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Panel of Experts Recommends Centralised Vaccine Policy

May 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 26: A centralized system of procuring and distributing vaccines free of cost and a transparent pricing policy on all essential health services were among the eight major recommendations made by a Lancet panel of experts on India to “curtail the loss of life and suffering” caused by the coronavirus resurgence in the […]

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New Covid Cases Drop Below Two Lakh after 40 Days

May 25, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 25: For the first time in 40 days, India’s daily new cases dropped down below the two lakh mark on Tuesday. The country reached a significant milestone on Tuesday, when it recorded 1,96,427 new Corona cases, the union health ministry said. India had registered 1,84,372 new coronavirus infections on April 14. The […]

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WHO Wants “More Information” Before Listing Covaxin in ‘EUL’

May 25, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 25: Among the anxiety of the Indian recipients who have taken two shots of Bharat Biotech-made “Covaxin,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said “more information” was required from its manufacturer before giving approval for its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The latest ‘Status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation […]

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Daily New Cases Down to 2.22 Lakh on Monday

May 24, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 24: The union health ministry said on Monday that steady decline in daily Covid cases was being observed in the country since last 17 days. India’s Covid deaths crossed 3-lakh mark, with the death toll mounting to 3,03,720. The country registered 2,22,315 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours on […]

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Daily New Cases Down to 2.22 Lakh on Monday

May 24, 2021 Editor In Chief

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Covid-19: Now, Olympic-bound, Covid-19 hit Japan lacks ventilators, beds

May 24, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Olympic-bound Japan has just opened more vaccination centers ahead of Tokyo Games 2021, only to discover its India-like moment of truth: lack of ventilators and beds for the mounting number of Covid-19 patients in the nation’s second-largest city, Osaka. Japan is now bracing to bear the brunt of the pandemic’s rising […]

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Covid-19: Foreign vaccine-makers say no to Indian states; to deal only with Centre

May 24, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly a dozen Indian states, which tried to import Covid-19 vaccines directly from multinational manufacturers and also floated global tenders, got a setback when these companies said they will directly deal with the Centre, not individual states. These states, including non-BJP run governments, had accused the Centre of “bias” in the […]

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The “Elusive” Foreign-Made Vaccines

May 22, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 22: Despite the centre’s “blue print” of vaccinating all adult population in the country by the end of December with a “flood of foreign-made vaccines” coming to India, none of the foreign vaccine manufacturers, with the exception of Russia’s Sputnik V, have so far have even applied for permission to […]

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Covid-19: “Situation Stabilising:” Govt

May 22, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 22: The centre has claimed of “positive signs” that the second wave of the Covid cases was “stabilizing” at least in some parts of the country. The NITI Aayog member (Health) V.K. Paul said at a press conference that there were positive signs of COVID cases stabilising in some areas […]

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“Children Too can Get Corona and Spread to Others:” Govt

May 22, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 22: Amid concerns over a probable third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Centre on Saturday said children are not immune from the infection, but the impact was minimal. “If children get affected by Covid, either there will be no symptoms or there will be minimal symptoms. They do not require hospitalisation […]