With the hard-hitting second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in India and the surge in cases, UAE took another step towards providing medical assistance by delivering more than 5 lakh tablets of an antiviral drug Favipiravir. Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) wrote on Twitter, “Further deepening our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Thank our…
With the rising Covid-19 cases in the country amid the ongoing second wave of the pandemic, Dr Balaram Bharagava, chief, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) addressed the issue along with a fresh strategy about the country’s testing strategy to overcome the pandemic. The fresh strategy consists of an increased focus over rapid antigen tests…
India with the largest vaccination drive in the world has administered more than 170 million doses of Covid-19 as of Sunday, May 9 With the dropping positivity rate in Delhi, strict measures are being taken for the upcoming week with complete restriction of the Delhi metro services and ban on wedding ceremonies conducted in public….
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday had a conversation on call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the initiatives to be taken for taking precautions amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic that is severely affecting the health infrastructure.Yediyurappa appealed to PM Modi over providing enough supply of critical drugs and vaccines and…
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…
