New Delhi: The government is fully alert about the new strain of coronavirus reported in the UK, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today, stressing that “there is no need to panic.” Canada, Saudi Arabia and several European countries have temporarily banned flights from the UK for the new strain of …
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NEW DELHI: India may start vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January and the government’s first priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. “Personally, I think it can be in January at any stage or any week, there may be a time …
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India can inoculate some 30 million million people in the next 6 to 7 months, the minister said. New Delhi: India may start vaccinating people against COVID-19 in January, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said, adding that the government’s priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. “Personally, …
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India recorded 26,624 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), 341 related deaths and 29,690 recoveries in the past 24 hours, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Sunday morning. New infections brought the country’s tally to 10,031,223 and it now has an active case load of 305,344 with …
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Harsh Vardhan said there have been a little more than 1 crore of Covid cases in India (Representative) New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday that the country’s scientists and health experts have been working on the development of a indigenous vaccine and that in the next …
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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 …
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NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India (SII) may gain emergency use approval for Covishield in India shortly after UK drug regulator MHRA gives the go-ahead to the vaccine, which officials here hope will be before Christmas. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is evaluating data including which dosage …
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Pinarayi Vijayan said the research institute “has been above the political divide.” (Archive) Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan asking him not to change the name of the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram under the ideologue of Rashtriya …
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India registered 35,551 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, bringing the country’s overall tally to 95,34,964, according to the Union Health Ministry update at 8 a.m. The number of active cases stood at 4,22,943, while 89,73,373 patients have been cured or discharged from hospital. Data from the …
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Hygiene and mask remain key weapons against the coronavirus, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said. New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today that up to 30 crore of Indians would be vaccinated against COVID-19 by August 2021 according to central government plans. However, he also reiterated the need to …
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