The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Ashwini Kumar Choubey, declared the report in a written response in today’s Rajya Sabha, during the second day of the Monsoon session in Parliament. Choubey also said that the lockdown from March 25 to May 31 successfully controlled the aggressive progression of …
Read More »China’s coronavirus vaccine could be ready for the public in November: official
The coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public from November, said an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). China has four Covid-19 vaccines in the final stage of clinical trials. At least three of them have already …
Read More »United Arab Emirates Announces Emergency Approval for Use of Covid-19 Vaccine
The United Arab Emirates granted emergency approval for the use of a coronavirus vaccine on Monday, six weeks after human trials began in the Arab Gulf state. A phase III trial of an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese state pharmaceutical company Sinopham began in the United Arab Emirates …
Read More »‘Herd immunity cannot end the pandemic … a vaccine is essential’: Bill Gates
A vaccine is critical to ending the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and India’s pharmaceutical industry and will play an important role due to its ability to make high-quality vaccines at affordable prices, said Bill Gates, co-founder and co-founder of Microsoft. -president of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in …
Read More »Monitor the real-time movement of oxygen tanker trucks, directs the Center to the states
The Union Ministry of Health held a second meeting with states on Monday on the issue of rationalizing the supply of medical oxygen across the country, asking them to pressure more tanker trucks to take action, reuse similar vehicles to transport oxygen and take steps to reduce your response time. …
Read More »Odisha Government Tells Officials Not to Rush Covid Cases to Bhubaneswar
With Covid hospitals in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack complaining about the increasing cases, the Odisha government has asked districts not to rush their Covid patients to hospitals in these cities. “Bhubaneswar Covid hospitals are being used by all other districts as referral hospitals. The facilities available in the cluster district will …
Read More »The battle against Covid-19 is far from over: Harsh Vardhan in Parliament
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday that the battle against the coronavirus disease is far from over. Speaking at Rajya Sabha, Vardhan said that the government is taking all necessary measures to prevent the spread of the disease. “I want to remind members that the battle against Covid-19 …
Read More »Pass in antigen test, 2 AAP MLA attend assembly session, leave midway after positive RT-PCR reports
Fake blood is seen in test tubes labeled with the coronavirus (COVID-19). REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration As their reports were expected, they decided to undergo a rapid antigen test Monday morning and their reports came back negative, an official said. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 15, 2020 …
Read More »Maharashtra’s ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ Campaign to Address Covid-19 Launches Starting Today
Starting Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch the ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ campaign, as part of the government’s state-wide program to check the health status of more than 26 lakh of families in Mumbai to contain the spread of coronavirus disease. (COVID-19). On the eve of the campaign’s …
Read More »Coronavirus LIVE updates: India’s Covid 19 count crosses 49 Lakh mark, death toll exceeds 80,000; WHO Issues Death Warning in Europe as Cases Rise
“Covid-19 has brought to light the weaknesses and strengths of European society. It has bluntly revealed the reality of our health systems.” Kluge also said that the pandemic had disrupted services for noncommunicable diseases, including monitoring for diabetes, hypertension and cancer screening in 68 percent of member states. The 53 …
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