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India expected to record largest increase in child and maternal deaths in South Asia in 2020 amid Covid: UN
March 18, 2021 11:35 IST
The report ‘Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia’ by UNICEF, WHO and the UNFPA also noted that India could spend nearly USD 10 billion on COVID-19 testing and healthcare utilisation by September 2021, the biggest share of the overall costs in the region.
60 MBBS students from GMCH Amritsar suspended for Jodhpur trip; 18 test positive for Covid-19
March 18, 2021 11:17 IST
Dr Rajiv Devgan, principal, GMCH Amritsar, said that a group of 60 students from MBBS (2nd year) returned to their respective hostels last Sunday from Jodhpur and checked into their rooms without informing the authorities.
Kerala Covid-19 wrap: 2,098 new cases, 13 deaths; hospital worker tests positive after vaccination
March 17, 2021 20:06 IST
Ernakulam has reported the highest number of cases (255) today, followed by Kozhikode (246) and Kollam (230).
Covid-19 vaccine wastage in five states higher than national average of 6.5%: Centre
March 17, 2021 18:46 IST
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Covid-19 vaccine wastage in five states -- Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir is higher than 6.5 per cent, which is the national average.
Novel coronavirus jumped from bats to humans with ‘very little change’, say scientists
March 14, 2021 13:24 IST
A study assessed hundreds of thousands of sequenced genomes of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and found that for the first 11 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been very little 'important genetic change' observed in the coronavirus.
Dubbing PIL ‘selfish’, Bombay HC says judiciary to get Covid vaccine lastSubscriber Only
March 13, 2021 18:00 IST
The plea said while lawyers’ work was added in the list of essential services, the legal fraternity should be allowed to take part in the vaccination process to avoid the risk of Covid-19 in courts where a large number of people assemble.
Centre asks states reporting spike in COVID-19 cases to accelerate vaccination
March 6, 2021 18:09 IST
States were specifically asked to continue with the effective strategy of 'test, track and treat' that had yielded rich dividends at the height of the pandemic, improve overall testing in districts reporting reduction in testing and increase share of RT-PCR tests in districts dependent on high levels of antigen testing.
Explain tight control over vaccinations, Delhi High Court tells CentreSubscriber Only
March 5, 2021 00:55 IST
The court observed that the government was either donating the vaccines or selling them to foreign countries “rather than” inoculating its own people, when its approach should in fact be to vaccinate Indians urgently — “yesterday and not tomorrow”.
A Covid-19 vaccine side effect, enlarged lymph nodes, can be mistaken for cancerSubscriber Only
March 2, 2021 09:08 IST
The swelling is a normal reaction by the immune system to the vaccine, and occurs on the same side as the arm where the shot was given. It can also occur after other vaccinations, including those for flu and the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Karnataka Covid-19 wrap: Vaccination phase 2 begins; now 7 covid clusters in BengaluruSubscriber Only
March 2, 2021 08:27 IST
According to the Karnataka state health department, vaccination days will be Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in government centers and all working days in private centers.
Covid-19 vaccination drive Phase 2: PM Modi leads from the front; several ministers take jab
March 1, 2021 21:04 IST
The government had announced on Wednesday that everyone above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine from March 1, for free at government facilities and for Rs 250 per dose at select private hospitals.
Free Covid-19 vaccine for all in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
March 1, 2021 18:15 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi too took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS today as India opened up the second phase of the inoculation drive for senior citizens and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities.
Kerala Covid-19 wrap: 3,792 new cases, 18 deaths; rise in infections due to community spread, say experts
February 27, 2021 21:27 IST
Kerala attained the number one spot among states reporting the most number of Covid-19 recoveries. In 24 hours, 4,652 patients had recovered from Covid-19 in the state.
China plays down reports of India beating it in vaccine diplomacy
February 26, 2021 21:13 IST
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin during a media briefing reiterated that China has been providing vaccines to 53 countries and exporting vaccines to 27 countries, amid reports that many of those countries are yet to receive Chinese vaccines or the promised quantities.
Voting time extended, poll officials to be vaccinated: EC issues guidelines for 2021 Assembly elections
February 26, 2021 18:45 IST
Voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27, with West Bengal conducting the maximum eight phases continuing till April 29, and votes for the polls in the four states and one union territory will be counted on May 2.
Oxford University says research not affected after expert flags Covid-19 lab hack
February 26, 2021 08:42 IST
The breach took place in mid-February and occurred at the Division of Structural Biology, known as Strubi, which has been carrying out research into COVID-19.
Kerala Covid-19 wrap: 4,106 new cases, 17 deaths; mutant strains not behind surge, says Centre
February 24, 2021 21:05 IST
Meanwhile, after Karnataka, now Mumbai, Uttarakhand and Manipur have also requested all the travellers from Kerala to present a Covid-19 negative test certificate on entering the state.
Mamata wants COVID vaccine for all before Bengal polls, seeks PM’s help
February 24, 2021 17:47 IST
The letter to the PM comes on a day when the government announced that people above the age of 60 and those over 45 with comorbidities will be able to receive Covid-19 vaccines from March 1.
AstraZeneca antibody trials show promising signs against variantsSubscriber Only
February 23, 2021 11:33 IST
High-risk people such as cancer patients may need drugs like monoclonal antibodies that can neutralize the virus and mimic the necessary immune response to avoid infection.
Vaccination provides most reliable long-term protection against COVID-19: Experts
February 23, 2021 09:24 IST
The experts -- Rajeeva Karandikar from the Chennai Mathematical Institute; Shekhar Mande, Director General, CSIR; and M Vidyasagar from IIT Hyderabad -- said it is crucial to ensure that the number of cases does not start increasing again as it has in many countries such as Italy, the UK, and the USA.
Serum Institute gets WHO approval for global rollout of Covishield vaccine
February 16, 2021 12:26 IST
AstraZeneca and Serum Institute of India will now work with the COVAX Facility to begin supplying the Covid-19 vaccine around the world, with the majority going to low and middle-income countries.
WHO authorizes AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
February 16, 2021 12:27 IST
The AstraZeneca vaccine has already been authorized in more than 50 countries, including Britain, India, Argentina and Mexico. It is cheaper and easier to handle than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Coronavirus survives longer on glass, plastic than on cloth, paper: IIT Bombay study
February 15, 2021 14:04 IST
The study also suggests that seats in public places, such as parks, shopping malls, restaurants, and railway or airport waiting halls, could be covered with cloth to reduce the risk of disease spread.
Covid-19 vaccination: Health workers to get second dose today
February 13, 2021 11:43 IST
Touted to be the biggest inoculation drive in the world, India has set a tall target of inoculating 300 million people by July-end.
Angela Merkel, governors agree to extend Germany’s virus lockdown till March 7
February 11, 2021 11:35 IST
Germany's second lockdown began in November and was extended and toughened before Christmas due to concern that the number of COVID-19 patients could overwhelm hospitals.
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