Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conducting two meetings with the District Magistrates (DMs) of several districts across 19 states of the country having a high caseload for assessing the present situation of Covid-19 and several measures were taken to deal with it, revealed the official sources on Thursday. According to the information given by…
Bengaluru based Indian Institute of Science (IISC) is presently working on developing a novel vaccine against Covid-19 which could be stored at room temperature, and will therefore be a major invention for the healthcare infrastructure of the country amid the rising cases of Covid-19 in the ongoing second wave. The information was revealed by Health…
The Union Government on Wednesday granted approval for procuring 1,50,000 units of the ‘Oxycare’ system which has been advanced by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The units will be obtained at the estimated cost of ₹322.5 crore with the funds to be given from the PM-CARES fund for helping the Covid-19 patients with…
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has provided approval to Hyderabad based-Bharat Biotech for conducting clinical trials on children for the Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, thereby becoming the first Covid-19 vaccine which will be subjected to testing on children in India. DCGI has given the approval to conduct trials for children between the age group…
Karnataka is anticipated to receive 3 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine for which the state government had placed orders, however, when asked about the time, Karnataka Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar candidly stated, “Not days, but it could take months.” While addressing the reporters, Kumar said, “We’re also waiting. I can’t say in how many…
France has sent a second consignment via shipping to India having 40 tons of oxygen that arrived in India on Wednesday, according to France ambassador Emmanuel Lenain. Lenain took to Twitter to post about it saying, “The second shipment of 40 tons of oxygen, donated by France’s Air Liquide Group and filled in Qatar reaches…
With the worsening condition of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, South Korea has taken an initiative to support India by sending another consignment of medical equipment consisting of 200 oxygen concentrators. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated, “Cooperation with Republic of Korea continues. Consignment of medical equipment including 200 oxygen concentrators…
The city of Bengaluru in the current situation is facing extreme shortage of vaccines which in a way is hindering the vaccination drive conducted for the residents to tackle the pandemic of the deadly virus, admitted a BBMP official. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta revealed that Bengaluru Urban alone is given…
financial year (2021-22) provided the current second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has the peak by June ending, as per the rating agency Crisil.Although,India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slides down to 8.2 per cent for the ongoing it maintained its elementary baseline estimate of 11 per cent growth, however, the potential chances are tilting…
The planned vaccination camp against Covid-19 which was conducted at GSD Complex, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi on Tuesday and Thursday has been cancelled due to the shortage of vaccines as the government authorities expressed their inability to procure the required doses.According to a official letter issued by Air India, “The proposed COVID vaccination…
