NEW DELHI After being in denial mode for several months since the covid outbreak, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan agreed on Sunday that India is in the midst of community transmission of the disease. However, community broadcasting is limited to only certain districts and states, the health minister said while …
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NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech are expected to conduct advanced stage clinical trials of intranasal Covid-19 vaccines in the coming months once they receive regulatory approval, Union Health Minister Harsh said on Sunday Vardhan. Vardhan said the late-stage trial typically involves thousands of participants, sometimes …
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China COVID-19: China’s health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of the live coronavirus. Beijing: China’s health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of the new live coronavirus in the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao. It is the first time …
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NEW DELHI: The BJP and Congress engaged in a war of words Sunday over MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks at a Lahore event as the ruling party accused him of “degrading and discrediting” India and wondered if Rahul Gandhi wanted to participate in the Pakistan elections. Fighting back, the opposition party …
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NEW DELHI: With Kerala witnessing a surge in coronavirus infections recently, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that the state was paying the “price for gross negligence” during the Onam holidays when unlocking services coupled with an increase in travel for commerce and tourism led to the spread …
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The 10-member panel, chaired by Professor M. Vidyasagar of IIT Hyderabad, says that no new closures should be imposed at the district or state level unless there is an imminent danger that healthcare facilities will be overwhelmed. No new closures should be imposed at the district or state level to …
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India is likely to have already passed the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in September and cases will further stabilize, said a panel of scientists and doctors, based on mathematical and statistical forecasts about the spread of the infectious disease. The panel also stated that the pandemic can be controlled …
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London: One of the UK’s top medical chiefs has indicated that a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready to roll out early in the New Year, according to a media report on Sunday. Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer and one of the government’s advisers on the coronavirus pandemic, reportedly …
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NEW DELHI: No new closures should be imposed at the district or state level to contain the spread of Covid-19 unless there is an imminent danger that healthcare facilities will be overwhelmed, according to a government-appointed committee chaired by the Professor of IIT Hyderabad M Vidyasagar. The committee has also …
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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan urged states to limit activity during the holiday season (Archive) New Delhi: The recent spike in coronavirus cases in Kerala – confirmed infections increased by around 1.35 lakh between October 1 and October 17 – is the result of “gross negligence during Onam,” the …
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