It was reported that 6.5% of vaccines equivalent to about 23 lakh vaccine doses have been wasted in the country. (File Photo) By Dr Gauri Agarwal Even as a country-wide vaccination programme for Covid-19 has been underway, there have been reports of a number of people exhibiting hesitancy in taking their shots. This amounts to … Read more
World Health Organisation/Dr Surya Kant Tripathi. (Image Source: Reuters/Screengrab) The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently recommended that antiparasitic drug Ivermectin must be used to treat COVID-19 patients within the clinical trials only. The WHO sighted lack of conclusive data behind this recommendation, which is applicable to “patients with COVID-19 of any disease severity.” Despite this, … Read more
Sisodia highlighted that as the caseload began to soar in the national capital, the government had to take measures and convert general hospitals into Covid-only facilities too.(Photo source: ANI) Delhi deputy chief minister and finance minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that people of the city will get COVID-19 vaccines for free in all government … Read more
National Health Authority CEO RS Sharma. (Photo Source: IE) COVID-19 vaccination has entered the second phase and as it progresses, the next target for National Health Authority CEO RS Sharma is to make sure that people will have more options of hospitals close to their home. In an interview to The Indian Express, Sharma also … Read more
Maharashtra Covid-19 update Amid a recent surge in the number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, Thane Municipal Commissioner has imposed a complete lockdown from today till March 31 in COVID-19 hotspot areas. Thane Municipal Commissioner Vipin Sharma issued an order which stated that 16 areas have been marked as a hotspot in the city. As … Read more
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar In view of the rise in the number of cases in Maharashtra and Kerala, Karnataka has made a negative RT-PCR certificate, not older than 72 hours, compulsory for those arriving from the neighbouring states by flights, trains, buses, or personal transport. Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that … Read more
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said healthcare workers will be given top priority. (Photo source: IE) Gujarat will administer the COVID-19 vaccine in four stages and a database is being prepared for the same, said Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. According to Rupani, healthcare workers will be given top priority and they will be administered the vaccine … Read more
The national trends are closely linked to the ground situation. Coronavirus in India: India has been witnessing continuous growth in the coronavirus cases. However, over the last few days, there have been promising signs which make the country hopeful of an improvement, even if the hope is temporary. For the sixth consecutive day, on Wednesday, … Read more
!1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates Mainland China reports 61 new cases China reported 61 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 26, up from 46 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Monday. As of Sunday, mainland China had 83,891 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death … Read more
!1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates US marks over 63,000 virus cases in 24 hours The United States on Wednesday recorded 63,967 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. That brought the total number of cases in the world’s hardest-hit country to 3,955,860, the Baltimore-based … Read more