Health

Hyderabad, Oct 24 : In a major boost to Covid-19 vaccine production in India, Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited will receive (Dollar) 50 million assistance from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).DFC Chief Opera…

New Delhi, Oct 24 : In the last 24 hours, India registered 15,906 new Covid-19 cases and 561 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.The new fatalities have taken the death toll to 4,54,269.The recovery of 16,479 patients in the last 24 hour…

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 24 : The first patient of Zika virus has been found in Kanpur.A team of experts from Delhi has reached Kanpur and samples of those who came in contact with the patient have been sent for examination.Official sources said t…

Bengaluru, Oct 24 : There was a time when parents were not even ready to think about schools with Covid playing havoc.A campaign was undertaken with a slogan “no school till every child got vaccinated”. Now, the situation has reversed. After 19 month…

Chennai, Oct 23 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday further relaxed the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions allowing shops, restaurants and other establishments to function beyond 11 p.m.and also allowed contact and non-contact sporting ev…

New Delhi, Oct 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday credited domestic vaccine manufacturers for their role in the “success story of India”.Holding a meeting with seven domestic manufacturers against the backdrop of 100 crore vaccine doses be…

Mumbai, Oct 23 : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray – who never wore a face mask – has tested Covid-19 positive and has been taken to Lilavati Hospital for treatment, party officials said on Saturday.Along with him, his mother Kunda T…

Mumbai, Oct 23 : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray – who never wore a face mask – has tested Covid-19 positive and has been taken to Lilavati Hospital for treatment, party officials said on Saturday.Along with him, his mother Kunda T…

New Delhi, Oct 23 : The Centre on Saturday asked the states and UTs to speed up the Covid vaccination programme, with focus on the second dose, across the nation.The decision comes against the backdrop of the country achieving the milestone of admini…

New Delhi, Oct 23 : Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said that he and other vaccine manufacturers on Saturday discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how to take the industry forward to prepare for the future pandemics.”We discusse…