Union Health Minister says, Covid-19 vaccine will be available in 3-4 months

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan stated on Thursday about him being confident that the Covid-19 vaccine will be available ready and available in the upcoming three – four months. He further added the priority for administering the vaccine to the 132 crore population of the country be according to scientific evaluation….

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Sharp fall of Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru invokes BBMP to alter bed-blocking policy

With the declining Covid-19 cases in the capital city of Karnataka, Bengaluru, there has been a lack of demand for beds in the private hospitals and medical colleges has invoked the civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagare Palike (BBMP) to make a formal amendment with respect to bed blocking protocol. As per the recent circular dated…

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India and Canada discuss bilateral ties and cooperation on Covid-19 response

Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar Prasad and Canadian counterpart had a discussion emphasizing to enhance the existing trade ties amid the nations and boost the cooperation with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic as they were involved in a Track 1.5 dialogue co-hosted by think tanks. S Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, spoke at the virtual…

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ICMR’s advisory for plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients reveals indiscriminate usage not recommended

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed on Wednesday an alarming update about treatment against Covid-19, stating that the indiscriminate usage of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) for treating the Coronavirus disease was not recommended, though considering the present scenario of the country, with over 8.9 million cases. An open label phase – II multicentre…

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Health Minister Sudhakar says, Covid-19 fatality rate lowest in Bengaluru among major Indian cities

The Covid-19 case fatality rate in Bengaluru accounts to only 1.1 per cent and has become the lowest among all the key cities in the country, said Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Wednesday. Sudhakar tweeted, “Bengaluru’s Covid-19 case fatality rate (1.1%) among all major cities in India. With 3,36,880 recoveries and 17,707 active cases…

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Indian envoy confers on bilateral relations with Japanese Upper House President Santo Akiko

Indian Ambassador to Japan, Sanjay Kumar Verma, on November 11 had a review discussion over the much evolving bilateral relations with Japan’s Upper House President, Santo Akiko in Japan’s National Diet as revealed by the Embassy of India in Japan on Tuesday. In a series of tweets, Sanjay Kumar Verma stated about attending the Japanese…

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