Man injected with empty syringe in Bihar's Chhapra; video goes viral
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Chhapra/IBNS: A man was injected with an empty syringe by a nurse at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Bihar's Chhapra.
Kerala reports 7,499 new COVID cases, 94 deaths
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:20 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala recorded 7,499 new cases of COVID-19 and 94 deaths in the past 24 hours, an official release said here on Monday.
Delhi records 7 Covid deaths, lowest in more than two months
Jun 20, 2021, at 07:41 am
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi registered seven Covid-19 deaths, the lowest in in two months, since April 1, and 135 fresh infections, taking the positivity rate to 0.18 per cent, according to the data released by the state government.
Covid19: Mizoram, Manipur first two Northeastern states to report Delta variant
Jun 20, 2021, at 07:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mizoram and Manipur are the first two Northeastern states that have reported the presence of highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus.
Karnataka eases Covid19 restrictions in dists with less than 5 pc positivity rate
Jun 20, 2021, at 05:10 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government on Saturday eased restrictions in 16 districts with less than 5 per cent Covid-19 positivity rate, according to media reports.
Reopening of schools: Niti Ayog's Dr VK Paul has to say this
Jun 19, 2021, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has said that a time should come when the schools can be reopened as more and more people are vaccinated, including teachers, and people adopt Covid-appropriate behaviour and implement social distancing in everyday lives.
Jun 19, 2021, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Saturday asked the states to adhere to the "extremely important" five-fold strategy of Covid-appropriate behaviour--test-track-treat and vaccinate to stop the spread of the virus.
Covid19: Four lions at Tamil Nadu zoo test positive for Delta variant
Jun 19, 2021, at 06:28 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Four lions infected with Covid19 at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur have the coronavirus belonging to the Pangolin lineage B.1.617.2 and are Delta variants as per WHO nomenclature, Zoo officials told the media.
Punjab govt announces to bring all sections of society under vaccination drive
Jun 17, 2021, at 01:41 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The Punjab government has announced to take appropriate measures to cover every citizen in the ambit of COVID vaccination and drive has been running in full swing at rural as well as urban areas of the state.
Jun 16, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Mumbai: Residents of a housing society in Mumbai’s Kandivali region have claimed they were victims of a 'vaccination scam' and the alleged fraudster duped them by supplying fake COVID-19 shots.
G7 Summit: PM Modi calls for united approach to fight Covid19, future pandemics at outreach session
Jun 13, 2021, at 07:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the G7 States to take a united approach to fight the coronavirus pandemic and similar health emergencies in future with the mantra "One Earth, One Health" as India saw support for its proposal for a waiver of patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines.
Uttar Pradesh: Police demolish 'Corona Mata temple' in Pratapgarh
Jun 12, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Taking action on superstition on Coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh police demolished the "Corona Mai" temple built in Juhi Shukulpur village on Dewanganj road, two kilometers from Sangipur market in Pratapgarh district, on Friday night.
India asks China to renew visas of students, professionals inoculated with Chinese vaccine
Jun 11, 2021, at 04:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has asked China to issue visas to students and professionals who have taken Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines, which is one of the travel conditions imposed by Beijing to enter the country amid the pandemic.
Problem of Indian students who received Covaxin raised with US
Jun 10, 2021, at 08:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has raised the concerns of students vaccinated with indigenously developed Covaxin and planning a return to US educational institutions during a meeting between foreign secretary Harsh Shringla and US chargé d’ affaires Daniel Smith, said a Hindustan Times report.
Covid19: Indian airline pilots demands 'frontline worker' status
Jun 09, 2021, at 06:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A body of India's airline pilots has demanded frontline worker status be given to its members, citing 17 pandemic related deaths in the segment.
Goa Congress demands judicial probe into deaths from March 2020 onwards, Covid handling by BJP govt
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:15 am
Panaji/UNI: The Goa Congress on Tuesday demanded a judicial inquiry into the total coronavirus deaths in the state since March 2020 and overall handling of Covid-19 pandemic by the government.
Puducherry Govt to introduce home delivery of liquor
Jun 09, 2021, at 01:42 am
Linking passport with vaccination certificate mandatory for people travelling abroad
Jun 08, 2021, at 07:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: People going abroad for education, jobs or as part of Toyko Olympics contingent will have to link their passports to CoWIN vaccination certificates and they can also get the second dose of vaccine after 28 days, the Centre said on Monday while issuing new vaccination guidelines.
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Mumbai shuts down due to lack of funds
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:46 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Hyatt Regency, one of Mumbai's top 5-star hotels, will shut operations "until further notice" due to constrained finances as the hotel authorities said they have no money to pay salaries, said media reports.
Centre defends its liberalised vaccine policy after media reports suggest inequities in distribution
Jun 06, 2021, at 08:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Saturday defended the liberalised vaccine policy, under which 50 per cent of the doses are supplied by it and the remaining are made available to the state governments and private sector directly, saying the media reports suggesting inequities in distribution of doses were "inaccurate and speculative in nature".
Malta-based company offers to supply 60 million doses of Sputnik V to Haryana
Jun 06, 2021, at 06:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Haryana government said it has received an "expression of Interest" from Pharma Regulatory Services Ltd, headquartered in Malta, to directly supply up to 60 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine developed by Russia at Rs 1,120 per dose.
Laffaire Wuhan: Come Clean China
Jun 05, 2021, at 08:09 pm
Wuhan is back in the headlines with a big bang. And the Emperor stands exposed without clothes.
No mixing of vaccines, or single dose of Covishield yet: Centre
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday rejected claims that it could allow mixing of vaccines and reduce the Covishield vaccine schedule to a single shot, after unofficial sources informed media about the key pointers of such a plan, eliciting resistance from the medical community.
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital doctors protest against Ramdev
Jun 02, 2021, at 12:08 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital's Resident Doctor Association (RDA) on Tuesday protested against the alleged derogatory comments made by Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on the allopathic medicine.
Centrally protected monuments to remain closed till June15
May 31, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The centrally protected monuments, which had been closed in May for public visits due to the rise in daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), will remain shut till June 15, or until further orders, the Union ministry of culture announced in a notification
Only 6 states now have over 1 lakh cases
May 31, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The coronavirus cases across the country are on the decline, Centre has pointed out, citing official figures pertaining to active cases.
Telangana govt extends statewide complete lockdown till June 9
May 31, 2021, at 08:02 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Amid the second wave of covid-19, the Telangana state Cabinet in its lengthy meeting on Sunday evening decided to extend the statewide complete lockdown for another 10-days from May 31 to June 9 and daily relaxation has been extended from 6 am to 1 pm.
Maharashtra to extend lockdown restrictions till June 15
May 31, 2021, at 07:47 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday night said that the covid restrictions has been increased till June 15 in the state.
SII to supply 90 to 100 million Covishield doses in June: Report
May 31, 2021, at 03:28 am
Pune/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it will be able to manufacture and supply 90 to 100 million doses of Covishield in June, media reports said.
UP govt eases Covid curbs in districts less than 600 cases
May 31, 2021, at 01:07 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government Sunday announced to ease restrictions from June 1 in districts that have reported less than 600 active Covid cases in the past few days.