With the government opening the Covid-19 vaccination drive to everyone above 18 years of age, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with vaccine manufacturers today. Continue Reading
A day after former Prime Minister and Congress leader Dr Manmohan Singh wrote to the PM Narendra Modi, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today responded sharply to his five-point letter on the Covid-19 situation in the country. Continue Reading
As the country is waging yet another war against coronavirus, courtesy the second wave of Covid-19, lot of developments are taking place. ‘NT’ complies the latest and important updates. Continue Reading
India has been reporting record daily coronavirus cases as a new wave of infections, combined with a shortage of hospital beds and vaccines, threatens to slow recovery from the pandemic. Continue Reading
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has hit out at certain State governments for their “deplorable attempts’ to create false narratives around the Covid-19 vaccination programme and to ‘distract attention from their failures and spread panic among people”. Continue Reading
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that one of the major reasons for the surge in daily new coronavirus cases was people becoming lax towards following Covid-appropriate behaviour. Continue Reading
The Union government has said the intensity of Covid-19 pandemic has increased and the virus is spreading faster than last time. It called for people’s participation to control the second wave of infection. Continue Reading
India added 103,796 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, breaching the peak of 99,181 seen in a single day during the first wave of the pandemic last September. Continue Reading
The Union government has said that the coronavirus situation in India is turning from bad to worse and is a huge cause of worry, especially for some states. Continue Reading
India reported 312 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, the highest single-day toll recorded in this year. Continue Reading