Coronavirus cases in India: 650 deaths in the last 24 hours have raised the total death count to 1,17,956 New Delhi: India’s coronavirus count has surpassed 78 lakh with a jump of 53,370 cases in the past 24 hours, government data shows. And 650 deaths in the last 24 hours …
Read More »Hindustan Times News Updates: FIR vs. Republic TV for Inciting ‘Disaffection’ Against Mumbai Chief Police Officer & All Latest News
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinions. Find out all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. FIR against Republic TV for inciting ‘disaffection’ against Mumbai chief police officer Mumbai police on Friday registered a new FIR against Republic Television channel and booked its executive …
Read More »The next 3 months will help determine the Covid situation in India: Vardhan
Coming three months will help in determining the situation of Covid-19 in the country, although the government is taking appropriate measures to combat it, said Harsh Vardhan, the Union’s Minister of Health and Family Welfare, on Friday. The Health Minister warned that if proper precautions are taken and proper Covid …
Read More »Signature: Covaxin tests until April, emergency use possible sooner | India News
HYDERABAD: Bharat Biotech, which is developing India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, expects critical Phase III trials to be completed after April 2021. Only after that will the company apply for the commercial license and WHO prequalification, a senior company official said. However, Covaxin could be available for emergency use …
Read More »‘Vaccines will be ready by June,’ says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
The rumor around an imminent Covid-19 vaccine has raised hopes for a path back to normal for the billions affected by the pandemic around the world, said Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, president and managing director of Biocon Ltd. , based in Bengaluru. Mazumdar-Shaw is hopeful that the vaccine will be in India …
Read More »Joe Biden promises free Covid vaccine for ‘everyone’ in the US if elected
Democrat Joe Biden said Friday that if elected president, he would order that coronavirus vaccines be free for all Americans, as part of a national strategy to “get ahead of this virus.” “Once we have a safe and effective vaccine, it has to be free for everyone, insured or not,” …
Read More »Astrazeneca cleared by US regulators to resume vaccine trial
AstraZeneca Plc, the UK drug maker developing a Covid-19 vaccine with the University of Oxford, received clearance from US regulators to restart a trial that was halted in the country for more than a month over concerns about a volunteer. who got sick. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized …
Read More »More than half a million people may die of COVID-19 in the US in February: study
The United States faces “an ongoing public health challenge from COVID-19 through the winter.” (Proceedings) London: More than half a million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February next year, but about 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everyone wore masks, …
Read More »WHO informed India Jan 11 about virus in Wuhan: RTI response
In response from RTI, NCDC says the WHO official sent an “alert mail” to the Union Minister of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) informed India as early as January 11 that the reported dates of appearance of the new coronavirus circulating in Wuhan in China ranged from “December 12 …
Read More »Government Identifies 30 Cr Priority Beneficiaries for Covid Vaccine, States Told Not to Make Separate Plans
New Delhi: The coronavirus vaccine, once available, will be distributed under a special COVID-19 immunization program and the Center will purchase the doses directly and make them available to priority groups, official sources said. According to them, the Center will purchase the vaccine directly to make it available to priority …
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