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The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central city of Wuhan, has caused alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003. More
May 13, 2021 12:44 PM ISTHe thanked the Centre and the Delhi High Court for coming to the aid of the people of Delhi while they were in distress due to a surge in the number of coronavirus cases.
May 13, 2021 12:43 PM IST This so-called quad test, now available at thousands of hospitals and clinics around the country, could detect not only the coronavirus, but two types of influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V. A little more than a half-hour later, Dr. Blake Gustafson had the patient’s result: He had the flu.
May 13, 2021 12:29 PM IST As WHO warns that B1617, the virus variant first detected in India, could be more contagious than most, a look at some SARS-CoV-2 strains being reported in the world today.
May 13, 2021 12:22 PM IST The plea has sought to make public the segregated data of the clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) in India
May 13, 2021 12:09 PM IST Currently, India is facing an acute nationwide shortage of the Covishield vaccine and Serum Institute is struggling to keep up with demand.
May 13, 2021 11:58 AM IST The court also directed the commissioners of Buxar and Kaimur districts to file affidavits within two days on the disposal of the bodies found in the Ganga.
May 13, 2021 11:32 AM IST As per the sources, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) stated that those having laboratory test proven SARS-CoV-2 illness should defer COVID-19 vaccination for six months after recovery.
May 13, 2021 11:28 AM IST The Centre should procure the vaccines on behalf of the states, he said in the backdrop of a shortage of the vaccine doses in Delhi and many other states.
May 13, 2021 11:15 AM IST The Sterlite copper smelter plant was given approval by the then AIADMK government on April 26 at an all-party meeting to produce medical oxygen at its facility for a period of four months at the facility in Tuticorin about 600 kms from here.
May 13, 2021 11:01 AM IST The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Phase II/III clinical trial of Covaxin in the age group of 2 to 18 years.
May 13, 2021 10:57 AM IST "The prime minister is also missing, along with the vaccine, oxygen and medicines. All that remain are the central vista project, GST on medicines and the prime minister's photos here and there," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
May 13, 2021 10:53 AM IST India reported more than 3.62 lakh COVID-19 new cases, according to the May 13 update. Active infections were up by 6,426 cases to 37.10 lakh mark; over 17.72 crore were vaccinations administered till date.
May 13, 2021 10:43 AM IST The waiver could build on the existing system for compulsory licensing of patents and extend that to trade secrets and knowledge. The negotiations around access to HIV/AIDS medicines in the 1990s ended up with a similar framework.
May 13, 2021 10:42 AM IST The government has also asked industries and medical departments to immediately set up more units to produce oxygen and also procure it from steel plants in other states.
May 13, 2021 10:29 AM IST The BMC issued revised guidelines allowing walk-in vaccination in Mumbai for certain categories for three days.
May 13, 2021 10:21 AM IST RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev are among the speakers for the online lecture series organised by the Sangh and civil society groups.
May 13, 2021 10:13 AM IST The active cases have increased to 37,10,525 comprising 15.65 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 83.26 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
May 13, 2021 09:51 AM IST Buterin, who recently became the world’s youngest crypto billionaire at the age of 27, donated 500 ETH and over 50 trillion Shiba Inu, a meme coin, worth around $1.14 billion at the time of the transaction, to India COVID-Crypto Relief Fund, set up by Indian tech entrepreneur Sandeep Nailwal.
May 13, 2021 09:47 AM IST Kumar joined the company in 2005 and had been the business head for India and SAARC countries.
May 13, 2021 09:30 AM IST World Health Organization classified the B1617 SARS-CoV-2 variant, which was first detected in India, as a variant of concern.
May 13, 2021 09:26 AM IST The European Commission said its proposal followed the World Health Organisation's proposal on Monday to reclassify the B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19 found in India as a "variant of concern", raising the alert from a "variant of interest".
May 13, 2021 09:25 AM IST Anupam Kher said that it was time for the government to understand that there's more to life than image building.
May 13, 2021 09:25 AM IST Lilly has so far given six licenses for Baricitinib in India. On May 10, the American pharma company signed agreements with Cipla, Lupin and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.
May 13, 2021 09:23 AM IST A spate of downgrades last year had already left India's investment grade credit ratings hanging by a thread and the severity of the current virus wave is making the main agencies, S&P, Moody's and Fitch agitated again.
May 13, 2021 09:02 AM IST Amid shortage of doses, the Maharashtra government has temporarily suspended COVID-19 vaccination of individuals in 18-44 age group
