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 -- 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: 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: 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’: 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: 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...