Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Monday that he had taken up the issue of the European Union’s new ‘vaccine passport’ scheme not recognising the India-made version of the Oxford jab at the “highest levels”. Adar Poonawalla assured that the matter would be resolved…
With Covid-19 testing being one of the key strategies to help curb Covid-19 spread, a new technology can help improve detection of the novel coronavirus using samples taken from the screens of smartphones. The non-invasive and low-cost Phone Screen Testing (PoST) method can be a boon for middle and low-income…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should end the “shortage” of COVID-19 vaccines, which should be available to every citizen, and not make excuses to distract from this important issue. He said this after the prime minister in his “Mann Ki Baat” monthly…
Vaccination and safety measures such as wearing face masks are essential when it comes to fighting the Delta Plus coronavirus variant, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said. “Vaccination plus masks, because just a vaccine is not enough with ‘Delta.’ We need to…
New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded over 50,000, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,02,33,183 according to the Union Health Ministry data. The COVID-19 active caseload is 5,86,403 which now comprises 1.97 cent of the total infections. The recovery rate is 96.72 per cent, the data…
Delhi recorded 85 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the city’s lowest single-day spike in 2021. The case positivity rate in the national capital dropped to 0.12 per cent. The active caseload in Delhi now stands at 1,598, lowest since March 3. The city also registered nine fatalities on Saturday, taking the death…
Tamil Nadu has registered its first death due to the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 with a person from Madurai succumbing to it, according to the state health department. Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said three positive cases of the new ‘Delta Plus’ variant were…
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…
Rich countries are opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the poorest countries cruelly lack doses, the World Health Organization said on Friday, condemning a global failure. The situation in Africa, where new infections and deaths jumped by nearly 40% last week…
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,…