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Covid-19: IMF proposes $50 bn global vaccination plan

May 22, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Aiming to cover at least 40 percent of the world’s population by the end of 2021 and 60 percent by the first half of 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed a USD 50 billion global vaccination plan. With strong and coordinated action now — and with little in terms […]

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Efforts to Boost up Vaccine Production in and outside India

May 21, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 21: In a bid to meet the shortfall in the demand and supply of Corona vaccines in the country, the centre is learnt to be exploring the possibilities of producing Bharat Biotech developed “Covaxin” outside the country and seek permission for Moderna and other multi-national companies to produce their vaccines […]

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Kit to Detect Covid Antibody Developed

May 21, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 21: A kit to detect production of Covid-19 antibody has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Named “DIPCOVAN,” the kit can detect both spike as well as nucleocapsid proteins of Coronavirus with a high sensitivity of 97%. It has been approved by Indian Council of Medical Research, and […]

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Active Cases Declining: Union Health Ministry

May 20, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 20: Soon after releasing an easy “do it yourself” home test “Covislf” for Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued an advisory asking people not to indiscriminately use the home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit and said it should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of […]

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“Aerosol Particles can Travel up to 10 Metres in Air:” Govt

May 20, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 20: If the government’s latest Corona advisory is to be believed, the only protective measure against spread of the disease is to wear masks because social distancing and staying indoors, unless totally isolated from the entire outside world, have been tossed out of the windows. The advisory issued by the […]

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Covid-19: Mylab’s DIY 2×15 minute RAT kit to hit 7 lakh pharmacies

May 20, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Now Covid-19 symptomatic patients willing to take a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) will not have to wait. They can buy a self-test kit for just Rs.250 from a chemist’s shop without a doctor’s prescription, test themselves at home in two minutes and get the report as well in the next 15 […]

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Recovered Covid Patients to Take Vaccine after Three Months: Govt

May 19, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 19: In yet another new advisory to the Covid recovered patients, the centre on Wednesday recommended that vaccines can be taken three months after recovery. The second dose of Covid vaccine should also be delayed by three months for anyone contracting the disease after the first dose. So far, there was no […]

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Vaccine Trial for Children to Begin in 10-12 Days: Govt

May 18, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 18: Dr VK Paul, member (health) of Niti Aayog, said on Tuesday that Bharat Biotech is set to begin the phase II and III clinical trials for Covaxin in children in the age group of 2 to 18 years in the next 10-12 days. “Covaxin has been approved by the Drugs Controller […]

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Corona Ebbing, No Need to be Alarmed by Continued High Death Toll: Officials

May 18, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 18: Brining great relief to the authorities and the people alike, the daily new Corona cases showed further decline and remained below three lakh marks for the second consecutive day on Tuesday giving reasons to believe that the worst of the second wave was over and the country was marching […]

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Covid-19: WHO Scientist Caution against Dropping Guards for 6 to 18 months

May 17, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 17: Even as the daily new cases dropped further coming down below three lakh mark for the first time in more than three weeks on Monday, the World health Organisation scientist of Indian origin has cautioned India again being complacent and said much would depend on the efforts put in […]