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Himachal to provide free jab to those aged 18-44 yrs

Himachal to provide free jab to those aged 18-44 yrs: The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday decided to bear the expenses of Covid-19 vaccine for those aged between 18 and 44 years as the vaccination is free for people of 45 years and above. It...

Remdesivir not effective in patients requiring ventilation: PGI doctor

Remdesivir not effective in patients requiring ventilation: PGI doctor: Remdesivir -- an antiviral drug -- does not have any effect in reducing mortality and it is not effective for patients requiring high oxygen support or ventilation, a senior doctor with the Postgraduate Institute of...

Oxygen Express set to haul first supply from Vizag plant

Oxygen Express set to haul first supply from Vizag plant: The first batch of 100 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from the Vizag Steel Plant is being loaded onto the Indian Railways' Oxygen Express, for transportation to Covid-hit Maharashtra. The special train designed for...

India sees biggest spike of nearly 3L Covid cases, 2,023 deaths

India sees biggest spike of nearly 3L Covid cases, 2,023 deaths: It has been a week since India reported over 2 lakh new Covid-19 cases on a daily basis since April 15. India on Wednesday hit another record high of 2,95,041 new cases in...

Covid virus does survive on some surfaces for ‘days to weeks’

Covid virus does survive on some surfaces for ‘days to weeks’: As a multi-research team from the UK, the US and Canada warned in a Lancet study last week that SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air, Indian experts on...

Bharat Biotech scales up manufacturing of Covaxin

Bharat Biotech scales up manufacturing of Covaxin: Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Tuesday announced scaling up of manufacturing capacity to produce about 700 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin annually. The Hyderabad-based company stated that capacity expansion has been implemented across multiple facilities...