Corona Strain
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ICMR grants permission for drone trial to deliver vaccine
India | Apr 23, 2021, 12:58 PM ISTThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has granted permission for conducting a feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones in collaboration with IIT Kanpur.
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HC seeks AAP's response on plea to resume MMCSY
India | Apr 23, 2021, 11:46 AM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the AAP government on a plea seeking directions to it for resuming its scheme of providing dry rations under the Mukhya Mantri Corona Sahayta Yojna (MMCSY)
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UP businessman Manoj Gupta refills oxygen cylinders at Re 1
India | Apr 23, 2021, 10:49 AM ISTManoj Gupta, a businessman in Hamirpur district is refilling oxygen cylinders at a cost of only Rs 1 for the treatment of Coronavirus-positive patients.
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Americans advised to avoid all travels to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Maldives
World | Apr 23, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTThe US has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and the Maldives due to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the region.
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Canada bans all flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days amid spiralling Covid-19 cases
World | Apr 23, 2021, 08:35 AM ISTCanada has said it would ban all flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days due to the growing wave of COVID-19 cases in that region.
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2,700 new beds for Covid-19 patients to be added in Delhi in next few days: Manish Sisodia
India | Apr 20, 2021, 01:34 PM ISTDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday that 2,700 new beds will be added for Covid patients in Delhi hospitals
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Pramod Sawant urges Thackeray to not single out states as hotspots
India | Apr 19, 2021, 02:44 PM ISTGoa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday tweeted urging Thackeray to not "single out" states after Maha government released an order
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COVID 19: Harsh Vardhan to hold virtual review meetings with AIIMS officials, state health ministers
India | Apr 16, 2021, 06:23 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will hold a virtual Covid 19 review meeting with health ministers of states with maximum cases on Saturday.
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Railways has provided 20 isolation ward coaches to Maha's Nandurbar
India | Apr 16, 2021, 05:33 PM ISTKeeping in view the growing number of Covid cases across the country, the Indian Railways has provided 20 coaches to Maharashtra's Nandurbar district.
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CM Kejriwal convenes meet as Delhi surpasses Mumbai to become worst-hit Covid-19 city in India
India | Apr 16, 2021, 12:37 PM ISTDelhi Corona Update: Delhi has left financial capital Mumbai far behind in the daily tally of cases, becoming the worst-affected city in the country.
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No Haj without two vaccine doses: Haj Committee of India
India | Apr 16, 2021, 12:00 PM ISTThe Haj Committee of India (HCI) has said that no Indian Muslims shall be allowed to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage unless they have taken the two vaccine doses.
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Haridwar Kumbh Mela to end on April 17: Niranjani Akhada
India | Apr 16, 2021, 01:51 PM ISTNiranjani Akhada said that Kumbh Mela will end on April 17, almost two weeks before the schedule.
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Lockdown in Lucknow? Health Minister warns of strict measures to tide over Covid-19 crisis
India | Apr 13, 2021, 02:08 PM ISTLucknow Lockdown? UP Health Minister Brijesh Pathak has warned that lockdown could be imposed in Lucknow to flatten the Covid-19 curve.
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How Russia's Sputnik V vaccine works against Covid-19: Doses, Efficacy, Price and more
India | Apr 13, 2021, 12:00 PM ISTSputnik V is a two dose Covid-19 vaccine. The drug has shown 91.6 per cent efficacy in the phase 3 trial without any major serious side effects.
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5 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus
News | Dec 31, 2020, 12:39 PM ISTA total of 25 cases of mutant United Kingdom virus have been detected in India after genome sequencing, Union Ministry of Health informed on Thuesday. Out of the five fresh cases, four have been traced by National Institute of Virology in Pune and CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in Delhi.