Oppn slams govt over ‘no O2 deaths’ comment
The Union Health Ministry’s remark on Tuesday that ‘no deaths due to lack of oxygen have been specifically reported’ by States or Union Territories has led to widespread criticism. Continue Reading
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More Delta Plus variants found in TN, Centre alerts State
Tamilnadu has so far reported nine cases of patients infected with Delta Plus variant, said ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava. Continue Reading
Tamilnadu govt steps up measures against black fungus
Tamilnadu is facing another danger in the form of black fungus (mucormycosis) and the government is taking steps to address the danger in the beginning. Continue Reading
Serum to raise monthly production to 10 cr doses by August
Amid multiple states reporting a shortage of Covid-19 vaccine, Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech have submitted to the Centre their production plan for the next four months, informing they can ramp it up to 10 crore and 7.8 crore doses respectively by August, official sources said on Wednesday. Continue Reading
18 foreign O2 plants, 3.4L Remdesivir dispatched to States
Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the central government is ensuring a streamlined and fast delivery of the global aid to states and the Union Territories (UTs) through faster custom clearances, and by use of air and road. Continue Reading
Covid-19: India records highest single-day cases – 1,31,968 and 780 deaths
With 1,31,968 fresh infections, the highest single-day count, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 1,30,60,542 today. Continue Reading
India administers over 20 lakh vaccines in a day
More than 20 lakh people were inoculated against coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to over 2.3 crore, the Union Health Ministry said. Continue Reading
SC judges & family members to be vaccinated against Covid-19 today
Supreme Court judges and their family members will be administered their first jabs of Covid-19 vaccines today, reports said, quoting the SC Registry sources. Continue Reading
Over 70 lakh get Covid vaccine in India
The Union Health Ministry today said India has become the fastest country in the world to achieve over 70 lakh vaccinations against Covid-19 in only 26 days, while it took 27 days for the US and 48 days for the UK to reach the same figure. Continue Reading
Covaxin & Covishield to be compared on different parameters
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said that the government will compare the coronavirus vaccines – Covishield and Covaxin on different parameters for the purposes of record keeping. Continue Reading