India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 3,01,83,143 with 48,698 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 2.91 crores, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death count increased to 3,94,493 with 1,183 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am…
A Brazilian congressman who has denounced alleged wrongdoing in a 1.6 billion reais ($323 million) COVID-19 vaccine contract signed by Brazil’s government arrived at a Senate commission inquiry on Friday wearing a bullet-proof vest for safety. Congressman Luis Miranda and his brother Luis Ricardo Miranda,…
The government on Friday extended deadlines for various income tax compliances and said the amount paid by an employer to employees for COVID-19 treatment would be tax-exempt. Also, payment received from employer by family members in case of death of an employee due to COVID-19 would be exempt from income tax. The…
HIGHLIGHTS Sputnik V has received emergency use approval in India Highly transmissible Delta variant has further mutated to form Delta Plus Antibodies developed after vaccination with Sputnik V protect from all variants: Gintsburg Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine protects against all known variants of Covid-19, said…
HIGHLIGHTS 29 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to date 22 cases of Delta Plus variant have been reported in India: Rajesh Bhushan Genome sequencing of a total of 45,000 samples has been conducted at 28 INSACOG labs Covaxin and Covishield are effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus,…
AstraZeneca said on Friday the European Union had lost a legal case against the pharmaceutical firm over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, with a court in Brussels rejecting an EU request for more deliveries by the end of June. But European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday’s ruling supported…
India recorded 67,208 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall coronavirus tally to 2,97,00,313, showed data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday morning. Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the single-day spike in Covid-19 cases for the 35th consecutive day. The…
At their concluding session, Joe Biden and his colleagues were set to promise more financial support for developing countries on the sharp edge of climate change. G7 leaders on Saturday confronted China and the threat of future pandemics as the elite club of wealthy nations advertised a newfound Western unity at its…
Recently, countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Philippines have expressed concerns over the approval granted to Chinese vaccines and their efficacy. China has developed two Covid-19 vaccines that have been approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO). These are Sinovac and Sinopharm. China has…