-19 in a single day with 395 deaths.
Apr 30, 2021, at 04:12 am
London: The first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body-mass index (BMI) is published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.
Bharat Biotech cuts down Covaxin's price for states
Apr 30, 2021, at 01:55 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Bharat Biotech has reduced the price of Covaxin from Rs 600 per dose to Rs 400 for the state governments in view of the challenges faced by the already overstretched health system, the company said on Thursday.
Apr 29, 2021, at 05:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, ICMR and National Institue of Virology, has been found to protect against the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, said White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci on Tuesday.
More than 80 lakh people registered for Covid vaccine in 3 hours: Centre
Apr 29, 2021, at 04:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Registration for the new eligible population groups to get inoculated against Covid-19 commenced on Wednesday from 4 pm and within three hours, the government received over 80 lakhs registration.
COVID-19: West Bengal's active cases cross 1 lakh mark after another record surge
Apr 28, 2021, at 03:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With 16,403 fresh infections reported in the past 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 1,00,615, officials said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra reports highest death count in 24 hrs with 895 fatalities
Apr 28, 2021, at 03:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 895 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike in fatalities in the state which has been the worst hit by the pandemic.
Covid-19: Oxygen plants in every district to ensure adequate availability, PM Modi tweets
Apr 25, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said medical oxygen generation plants will be set up in every district using the PM-Cares Fund to ensure adequate oxygen availability.
Maharashtra to give free Covid-19 vaccine to all in state
Apr 25, 2021, at 09:38 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: With over 60,000 Covid-19 cases daily, Maharashtra will vaccinate all the people of the state for free, state's minister Nawab Malik said Sunday.
India registers 3.49 lakh fresh Covid cases, 2,767 deaths in last 24 hours
Apr 25, 2021, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered a new record in Covid single-day spike and deaths with 3.49 lakh fresh infections and 2,767 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Deaths from Covid-19 in Brazil close in on 390,000
Apr 25, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua: Brazil registered 3,076 more COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its death toll to 389,492, the country's Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.