75 persons detected with new UK mutant strain in India

The total number of people who tested positive for the new UK strain of the Coronavirus reached 75 on Thursday, the special surveillance report issued by the central government said. As per the report, a total of 4,858 people have been traced who traveled between India and the UK after the cases of infection by […]

India’s COVID-19 case tally crosses 1.04 crore mark

India has reported 18,139 new cases of COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the national COVID-19 case tally to 1,04,13,417 on Friday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). These include 20,539 people who have recovered from the deadly infection and 234 people who succumbed in the last 24 […]

COVID-19 vaccines ‘Covishield’, ‘Covaxin’ to be available soon in India

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the COVID-19 vaccines ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’ are on the verge of being available in the country. The Health Minister while addressing a press conference, said, “COVID-19 vaccines ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’ are on the verge of being available in the country. Our efforts are to ensure […]

20,346 new COVID-19 cases push India’s tally to 1,03,95,278

India has reported 20,346 new COVID-19 cases, 19,587 recoveries, and 222 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,03,95,278 on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). While 1,00,16,859 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus so far, 1,50,336 persons have succumbed to the […]

India adds 18,088 new COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 1,03,74,932

India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,74,932 with 18,088 infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries are nearing one crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,50,114 with 264 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 […]

Prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use approval: Health ministry

Days after Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval to two COVID-19 vaccines, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that India is prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use authorisation (EUA), subject to government’s nod. “We are prepared to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency use […]

Nagaland reports more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases for 10th consecutive day

Nagaland for the 10th consecutive day on Tuesday reported more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases as 30 patients recuperated from the disease while two new infections pushed the coronavirus tally to 11,937, a health official said. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state rose to an all-time high of 97.01 per cent from Sunday”s 96.78 […]

20 more test positive in India for UK virus strain, total rises to 58

Twenty more persons have tested positive for the mutant coronavirus variant detected in the United Kingdom, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday, citing the health ministry. With this, the total number of people infected with the new virus strain has reached 58. The results are based on the genome sequencing of positive samples released by the […]

Covaxin is 200% safe, says Bharat Biotech Chairman

Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech against COVID-19 in collaboration with ICMR, is 200 percent safe, company’s Chairman and Managing Director Dr Krishna Ella has said and noted that it has shown less than 10 percent adverse reaction in trials so far. “Covaxin has shown less than 10 percent adverse reactions, while others […]