Tue, Feb 20, 2024
The number of daily Covid cases was in double digits till December 5, 2023, but it began to rise after the emergence of a new variant of the virus and cold weather conditions.
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Mon, Jan 29, 2024
India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the delta wave during April-June 2021.
Tue, Jan 09, 2024
"The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a surge in the hospitalisation and mortality," the sources stated.
Thu, May 27, 2021
According to MoHFW, around 42% of the people above 60 years have received at least their first dose while 34% of the those between 45 and 60 years have received the first dose of vaccin
But now the question that crops up is that does vaccination mean the end of COVID-19 in the country? Or are the COVID-19 vaccines safe?
A new set of guidelines has been issued by the government to CoWIN that are essentially aimed at allowing third parties to enable registration, scheduling, and management of vaccination through their apps.
The state cabinet minister said at least for the next 15 days, the Mumbai local trains are unlikely to resume their service for the general public as maintaining social distancing will not be possible in the local trains.
As the coronavirus cases have been declining in the state, the state cabinet, which is scheduled to meet today may extend the lockdown-like restrictions, however, mulling to begin the unlock process in some districts and also may lift some curbs.
Wed, May 26, 2021
As the number of COVID-19 positive cases in the union territory continue to decrease and there has been a decline in the positivity rate, the Delhi government is discussing to initiate the unlocking process.
It has been more than a year since the world is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, till now there are several doubts in the minds of the people regarding the disease. One of the most common questions is - how long does the antibody induced by COVID-19 last?
The researchers from the University of Florida and Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University have made it possible to detect COVID-19 within just one second.
Next year, Moderna is expecting to launch a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India and is in talks with Cipla among other Indian firms, while another US giant Pfizer is ready to offer 5 crore shots in 2021 itself but it wants significant regulatory relaxations including indemnification, sources said on Tuesday
A new feature has been added to Aarogya Setu app by means of which a blue tick will appear against the names of those who have taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Also, two blue ticks and a blue shield will appear against the names of those who have taken both the COVID-19 vaccine shots.
Tue, May 25, 2021
The antibody cocktail is to be administered for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age or older and with a minimum weight of 40 kg) who are confirmed to be infected with SARS-COV2
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi, has assured that though the number of cases being reported is increasing, it is not a communicable disease, meaning it does not spread from one person to another, like the COVID-19 does. The AIIMS Director has also pointed out who have high chances of contracting this disease.
Amidst this pandemic, several families have encountered difficulties and tragic losses. In the midst of this situation, giving a respite, Tata Steel has decided to extend social security schemes to the family members of the employees affected by COVID-19.
Mon, May 24, 2021
Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS has warned that labeling the same fungus with names of different colors can create 'confusion' among the people.
Amazon India has launched a Covid-19 Relief Scheme (CRS) on Monday. Under the scheme Amazon will provide financial assistance to frontline teams of associates hired through staffing agencies and other eligible employees with a Covid-19 allowance and additional hospital reimbursement.
The cumulative vaccine doses for the age group 18 to 44 years administered in the country crosses one crore landmark. Also, a new feature has been enabled by the CoWIN portal for the government COVID Vaccination Centers (CVCs) for the adults in the age group 18 to 44 years.
As India continues to battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a rising concern among the people regarding its symptoms. People are confused if to go for a COVID-19 testing if they have fever and cold or stomach upset.
People belonging to the age group of 18-44 years can now do on-site registration and appointment for Covid-19 vaccination on the CoWin platform, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday.
In case, one has received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, then also one has to head over to the CoWIN portal at cowin.gov.in or the Aarogya Setu app in order to book the slot for second dose vaccine appointment.
The COVID-19 vaccination is going on in India. However, a substantial portion of the Indian population is yet to get the vaccine shots. Again, there are various doubts and dilemmas in the minds of the common people regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. The most common among them is related to side effects.
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