New Delhi: Vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech has received approval to conduct Phase-III clinical trials of an intranasal booster dose on people who have received both doses of Covaxin. The Drug Controller General of India today gave the go-ahead for the Phase-III trials. The trials will be conducted at nine...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Daily Covid infections in India dropped by 12 per cent as the country reported 2.51 lakh new cases today. The positivity rate is down from 19.59% to 15.88% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 17.47 per cent.
Read MoreNew Delhi: Covishield and Covaxin have been cleared by India’s drugs regulator for sale in the market, sources have said. However, this doesn’t mean the two COVID-19 vaccines will be available at shops soon though people would be able to buy them from hospitals and clinics, sources have said....
Read MoreAccording to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare sources, the capping of prices of the two vaccines was discussed at a recent meeting. An official, who was present at the meeting but did not wish to be identified, told ET, “The government is buying the vaccines in bulk at...
Read MoreNew Delhi: The coronavirus situation in Delhi is under control and the city is expected to report less than 5,000 cases of the infection today, said city health minister Satyendar Jain. Speaking to news agency ANI, he also said the positivity rate in the national capital will also decline from the...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Covid restrictions in Delhi will be lifted soon, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Some traders had met him last week and requested that weekend curfews – from 10 pm on Fridays to 5 am on Mondays – and the odd-even rule for the opening of shops...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Finally breaking a five-day streak of reporting over three lakh daily Covid cases, India today recorded 2,55,874 new coronavirus cases, 16.39 per cent lower than yesterday’s 3.06 lakh cases. The new Covid cases reported today took the total infection tally in India – the second worst-hit country after...
Read MoreIndia reported 3,06,064 new coronavirus cases today, lower than yesterday’s figure of 3.33 lakh cases. 439 new deaths also increased the nationwide virus-related death count to 4,89,848. At 22,49,335, active cases in India now comprise 5.69 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased...
Read MoreNew Delhi: India reported over three lakh new COVID-19 infections for the fifth straight day even though the caseload over the last 24 hours was eight per cent lower than a day before, data released by the government showed. With the addition of 3.06 lakh cases reported today, the Covid tally...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet by the Vice President Secretariat, Mr Naidu has asked everyone who came in contact with him to isolate themselves and get tested. The Vice President, too, will remain in self-isolation for a week. “The Vice...
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