Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has launched the indigenously prepared Covid-19 vaccine directly into the market for 14 states which comprises Delhi, Maharashtra, which has commenced from May 1, as per the statement given by Suchitra Ella, Joint Managing Director of the company. The pharmaceutical company has taken the call for direct supply of the Covid-19 vaccine…
India on Monday expressed gratitude towards Qatar Airways for providing the facility of smooth transfer of a shipment of 1350 oxygen cylinders of British Oxygen Company which is an initiative to support India amid the crisis invoked by worsening situation of Covid-19 pandemic. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “ Thank Qatar…
The social media platforms were flooded with the visuals of the police officials attacking the vegetable vendors and shopkeepers in the Haveri district of Karnataka on Monday. The cops supposedly took to violence as the roadside vendors violated the Covid-19 lockdown protocols and kept the shops open even after 10 am.Presently, the state of Karnataka…
The Supreme Court on Saturday has established a 12 member task force to assure that the medicaloxygen is delivered across the country in a streamlined manner. A bench led by Justice DYChandrachud created the task force to review and recommend the need and distribution of oxygenacross India. The court has deployed the task force will…
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagere Palike (BBMP) has given an official declaration about exhaustion of Covaxin on Tuesday for the age group above 45 years who are fighting to complete the course with the second dose over the past few days.A BBMP official who requested anonymity said, “The BBMP has only 80,000 doses left, not counting…
India and the European Union will commence the negotiations adhering to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) post a break of eight years. The talks were stopped after 2013 and resuming the same will be a key deliverable of India-EU summit as scheduled for May 8 in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have meeting for the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to conduct a meeting with his top Cabinet colleagues to assess the progress of the current Covid-19 vaccination, availability of drugs such as Remdesivir, and to further have the talks about the accelerated production of vaccine.During the meeting, Modi directed the officials saying, “Citizens should be facilitated for vaccination despite lockdowns…
US pharma giant Gilead Sciences’ is expected to deliver another consignment having 50,000 vials of Remdesivir, the antiviral drug used for the treatment of Covid-19, in the upcoming days revealed certain sources.The injection Remdesivir has been granted emergency use authorization in India and constitutes a part of the national clinical treatment protocol for Covid-19. A…
The Indian Army has established a Covid-19 management cell following a three-star general to provide help to the civil authorities in their battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the officials on Thursday.One of the officials revealed that the Director General of Operational Logistics and Strategic movement will be leading the cell. The three-star officer…
Photo Credits: ReutersPharmaceutical company Roche India on Wednesday declared that the Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in India for the Riche’s antibody cocktail or the treatment of Covid-19.V Simpson Emmanuel, Managing Director, Roche Pharma, India stated, “With the increasing number of Covid-19 infections in India, Roche is committed…
