States and Union Territories must have also started the exercise to repurpose the beds in public and private hospitals for Covid cases to ensure maximum preparedness against another potential surge…
Dr VK Paul, chief of India’s Covid-19 task force, warned that Omicron had a higher risk of transmission within households when compared against the Delta variant. At least 90% of…
For the past week, the daily caseload addition has fallen below 20,000 — a situation similar to late February and early March before the second wave hit. (IE)The chief of…
Balram Bhargava, director general, Indian Council for Medical Research. (File photo: PTI)With a rise in dengue cases across the country, work has started on on developing dengue vaccines. Balram Bhargava,…
Kerala was the only state in the country that had zero wastage.The central government has till date supplied 13.10 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses to states and union territories, of which…
If caution is thrown to the wind, we could well be laying out an invitation for a second wave, which the country can ill afford. (PTI Photo/File) If there are…
Almost all the major platforms to make the vaccines are being carried out in India by at least half a dozen leading Indian vaccine companies and many smaller companies. (AP…
Covishield-maker Serum Institute applies to begin trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine Covovax: The announcement comes a day after Novovax Inc said that its Covid-19 vaccine Covovax was 89.3% effective…
In the space for glass vials needed for the vaccines, companies have been expanding capacities and ramping up supplies. (AP image/Representational picture)Deliverance in the new year will come encased in…
India's Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is 1.45 per cent, whereas globally it is 2.26 per cent, Bhushan avered, adding that India's CFR is among the lowest in the world. (Representational…