Maintenance issues delay US flights with COVID-19 aid to India
Five series of consignments carrying medical equipment have already arrived from the US to help India's fight against COVID-19 but the last two flights delayed due to maintenance issues.
May 04, 2021, 11:31 AM IST
Condolences to those who are losing their loved ones due to COVID-19: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed condolence to the people who have lost their family members due to the "lack" of treatment amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 30, 2021, 12:11 PM IST
Japan to provide 300 oxygen concentrators, ventilators to India amid COVID-19 oxygen crisis
Amid the COVID-19 oxygen crisis when countries are coming forward to help India, Japan has also pledged to deliver 300 oxygen generators and 300 ventilators.
Apr 30, 2021, 11:39 AM IST
Explainer: All we know about Indian variant of coronavirus that crippled health care system
Scientists suggest that the unexpected surge in the COVID-19 cases which caused the second wave of pandemic leading the Indian health care system to the brink of collapse can be a result of coronavirus variant named B.1.617
Apr 30, 2021, 10:01 AM IST
Britain to host 2022 vaccine summit for future pandemics, aims at raising money for R&D
Looking at the condition of the global health system amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain has decided to host a summit in 2022 to raise the funds for vaccine research and development to support an international coalition to speed up the production of shots for the future diseases.
Apr 30, 2021, 09:03 AM IST
Indian armed forces to help hospitals with COVID-19 resources, manpower as countries promise aid
India ordered its armed forces on Monday (April 26) to help tackle surging new coronavirus infections, as nations including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged urgent medical aid to try to contain an emergency overwhelming the country’s hospitals.
Apr 27, 2021, 06:30 AM IST
Government extends certain timelines in light of the raging COVID-19 pandemic
It has also been decided that the time for payment of amount payable under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020, without an additional amount, shall be further extended to 30th June, 2021. Notifications to extend the above dates shall be issued in due course.
Apr 24, 2021, 12:54 PM IST
COVID-19 predominantly transmitted through air: Lancet study cites 'strong evidence'
Strong evidence has come to fore that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published in The Lancet journal.
Apr 16, 2021, 19:37 PM IST
COVID-19 pandemic long way from over, warns WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
There have been now seven consecutive weeks of increasing Covid-19 cases and four weeks of increasing deaths globally, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday adding that the coronavirus pandemic is `long from over`.
Apr 13, 2021, 06:47 AM IST
World Health Day 2021: COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need for a resilient health system, says Poonam Muttreja
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed one of the biggest health and humanitarian crises the world has ever witnessed. It has exacerbated existing challenges for the economy and to public health, particularly for vulnerable sections of society.
Apr 07, 2021, 16:21 PM IST
Global COVID-19 caseload tops 131.6 million, India third worst-hit country
The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 131.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.85 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Apr 06, 2021, 09:11 AM IST
Over 25 world leaders call for pandemic treaty, aim to prepare for new pandemic in future: WHO chief
The new treaty will charter an all-of-government and all-of-society approach, strengthening national, regional and global capacities and resilience to future pandemics.
Apr 02, 2021, 11:32 AM IST
Getting off the hamster wheel: Lockdown an opportunity to break out of mundane life
I remember talking to a friend on an abnormal Monday, nowhere to go, nothing to do, just two friends treating the first day of the week as it was the last. “All the things we took for granted,” he said. These words kept ringing in my ears as a reminder of life.
Mar 23, 2021, 23:57 PM IST
Indian-American healthcare workers hold demonstration outside US Capitol over Green Card backlog
A group of Indian-American frontline healthcare workers languishing in the Green Card backlog held a demonstration in front of the US Capitol urging lawmakers and the Biden administration to end the per capita country-specific quota.
Mar 18, 2021, 11:24 AM IST
COVID-19: Night curfew comes into effect in Punjab's Patiala from March 12
According to the government's order, the curfew will be in place from 11 pm to 5 am. The restrictions will remain in force until further orders.
Mar 11, 2021, 21:04 PM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to states, orders surveillance migrant workers' children during COVID-19 pandemic
Supreme Court on Monday (March 8) issued notice to all states on a petition seeking appropriate directions and orders to the respondents, including the Union of India (UOI) to map, enumerate and register the number of infants and children of migrant families at various worksites and centres of concentration during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 09, 2021, 08:29 AM IST
COVID-19 pandemic in endgame in India, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated on Sunday (March 7) that the COVID-19 pandemic which brought the whole world to its knees is in the endgame here in India, given that the people adhere to three steps.
Mar 07, 2021, 22:45 PM IST
AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, reveals Oxford study
Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday (March 5).
Mar 05, 2021, 23:01 PM IST
China rolls out first one-jab COVID-19 vaccine, rival to US’s Johnson & Johnson
China has given conditional approval for a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, touted to be a rival to Johnson & Johnson's one-jab shot cleared by the US drug regulator. China's first Ad5-nCoV COVID-19 vaccine was rolled out on Friday, as per state-run media reports.
Feb 28, 2021, 18:05 PM IST
US approves Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday (February 27) as per local time cleared a Johnson & Johnson vaccine shot. Unlike most COVID-19 vaccines in use, it works with just one dose instead of two. During the trials, the J&J vaccine was found to be 85 per cent effective against the most severe COVID-19 illness.
Feb 28, 2021, 06:34 AM IST
