India, New Zealand be cooperating closely for free and open Indo-Pacific

India and New Zealand have mutually agreed on Tuesday to have close cooperation for rules-based world order and attain a free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region amid their foreign office consultations. The consultations resumed after a gap of two years citing the Covid-19 pandemic and was held via video conferencing. Both the countries reviewed bilateral cooperation…

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Bharat Biotech expects WHO’s approval for Covaxin’s emergency use by July-September

Bharat Biotech, the manufacturing pharma company of Covaxin, is expecting to receive the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regulatory approval by the end of September. On Tuesday, Bharat Biotech declared that it has applied to WHO-Geneva for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of Covaxin and further revealed the approval is anticipated by July-September 2021. Covishield, the vaccine…

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More than 1 cr vaccines inoculated among 18-44 years of age group, 19.60 cr in total: Health Ministry

According to the data released by Union Health Ministry on Monday, 19.60 crore Covid-19 vaccines have been administered throughout the country which comprises 1.06 crore first doses of the vaccine given to people from 18-44 years of age. Amid a media briefing over the current Covid-19 situation, Joint Health Secretary of Union Health Ministry, Lav…

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‘Will supply only to Centre’: Pfizer refused to provide vaccines directly to govt directly

US-based Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Monday declared that it will supply the vaccines directly to the Central Government and supernatural organization for assistance in national vaccination programmes. The company stated, “Allocation of doses and implementation plan within a country is a decision for local governments based on relevant health authority guidance.” “Pfizer’s discussions with the…

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Identifying fungus via its colour leads to confusion: AIIMS director speaks about Mucormycosis

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Monday urged the people to stop categorizing the recent fungal infections being recorded throughout the country according to their colour and they should prefer using medical names of the diseases. While addressing the daily Covid-19 press conference, Guleria stated it will be better if…

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Bharat Biotech positive over acquiring WHO’s emergency use listing for Covaxin: Sources

Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), the company manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine has expressed confidence to get included in the World Health Organization’s  (WHO) Emergency Use Listing (EUL), considering the other vaccines developed by the company have been approved by WHO, according to news agency ANI. ANI stated quoting the sources, “BBIL is confident about obtaining…

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BBMP launches new helpline and declares Covid-19 last rites to be free of cost

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagere Palike (BBMP) has introduced a 24*7 helpline to provide assistance over conducting the final rites of Covid-19 infected patients. BBMP launched the helpline number 8495998495 for the Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 victims and emphasized that cremation will be carried out without any charges for Covid-19 victims. This comes at the time when private…

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BBMP assigns civil defence teams at crematoria to assess profiteering by ambulances

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has appointed civil teams at the crematoria in Bengaluru as a measure to deal with the profiteering by private ambulance services ferrying bodies. According to the sources in BBMP, as many as 100 civil defence personnel have been appointed throughout the crematoria in the city to provide services against…

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