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Health Ministry Issues Post-Covid Care Guidelines, Check Details

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stressed on ayurvedic intervention to manage post-COVID conditions in its latest guidelines issued on Sunday for recovered patients, including use of chyawanprash and AYUSH medicines. In the guidelines, the Ministry recommended the use of immunity-boosting medicines like Ayush Kwath and Samshamani Vati on a daily basis, for […]

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Covid Vaccine Likely By Early 2021; For Old, High-Risk First, says Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi: The coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. “While no date has been fixed for the vaccine launch, it may be ready by the first quarter of 2021,” he said. Harsh Vardhan also said that the government is considering […]

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COVID-19: Global Cases Cross 28.8 Million Mark, Death Toll Now At 922441

Washington:The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 28.8 million, while the deaths have increased to over 922,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 28,891,676 and the fatalities rose to 922,441, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its […]

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Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High: WHO

Geneva: The number of single-day coronavirus cases globally has hit a new record high, said the World Health Organization (WHO). In a statement on Sunday, the WHO said that there were 307,930 new cases globally in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day figure ever registered and about 1,000 more than the previous recording-setting daily […]

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India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 48 Lakh, Death Toll Reaches 79722

New Delhi: With a massive spike of 92,071 cases, including 1,136 deaths in 24 hours, India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases reached 48,46,427, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data on Monday. Out of the total cases, 9,86,598 are the active ones, 37,80,107 have been discharged, while 79,722 lost the battle against […]

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COVID-19 Cases Worldwide Surpass 29.1 Million, Toll Over 927000

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 29.1 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 927,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 29,182,198 and the fatalities rose to 927,015, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) […]

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COVID-19: Coronavirus Was Made In Chinese Lab, Claims Whistleblower Virologist Li

New York: Chinese whistleblower virologist Li-Meng Yan who was forced to flee the country after raising questions about the origin of the novel coronavirus, has once again said the Covid-19 virus was developed in a Chinese lab, a claim that has earlier been denied by both Beijing and the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a […]

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India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 49 Lakh, Death Toll Reaches 80776

New Delhi: India has lost 80,776 people to the Coronavirus till date, Health Ministry data revealed on Tuesday that also showed a spike of 83,809 new cases in the past 24 hours. With 1,054 deaths India now has a toll that is barely 5,000 short of total Covid-19 cases reported in China, the ground zero […]

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COVID-19: Scientists Predict That Coronavirus Will Become Seasonal Virus

Beirut: We are all too familiar with the seasonal patterns of some respiratory viruses and now scientists suggest that Covid-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely follow suit and become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained. Until that time, Covid-19 will continue to circulate across […]

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Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine: Serum Institute Of India Gets DCGI Nod To Resume Cinical trial Of Vax

New Delhi: Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani has gave permission to Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country while revoking its earlier order of suspending any new recruitment for phase two and three trial. The DCGI has, however, put certain […]

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COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 50-Lakh Mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 50 lakh, just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh with 90,123 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries surged to 39,42,360 on Wednesday pushing the recovery rate to 78.53 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Chinese Vax Could Be Ready By Nov, Says Top Scientist

Beijing: The general population in China may start getting access to locally manufactured Covid-19 vaccines from November or December, according to a top scientist from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During a programme telecast by state broadcaster CCTV this week, Wu Guizhen, the CDC’s chief biosafety expert said that preparations are […]

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Russia To Supply 100 Million Doses Of Sputnik V Vaccine To Dr Reddy's

New Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, have agreed to cooperate on clinical trials and distribution of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund revealed in a statement on Wednesday. Sputnik V, an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, was developed by the […]

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Now, Pre-Book Your Vaccination Through App

New Delhi: A Mumbai-based health-tech start-up has launched an application for Indian citizens to book an appointment with the nearest doctor or the vaccination clinic to get themselves vaccinated. This comes at a time when the country is waiting for the coronavirus vaccine with bated breath. WONDRx is a made-in-India health-tech start-up working on Digital India […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Free Vax For Americans, But Won't Be Widely Available Till '21 Summer

New York: A 57 page “playbook” just in from the US government outlines a comprehensive plan to make the COVID-19 vaccine available free to all Americans once it is proven safe and effective. The shot wouldn’t be broadly available to most of the US population until the summer or fall of 2021, the Director of […]

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