A Maharashtra civil court has issued a notice to the Serum Institute of India (SII) in a bogus lawsuit that seeks to prevent the pharmaceutical company from using the trademark “COVISHIELD” or “COVID-SHIELD” or any other identical or similar name for its proposed vaccine for the Coronavirus-induced pandemic. The civil …
Read More »Covid-19: How Delhi will be vaccinated
Written by Astha Saxena | New Delhi | Updated: December 13, 2020 2:58:35 pm According to the initial plan that has been outlined so far, between 1.8 and 2.25 lakhs of health workers will be vaccinated in the first phase. As the country prepares a roadmap to implement the Covid-19 …
Read More »Farmers Threaten to Block Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Covid Vaccination Campaign May Start From January and Other Highlights
Farmers threaten to block the Delhi-Jaipur highway as protest against agricultural reforms enters on the 18th The Delhi Police have increased security by deploying additional personnel and installing multi-layered barricades at various border points in light of the call from farmers to intensify their protest against the Center’s new agricultural …
Read More »Jamia puts online semester exams on hold after students allege discrimination
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has announced that the scheduled semester exams, which were to be taken online, have been suspended. The varsity’s decision was based on complaints from several students, who said they would not be able to sit for exams online. “The university has received various representations from …
Read More »Medicine ‘not just profession but vocation’: Harsh Vardhan at LHMC
Highlighting the role played by Delhi’s Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) amid the pandemic, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan delivered a message at the university’s convening ceremony on Saturday, saying medicine It is not “just a profession but a vocation” and one must continue to learn and update their knowledge …
Read More »Include parliamentarians and legal advisers among priority groups for Covid-19 vaccines, Haryana writes to the center
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has written to the Center to make public representatives, including parliamentarians and MLAs, among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination once it starts, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Saturday. He also said that the state government is making all the preparations in terms of building …
Read More »What we know so far about vaccines, allergies, and side effects
The distribution of the first vaccines for the coronavirus It has raised hopes that the end of the pandemic is in sight, but it has also raised some concern about the side effects. This is what we know so far. What side effects? Results from end-stage clinical trials of two …
Read More »Guruvayur temple to be closed for 2 weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19
Up to 22 devaswom employees reportedly tested positive for the virus on Friday. Devotees will not be able to enter the famous temple of Lord Krishna here for two weeks starting on Saturday and the Thrissur district administration declared the area around it a COVID-19 containment zone. The decision to …
Read More »India Prepares for 60 Crore Covid-19 Vaccine Injections in 6-8 Months; use standard cold storage: government expert
India will deploy its vast electoral machinery to administer 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccinates the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday. The government has lined up cold storage facilities with temperatures between …
Read More »Covid-19 Count Increases by 4,268 in Maharashtra; 2,774 recover, 87 die | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: The coronavirus count in Maharashtra on Friday rose to 18,72,440, as 4,268 people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said. The death count due to the virus rose to 48,059 with the death of 87 patients. A total of 2,774 patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing …
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