The development was announced on Tuesday, and the move is expected to accelerate India’s access to foreign vaccines. Coronavirus vaccination in India: The worsening situation of the coronavirus pandemic in India has led to the Centre deciding to fast track approvals for foreign manufacturers of vaccines. The country is currently undertaking a massive coronavirus vaccination … Read more
Sputnik V also requires it to be administered in two shots. Sputnik V in India: On Monday, India gave emergency use authorisation to Russia’s Sputnik V, making it the third vaccine to be used in India, with the first two being Serum Institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. The vaccine had been recommended … Read more
TTD is the latest to announce such measures to prevent spreading at temples. Tirupati Temple: As coronavirus cases are on a surge, pilgrimage all over the country is being affected. Amid this, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board, which maintains the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, has stopped issuing tickets for slotted … Read more
The Centre had sent the special teams last week on the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Coronavirus in India update: As India is witnessing a second wave of COVID-19, Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh seem to be at the centre of this surge as they have been reporting the highest number of deaths related to … Read more
CM Yogi has also ordered the setting up of several dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in Lucknow. (Representational image) Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh has been recording new highs of daily cases for the past few days, taking the number of active cases in the state to 58,801. Amid this, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a … Read more
The high-level meeting was chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan. Coronavirus in India: In a meeting on Saturday held with 12 states and UTs, the Centre raised several key issues regarding the resurgence of coronavirus cases in India. Among the issues flagged was the high occupancy rate of COVID-19 ventilator beds in at least … Read more
India in the past 24 hours was witness to over 46,000 new cases, the biggest jump in cases seen in the past few months. (File image: IE) India is a country of big numbers and numbers can cause concern or comfort depending on the subject under discussion. As a covid-19 vaccine producer, India is already … Read more
India on Thursday collectively recorded nearly 40,000 cases, for the first time since November 28. Coronavirus in Maharashtra: On Thursday, Maharashtra recorded a whopping 25,883 new cases of COVID-19, which is the highest the state has seen ever since the pandemic first struck India in March last year. Before this, the highest number of daily … Read more