CNBC TV18's IBLA 2022: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla gets award for 'Outstanding Business Leader of the Year'
Serum Institute of India invested in Covishield -- the India-manufactured version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 -- on an "at-risk" basis in March 2020, created regulatory hurdles and released the vaccine in a matter of nine months.
Maharashtra lifts mask mandate, wearing masks voluntary now
The Maharashtra CMO released a statement announcing: "All COVID-19 restrictions in Maharashtra will be lifted, as we bring in the new year this Gudi Padwa!"
WHO says most likely scenario shows COVID severity will decrease over time
The WHO head, however, cautioned that periodic spikes in cases and deaths may occur as immunity wanes, which may require periodic boosting for vulnerable populations.
New COVID-19 cases hover below 2k for 11th day as active infections now under 15k
Five states and Union Territories reported a meagre rise in active infections over the 24-hour period
FDA okays another Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 booster for beneficiaries aged 50 years and up
The Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to those people at least four months after their previous booster.
Citing WHO data, Centre says India has ‘lowest’ 374 COVID-19 deaths per million population
As per available with the World Health Organisation, India has one of the lowest deaths per million at 374 deaths (per million population), which is much lower compared to similarly affected countries like the United States of America (2,920 deaths per million population), Brazil (3,092 deaths per million population), Russia (2,506 deaths per million population) and Mexico (2,498 deaths per million population).
India logs 1,259 COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths in a day
Active infections hover below 5,000 mark for all states and Union Territories
COVID-19 caller tune to stop soon: Reports
The default caller tune apprising phone users about the COVID-19 safety norms has been playing over the last two years.
India logs 1,421 new COVID-19 cases, 149 deaths
The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 percent
COVID-19: India records 4,100 more fatalities, 1,660 fresh cases
The number of active cases of the infection has declined to 16,741, the lowest in 702 days and accounting for 0.04 per cent of the total caseload
Emirates to resume pre-COVID flights to India from April 1
The Dubai-based airline will operate 170 flights weekly to nine cities.
India reports 1,685 new COVId-19 cases, 83 deaths in a day
Nine states and UTs have reported a meagre rise in active infections over the last 24 hours
New COVID-19 cases hover below 2k for fifth day in a row
Delhi, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, and Telangana registered a minor rise in new infections over the past 24 hours
Health ministry urges states to keep a vigil on COVID-19 patterns at district level as restrictions end on March 31
The communique by the health ministry follows a letter by home secretary Ajay Bhalla to states saying that all COVID-19 containment measures will end from March 31.
Huge response to COVID-19 shots for 12-14 age group; private hospitals keep away
Private healthcare providers struggling to use up their stocks of Covishield and Covaxin shots are showing no enthusiasm for the Corbevax vaccination of children.
As COVID-19 transmission rate plunges, experts feel it’s time for mandatory masking to go
India has recorded less than two COVID-19 cases per million people for several weeks now, active coronavirus cases have fallen below 25,000 and daily new cases have dropped to below 2,000.
India reports 1,581 new COVID-19 cases; active cases fall below 25,000
Delhi, Sikkim and Nagaland were the only three states which reported a minor rise in active infections.
COVID-19 update | Awaiting clarity from govt on booster doses, Covovax vaccine for kids: Adar Poonawalla
The CEO of Serum Institute of India says his firm will produce 100 million doses of Covovax from April 1, 2022, for Europe, India and Africa.
New COVID-19 cases hover below 2k mark for second day in a row
Assam, Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, and Sikkim reported a minor rise in active infections over 24 hours
COVID-19 update | China says vaccine makers upgraded shots to fight omicron
Widely-used inactivated shots in the country have been tweaked to fight up to three variants, including omicron and the preceding predominant delta strain.
Business in the Week Ahead (March 21-25, 2022)
Both the RBI bulletin and the finance ministry’s monthly economic review talk about potential trouble spots in the economy, going forward. With the Ukraine war dragging on, how should you position yourself on the investment map? The week ahead comes with a string of leads, including BoJ policy minutes and some key macro points
Active COVID-19 cases in India fall below 30,000, but Centre asks states to step up surveillance efforts
The health ministry has also urged states that in the wake of rising case trajectory in some countries, there should be continued focus on the test, track, treat, vaccination against coronavirus and adherence to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour
MEA highlights plight of Indian students in China, asks Beijing to adopt ‘congenial stance’
The academic careers of thousands of Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities are in jeopardy right now as they are not being able to go back for physical classes due to the continuation of strict restrictions in China, the External Affairs Ministry told Beijing.
India reports under 3,000 new COVID-19 cases fourth day in a row
Only Andaman and Nicobar Islands, apart from Uttarakhand, reported a nominal rise in active coronavirus caseload in the 24 hours.
