Several people who have received their first Covid-19 vaccine doses have been o bserving a unique health ID number on their Covid-19 vaccine certificates. HIGHLIGHTS A unique health ID number is causing confusion among several people who are seeing it for the first time on their vaccine certificates. The number is seemingly being generated at […]
India’s d aily new coronavirus cases dropped below the 2-lakh mark for the first time after 40 days with 1,96,427 fresh infections, and 3,511 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. India’s daily cases of Covid-19 dropped below two lakh with 1,96,427 lakh fresh infections reported in the […]
Bharat Biotech may begin the paediatric trials of its Covaxin, India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, from June and is expected to get its license in the third quarter of this year, the firm’s business development and international advocacy head Dr Raches Ella said on Sunday. During a virtual seminar with the members of FICCI Ladies Organisation […]
NEW DELHI: Drug major Roche India on Monday announced the launch of its first batch of antibody cocktail against Coronavirus in India. The antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab)is priced at Rs 59,750 per dose and will be marketed by Cipla in the country. The Roche’s antibody cocktail was given to then US President Donald Trump when he contracted the coronavirus disease […]
At a time when several states are witnessing surge in number of black and white fungus cases, a 45-year-old patient in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was on Monday found infected with yellow fungus, which is said to be more dangerous than the other two fungal infections. The person is currently being treated at a city-based private […]
To athletes across the world, it represents the pinnacle of sporting excellence. But the Olympic Games amid a pandemic finds it has to contend with fresh Covid-19 peaks as new variants enter the mix. Indeed, at a time when the Olympic motto of ‘Swifter, Higher, Stronger’ may be aptly borrowed to describe the course a […]
Inside Russia’s Trefoil military base in the Arctic Inside Russia’s Trefoil military base in the ArcticClose Russia now has a military base at the top of the world – on the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land. As global warming increases access to the Arctic region and its rich resources, Russia is expanding its military […]
Meeting between several high-profile ministers of the Narendra Modi government to decide on conducting class 12 board exams is over. Reports suggest that the meeting is over without any consensus. The government had proposed two options – one to hold exams for only limited subjects and two to hold exams for all subjects but reduce […]
