New Delhi: Serum Institute can sell Covishield covid-19 vaccine in approximately ₹500- ₹600 per dose in the private market, about double the $ 3 per injection it will cost the Indian government, as well as the COVAX facility, CEO Adar Poonawalla said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Thursday. …
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South Australia began one of the world’s toughest lockdowns on Thursday. South Australia began one of the world’s toughest lockdowns on Thursday with even outdoor exercise and a dog-walking ban as the state tries to contain a bevy of Covid-19 infections. For six days, only one person in a household …
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CANBERRA: Australia will not give in to pressure from China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted on Thursday, after Beijing published a long list of complaints about the country. A Chinese official handed over a dossier to Australian media containing 14 complaints, highlighting the increasingly contentious relationship between the two nations. …
Read More »Maharashtra government asks officials to identify potential “super-spreaders”; increase testing amid second wave fears
the Maharashtra The government has asked the authorities to identify COVID-19 ‘super spreaders’ to keep the spike under control in new cases, amid fears of a spike after Diwali. In anticipation of a second wave of infection, the authorities have been asked to take all necessary measures to deal with …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine Update: Vaccines That May Help India Fight Covid-19 | India News
NEW DELHI: The global race to create vaccines against the novel coronavirus has entered a critical stretch, with Pfizer and Moderna releasing very promising final test data that has raised the hopes of nations struggling to combat the pandemic. Pfizer, which reported 95% efficiency, has now applied for early regulatory …
Read More »India in talks with Pfizer, says AIIMS director
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delh, said today that India is in talks with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, but not so much with Moderna’s candidate vaccine. Speaking at the 18th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS), 2020, Guleria answered a series of questions …
Read More »Ahmedabad imposes overnight curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. amid spike in Covid cases
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have increased in Ahmedabad in winter Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad imposed a nightly curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. after coronavirus cases continued to rise in the city. The curfew will take effect from Friday and will remain in effect indefinitely. Gujarat City reported a total of 46,022 …
Read More »From Vaccine Candidates to Success Rates Everything You Wanted to Know About Covid-19 Injection Trials in India
A year has passed since the first novel cases Coronavirus Infections were detected in the Chinese province of Wuhan. In this period, the global scientific community together with government regulators have opened new paths to develop and test vaccines against COVID-19 that can end the pandemic. These efforts have begun …
Read More »Delhi HC criticizes AAP government for Covid-19
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi AAP government if it could explain to those who had lost loved ones and close ones to COVID-19 in the last 18 days why the administration did not take action when cases were increasing in the city. He also asked the …
Read More »Rs. 2,000 fine for not wearing a mask in Delhi, from Rs. 500
Delhi Coronavirus: Delhi has seen an increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. New Delhi: Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a hefty fine of 2,000 rupees, compared to 500 rupees today, for those caught without masks, to help control the rise of the coronavirus that is in its …
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