The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed that only ICMR-licensed labs can collect COVID-19 samples. According to an order issued by a Delhi High Court on May 31st, all labs should ensure that their collectors must take all biosafety and biosecurity precautions, including the BioMedical Waste Management Rules, while collecting the samples. Those who … Read more
Traders and transporters during a special vaccination drive against COVID-19 by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in Navi Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Coronavirus in India 2021 Live Updates: Has India passed the great Diwali test? 48 hours after the festivities, India’s Covid trajectory has not seen any major spike. Yes, there are pockets of concern – … Read more
Study covered 21 countries that witnessed the highest mortality as of April 30, 2021. (IE image) The Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on a lot of households from eroding them from their life-long saving to taking away one or more family members. Many children were left parentless or without a caregiver. According to a Lancet study … Read more
Kumbh Mela 2021, held from April 1 to April 30, saw lakhs of devotees gathering at the ghats of Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri, and Pauri districts After allegations of fake Covid-19 reports issued by a private lab during Kumbh Mela did rounds, the Uttarakhand government has ordered investigations. Other labs too are likely to come under … Read more
The testing may be carried out both using vaccines that are currently available in the country. (Representative Image, IE) India will soon start testing the consequences of mixing two different Covid-19 vaccines and study its feasibility if it helps in boosting immunity response, create antibodies to the virus. The scientists will conduct the experiments using … Read more
RS Sharma, Chairman of Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration; CEO, National Health Authority R S Sharma, Chairman of Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration and CEO of National Health Authority talks about using learnings from Aadhaar to ensure speed, inclusivity in vaccination, says vaccine wastage is a management issue, notes that supply, capacity, demand will determine … Read more
The purpose of this test, which costs Rs 1,400, ‘is to get a picture of the level of immunity, which the earlier general antibody test did not tell us.’ (Reuters file photo) Today, the vaccine is the only available protection against the coronavirus but how protected are you after the jab or more specifically, how … Read more
Covid vaccine update: India has been administering two such – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and Serum Institute of India’s Oxford-AstraZeneca version Covishield. (Reuters image) Covid Vaccine Update: The Covid-19 ravaged world has found solace in form of multiple vaccines against highly contagious Coronavirus. India has been administering two such – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and Serum Institute … Read more
Maharashtra Covid-19 Update: Meanwhile, two of the most-affected districts, Akola and Amravati, had reported a partial lockdown from 5 pm on Saturday to 7 am on Sunday. Maharashtra Covid-19 Update: As the number of Coronavirus cases started rising again in Maharashtra, the state government has decided to enforce strict restrictions in five districts in the … Read more
Maharashtra continues to remain a cause of concern for the govt with relatively higher number of coronavirus cases as compared to other states, the health ministry said. (Photo: The Indian Express) After the UK variants, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday confirmed that two other variants – South African and Brazilian – have been detected … Read more