New Delhi : Nearly 30 Covid vaccine candidates in pre-clinical and clinical stages are under development by pharmaceutical industry and academia in India. While three of them are in advanced stage of Phase I/II/III trials and 4 are in advanced pre-clinical development stage, union health minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, told the Parliament on Friday. Vardhan informed […]
Category: COVID-19
Majority of Covid-recovered complain of fatigue: Study
London: In a major study, the researchers have shown that persistent fatigue occurs in more than half of patients recovered from Covid-19, regardless of the seriousness of their infection. “While the presenting features of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been well-characterised, the medium and long-term consequences of infection remain unexplored,” said study author Liam Townsend from St James’s […]
Serum Institute pauses Covid vaccine trials in India
New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII), which was conducting the India trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University, on Thursday paused the clinical trials of the vaccine in India. In a statement, the Serum Institute of India said: “We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials till AstraZeneca restarts the […]
India continues breaching 78K-mark, Covid-19 tally crosses 37L
New Delhi: The unabated surge of COVID-19 is maintained as the country reported 78,357 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24-hours mounting the national tally to 37,69,523, revealed Health Ministry data on Wednesday. With 1,045 more deaths, the toll has climbed to 66,333 so far. Out of the total confirmed cases, 8,01,282 are active cases, while […]
Clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine begins in Mysuru hospital
Mysuru (Karnataka): Clinical trial of the Covishield vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, began at the JSS Hospital in Mysuru, an official said on Sunday. “The clinical trial of Covishield began on Saturday at our hospital, which is the only institute in Karnataka to have been selected by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) […]
India’s trajectory of daily Covid-19 cases highest-ever globally
New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic in India currently seems to be at its worst, as the country’s trajectory of daily cases continued to be the highest-ever recorded globally since the start of the health crisis in December 2019. On Saturday, India reported 76,472 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally to 34,63,972, according to the […]
India records over 75,000 fresh Coronavirus cases for third day in a row
New Delhi: India recorded 76,472 new coronavirus cases in a single day taking the total tally to 34,63,972, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. This was slightly lower than its last surge of over 77,000 cases, an unprecedented number in the world since the outbreak in China’s Wuhan. In the last 24 […]
All MPs attending Monsoon Session to undergo Covid-19 test
New Delhi: With just days to go for the Parliament’s Monsoon Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday held a meeting with officials of the Health Ministry, AIIMS, DRDO, and other agencies to give a final shape to arrangements and said that all MPs would have to undergo a Covid-19 test to attend the […]
Covid-19: Phase II trial of Oxford vaccine begins
New Delhi: The Phase II clinical trial of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, began on Wednesday. The first dose was given to two males, aged 28 and 48, in Pune’s Bharti Vidyapeeth’s Medical College and Hospital. “Two volunteers were given 0.5 ml of the vaccine, observed for half an hour to see if they get […]
With 67,151 fresh coronavirus infections India’s tally crosses 32L, toll nears 59.5K
New Delhi: With 67,151 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India’s tally mounted to 32,34,474 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 59,449 with 1,059 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. The actual caseload is the active cases, which currently stands at 7,07,267. The silver lining is that the recoveries are over three times […]