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Feb 26, 2021 11:28 PM IST Vaccines to private centres will be provided by the government itself, or they can avail the vaccine from public hospitals having cold storage facilities.
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Feb 26, 2021 07:49 PM IST The deal would be a shot in the arm for Bharat Biotech, which is looking for markets beyond India to sell its vaccine.
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Feb 26, 2021 05:53 PM IST Madhuri Dixit shares how her online app got a boost during lockdown. The app saw a 5x growth in the last 10 months. In the last 100 days, the user base has grown to 300,000, and 70 percent digital revenue comes from abroad. The actress and her husband are now looking for investors.
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Feb 26, 2021 05:15 PM IST Two new mutant variants of the SAR-CoV-2 virus N440K and E484Q have been detected in Maharashtra and some other states. The government has earlier clarified that current upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra cannot be attributed to these two strains.
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Feb 26, 2021 04:55 PM IST Researchers analysed results from thousands of COVID-19 tests carried out each week as part of hospital screenings of healthcare staff in Cambridge, eastern England.
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Feb 26, 2021 04:36 PM IST In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said while there has been a substantial decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution so as to fully overcome the pandemic.
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Feb 26, 2021 04:01 PM IST “In our view, BPCL and Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) are possibly the best two companies currently that are being offered,” Sridhar Sivaram, Investment Director at Enam Holdings said
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Feb 26, 2021 03:31 PM IST So-called viral vector shots - also used by several Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developers - use harmless modified viruses as vehicles, or vectors, to carry genetic information that helps the body build immunity against future infections.
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Feb 26, 2021 02:57 PM IST Many people — including health workers — are skipping appointments or refusing to sign up for the AstraZeneca shot, which they fear is less effective than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
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Feb 26, 2021 02:27 PM IST In a tweet, Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation, said that India's support in supplying its vaccines is helping over 60 countries to begin the vaccination process.
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Feb 26, 2021 02:24 PM IST After COVID-19 cases dropped to just over 1,900 being reported on January 18 — the lowest since May 2020 — the coronavirus curve in Maharashtra started bulging again in early February. Here's a look at what's happening
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Feb 26, 2021 01:43 PM IST The Co-Winsoftware was created for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery.
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Feb 26, 2021 01:40 PM IST Brazil surpassed 250,000 COVID-19 deaths, while France and Germany said COVID-19 is here to stay after European Union leaders discussed ways to fight new variants of the virus, step up inoculations and save Europe's tourism industry from another ruinous summer.
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Feb 26, 2021 11:47 AM IST "But this is not the time to relax," Biden told his countrymen from the White House as the US reached the important milestone.
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Feb 26, 2021 10:48 AM IST India reported over 16,000 COVID-19 new cases on February 26. Active cases have now crossed 1.55 lakh. Over 1.34 crore beneficiaries have been vaccinated till date.
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Feb 26, 2021 10:07 AM IST A total 16,577 infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,56,825 with 120 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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Feb 26, 2021 10:07 AM IST "We're going to launch a massive campaign educating people about vaccines, that they are safe and effective," Biden said. "We're going to bring together leaders of all segments of our society to educate and encourage all Americans to get vaccinated."
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Feb 26, 2021 09:45 AM IST During his confirmation hearing by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday, Murthy, 43, said that Americans are struggling due to the pandemic.
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Feb 26, 2021 08:37 AM IST MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the supply of vaccines to countries will continue in the coming weeks and months in a phased manner but it will be ensured that domestic requirements for the national vaccination programme are kept in mind.
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Feb 26, 2021 08:29 AM IST The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro said the first 8 million Covaxin shots, which will be made by Brazilian company Precisa Medicamentos, will arrive in March. A second batch of another 8 million doses is expected for April and in May, another 4 million doses will be available.
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Feb 26, 2021 08:00 AM IST The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it's allowing the additional option after reviewing new data from New York-based Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech.
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Feb 25, 2021 10:30 PM IST Chennai accounted for the maximum infections with 168, taking the total to 2,35,005 till date.
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Feb 25, 2021 10:14 PM IST The bonanza of freebies has prompted New Yorkers to prowl the city every day, combing through trash as if they were panning for gold, even at the risk of carrying bedbugs home.
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Feb 25, 2021 09:31 PM IST Rathod, who had not appeared in public for two weeks after his name was linked to the suspected suicide of a 23- year-old woman, visited the Poharadevi Jagadmaba temple with a large number of supporters on Tuesday.
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Feb 25, 2021 09:15 PM IST From March 1, the COVID-19 vaccination will be extended to people aged 60 years and above and those aged above 45 years with comorbidities, Health Ministry stated.