200,000 Amphotericin B for treatment of Mucormycosis delivered to India

A consignment comprising of 200,000 AmBisome (Amphotericin B injection) utilized for the treatment of Mucormycosis popularly known as the black fungus has been delivered to India on early Sunday morning. Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu posted on Twitter, “Another consignment of AmBisome from @GileadSciences, used in Black Fungus treatment, reaches…

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Bengaluru’s food delivery workers initiate protest for Covid-19 relief package and vaccination priority

The delivery workers from different application-based service platforms such a Swiggy, Zomato, and Dunzo initiated a virtual protest on Saturday, May 29 for inclusion in the relief packages of the state government for the workers in the unorganized sector. They have further demanded to receive Covid-19 relief packages in the priority group which should also…

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Bengaluru apartments body collaborates with hospitals for vaccination of residents, staff

The Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF), the federation of more than 950 apartment complexes had initiated the #Vax4Allcampaign on May 29 for conducting the vaccination drive for residents belonging to the resident welfare associations throughout the city of Bengaluru. This is after the city has been in a lockdown for over a month, and the move…

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‘Nothing against Ramdev”: IMA chief agrees to take back complaint over Ramdev’s statement withdrawal

With the ongoing war of words between Indian Medical Association (IMA) national chief Dr. JA Jayalal and the yoga guru Ramdev, Dr. Jayalal on Friday made a statement that IMA has nothing against Ramdev and will take back the complaints after he withdraws his statement against the modern medicine. Dr. Jayalal revealed to news agency…

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Jaishankar, Blinken engage in talks about Covid-19 relief, Quad, Indo-pacific cooperation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Prasad in Washington and had a talk about several issues which extends to Covid-19 relief measures, efforts to further enhance the Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, according to US State Department spokesperson Ned Price’s statement on Friday. Quad is a…

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PM-CARES Fund to provide monthly stipend for children who lost parents due to Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declared that for all the children whose both parents or guardian have succumbed to the Covid-19 virus will be provided financial assistance under ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme. According to a release from the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) released a statement that such children will…

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More than 18,000 oxygen concentrators, 770,000 vials of Remdesivir as aid from other countries sent to states: Centre

The total count of 18,040 oxygen concentrators along with 19,085 oxygen cylinders and around 770,000 Remdesivir vials which were received as medical aid from several countries have been directed to the States or Union territories directly from April 27 to May 28 during the worsening health infrastructure of the states in the second wave of…

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