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India was one of the first countries to adopt a “flexible” lockdown approach and thus managed to keep death rates from COVID-19 relatively low, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the launch of the Annual Meeting of Large Challenges, organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-day program …

The head of the National Group of Experts on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 emphasized the appropriate behavior of COVID-19 during the festival season and winter months. The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths has declined in the past three weeks as the spread of the pandemic has leveled off …

Amid developed country resistance to India and South Africa’s joint proposal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ensure universal access to coronavirus vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed its support for the proposal. “WHO welcomes South Africa and India’s recent proposal to the WTO to facilitate international …

Ekaterina Ivanova – Any safe and effective vaccine against Covid-19 may not need to be given annually, unlike flu vaccines, said Dr. Richard Mihigo, area manager of the immunization program and vaccine development at the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, he told Sputnik in an …

Modi also warned against any complacency in the face of the decline and called for continued efforts to contain the pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that every step in the logistics, delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine must be rigorously implemented and must include advanced planning of …

Indian health authorities have decided to revise the protocol currently being followed for the treatment of Covid-19 after interim results of a large World Health Organization trial found that four of the drugs used common provide little or no benefit in reducing deaths in hospitalized patients. These include the antiviral …

A city in eastern China is offering an experimental coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine outside of clinical trials for about $ 60 to high-risk groups under an emergency inoculation program, officials said, including when experts raised concerns about the massive launch of an ace-yet untested vaccine. Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine, called …

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which is studying reinfection among coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, has identified three to date that are being investigated, said Dr. Balram Bhargava, director general (DG ) of the ICMR. . “We are studying the cases of reinfection. So far, three such cases have been …

How long can I expect a Covid-19 illness to last? It depends. Most coronavirus patients have mild to moderate illness and recover quickly. Older and sick patients tend to take longer to recover. That includes those who are obese or have high blood pressure and other chronic diseases. The World …

NEW DELHI: India’s Aarogya Setu mobile app has been praised by the World Health Organization (WHO) for helping health departments identify Covid-19 clusters. “India’s Aarogya Setu app has been downloaded by 150 million users and has helped city public health departments identify areas where groups can be anticipated and specifically …