Health

Amid Rising COVID Cases In The Country, India Approves Two New Vaccines And One Anti-Covid Pill 

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday announced that the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) panel granted emergency use approval to the Anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir. The health Minister said that 13 drug manufacturers in India will be making this drug domestically including Dr. Reddy Laboratories, Cipla and Natco. Molnupiravir has already […]

Covid Infections Likely To Peak By February, Warn Docs; Delhi Govt Sounds Yellow Alert

DELHI: Yellow alert has been sounded in the national capital under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as COVID-19 infections are on a rise in Delhi. The capital city recorded over 331 new COVID cases on Monday, which is the highest single day spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi. With this the COVID positivity rate […]

Youngsters Of 15-18 Age Group To Get Vaccine: Prime Minister

NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday in his address to nation announced that youngsters of 15-18 age group will be vaccinated and frontline healthcare workers and senior citizens will be given precaution doses. 15 साल से 18 साल की आयु के बीच के जो बच्चे हैं, अब उनके लिए देश में वैक्सीनेशन प्रारंभ होगा। […]

This Woman IITian Leads India’s Covid Fightback From Hyd To Delhi; More R&D On Anvil

NEW DELHI: Mapmygenome, the firm that gained prominence during first Coronavirus wave for becoming first in country to provide airport testing by tying up Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad for Covid 19, has now expanded its presence to Delhi. The company’s Delhi lab has been certified by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories […]

Israel To Donate One Million Vaccine Doses To African Countries

NEW DELHI: Israel will donate one million AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses to African countries through the international COVAX vaccine distribution mechanism. The decision was taken after a meeting that involved the foreign and the health minister of Israel along with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. Israel is trying to strengthen its relations with the countries […]