Coronavirus India Live Updates: Most drugs for treating adult Covid patients not recommended for kids, says Centre

Drugs such as ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, favipiravir and antibiotics like doxycycline and azithromycin prescribed for adult Covid patients are not recommended for treating children, stated a government guideline issued on Wednesday. The guidelines by the Union Health Ministry said the decision has been taken…

India reports 62,224 new Covid-19 cases, 2,542 deaths in last 24 hours

India registered 62,224 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall positive cases tally in the country to 2,96,33,105, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday morning. The top five states which registered the maximum coronavirus cases are Kerala with…

Covid-19 restrictions ease in many European countries

With the number of Covid cases on a decline, several European countries have decided to ease restrictions. The European Parliament has also approved the use of Digital Covid Certificates for travelling within the European Union. The World Health Organisation, however, had warned last week that the continent was “by…