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.
Mon, Dec 21, 2020
The Indian government today banned flights from Britain until 31 December over a new rapidly spreading strain of Coronavirus in that country. The ban to be implemented from Wednesday and all passengers arriving from the U.K. first will be tested on arrival at airports.
Covid-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech has claimed that amongst all the vaccine platforms such as an mRNA-based vaccine, DNA-based vaccine, vector-based vaccine, or live attenuated vaccines, etc., the inactivated vaccines being developed by it for Covid 19 are safest, and hence, the adverse reactions are lesser.
Australia`s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) on Monday reported 15 new local COVID-19 cases compared with 30 a day earlier and warned that more venues could be added to a list of virus-exposed locations.
U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, with votes likely on Monday.
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
Emergency use of Corona vaccine has started in many countries. In India government has also issued guidelines related to vaccination, but it will take some time for the vaccine to reach to the common people, because the supply of vaccine is limited. But many people want the vaccine as soon as possible, due to which many online fraudsters have also started doing online scam. Find out what this vaccine scam is all about in this video.
Sat, Dec 12, 2020
Covid-19 contact tracing app: Covid-19 pandemic has been rampaging across the globe without let. People have been stuck at home with fear of catching the virus if they enter public zones.
US is the country that has suffered enormously during the Covid-19 pandemic and it is now that some good news is emerging. Even as the number of Covid-19 cases is rising relentlessly and the death toll is showing no signs of subsiding, it has been revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine. This corona vaccine has been developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE.
Fri, Dec 11, 2020
A top coronavirus adviser to President-elect Joe Biden delivered a stern holiday message to Americans on Thursday - "no Christmas parties" - and warned they face a COVID-19 siege for weeks to come despite the latest moves toward U.S. government approval of a vaccine.
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine allergic reactions: Britain hailed "V-Day" when it became the first country to roll out the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Yet, as first mover, it has also become the first to report cases of adverse reactions, allowing other nations to watch and learn.
Thu, Dec 10, 2020
Kotak expects the government to utilize its existing cold chain network of UIP (29,000 points) spread across all states through which India administers 400 mn doses to 26 mn newborns and 30 mn pregnant women annually, with upgraded e-VIN app to be used for registration and monitoring. As Covid vaccination is likely to be a larger exercise compared to UIP, Kotak believes logistics support from private cold chains and airline carriers will also be required.
COVID-19 vaccine allergic reaction: Britain`s medicines regulator has advised people with a history of significant allergies not to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the first day of its rollout in the UK.
Wed, Dec 09, 2020
Britain`s medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergies do not get Pfizer-BioNTech`s COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the first day of rollout.
Tue, Dec 08, 2020
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Northern Ireland, became the first person in the world on Tuesday to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of a trial as Britain began vaccinating its population.
COVID-19 vaccine: An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from the north east of England will become one of the first people in the world to get a vaccine against COVID-19 when he receives his Pfizer/BioNTech jab at a hospital in Newcastle on Tuesday.
Mon, Dec 07, 2020
After Pfizer and Serum Institute, Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech on Monday applied to the central drug regulator seeking emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, official sources said.
In this episode of Aapki Khabar Aapka Fayda, watch After American company Pfizer, the Serum Institute of India demands approval for their corona vaccine for emergency use in India.
Sun, Dec 06, 2020
The phase 2 human trial of Russian vaccine Sputnik V began at a Pune hospital with 17 volunteers being administered the first dose of vaccine.The first dose of the vaccine was given between December 3 and 5 at Pune`s Noble Hospital.
Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after its parent company secured such clearance in the UK and Bahrain.
Sat, Dec 05, 2020
An FIR has been filed against Paras Hospital in Gurugram for violation of the Epidemic Diseases Act after the hospital allegedly forcefully discharged a suspected Covid-19 patient, who was a senior citizen, in May.
COVID-19 vaccine: Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India, is among six people named "Asians of the Year" by Singapore's leading daily, The Straits Times for their work in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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