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Covid-19: ‘Deploy nursing, medical students as 500k extra ICU beds, staff needed in weeks’

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Apprehending that the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic may only become worse amid sped up vaccination program, and then the third wave could also strike, eminent cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty has said India will need an extra 500,000 ICU beds, 200,000 nurses, and 150,000 doctors in the next few […]

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SII Reduces Price of Covishield by Rs 100 Per Dose for State Governments

April 28, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 28: Accepting the requests of the centre, the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine producer, has agreed to reduce for the state governments the price of its Covid-19 vaccine “Covishield” by Rs 100 per dose. The vaccine would now be available to the state governments at Rs […]

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Vaccine Registration Platform Crashed Briefly, Recovered Soon

April 28, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 28: As millions rushed for registration for vaccination, the CoWIN platform crashed for a brief period on Wednesday but the users said it soon recovered and resumed the process successfully registering their names. As the vaccine registration for all adult population in the country began at 4 P.M. on Wednesday for the […]

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Gujarat HC: “Handling of Pandemic by Government, AMC Not Satisfactory”

April 27, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 27: After the Delhi High Court rapped the Arvind Kejriwal government for its “inability” to address the Covid-19 situation, the Gujarat government received flak from the Gujarat High Court for its “lack of transparency” in handling the pandemic. The court also advised against imposing a lockdown and said it is not a […]

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SC Gives Free Hand to High Courts to Hear Pandemic-Related Issues

April 27, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Refusing to remain a “mute spectator” when the country was in the midst of a “national crisis,” the Supreme Court on Tuesday said its suo motu proceeding on devising national policy for COVID-19 management was not meant to supplant high court hearings. A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L […]

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Vaccine Pricing: Centre Asks SII and BB to Lower Prices

April 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 26: The central government on Monday asked the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech (BB) to lower prices of their Corona vaccines amid criticism from various states who objected to profiteering during such a major crisis. The issue of vaccine pricing was discussed at a meeting chaired by […]

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Army Coming in Aid of Civilians to Battle against Covid

April 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 26: Oxygen cylinders available with armed forces in various establishments will be released for hospitals, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as they reviewed the preparations and operations being undertaken by the armed forces to deal with the COVID situation. In addition to […]

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Centre Advises People to Wear Masks at Home Too

April 26, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 26: As India scaled yet another new height with 3.52 lakhs new Covid-19 cases and over 2,800 fatalities in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, the centre has come up with a new idea asking the people to wear masks even at home. “It’s time people started wearing masks […]

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Oxygen Supply Problem Should Ease in 5-6 Days: Govt

April 25, 2021 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 25: As India recorded 3,49,391 new Covid-19 cases and 2,767 deaths in the last 24 hours., the centre hoped that a series of steps being taken by the government should ease the oxygen supply problem in all parts of the country in the next five to six days. The Prime Minister […]

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BE Gets Nod for Phase III Clinical Trial of its Vaccine

April 24, 2021 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 24: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) – Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has given approval to the Biological E. Limited (BE) to start the Phase III clinical trials of its subunit vaccine candidate in India, the company claimed on Saturday. It said the Biological E has successfully completed Phase I/II clinical […]