Washington | There is less evidence now to show that the novel coronavirus developed naturally — jumping from an animal to humans, strengthening the argument for Covid-19 originating in a lab, according to the former head of the US Food and Drug Administration, media reports said. “The side of the ledger that suggests that this could […]
Category: COVID-19
UK in early stages of third Covid wave: Scientist
London | The UK is in the early stages of a third wave of Covid-19, a scientist advising the UK government said, media reports said on Monday. The B1617 variant, which was first detected in India in October 2020, had fuelled “exponential growth” and is responsible for at least three-quarters of cases in the UK, Ravi […]
At 1.52L, India reports lowest Covid cases since April 9
New Delhi | India logged less than 2 lakh Covid-19 cases third day in a row, with 1,52,734 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, when 3,128 more succumbed to the pandemic, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Monday. This is the lowest new infection reported since April 9, when India recorded […]
Vietnam records new Covid-19 variant with mutations
Hanoi | Vietnam has detected a new coronavirus hybrid variant that possesses characteristics of of the B.1.17 variant, first identified in the UK, and the B.1.6172 strain, the media reported. Genetic sequencing by the National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology found at least four Covid-19 patients in the country carrying the hybrid variant, the VnExpress newspaper […]
UP records only 1,908 new Covid cases
Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh has recorded only 1,908 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby, registering a decline of 95 per cent from its peak. According to the government spokesman, with reduction in fresh Covid cases and a fall in the transmission rate, Uttar Pradesh also recorded a sharp slide in the number of active Covid […]
India records 1.73L new Covid cases, lowest spike since April 13
New Delhi | India on Saturday reported 1,73,790 fresh Covid-19 cases while 3,617 patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. This is for the third time since April 13 that India has recorded less than two lakh cases of Covid. On May 25, India has recorded […]
GST Council exempts imported Covid related items from IGST till Aug
New Delhi | The much-anticipated GST Council meeting on Friday came up with some respite for items related to Covid relief, exempting integrated GST (IGST) from such imports till August 31, 2021. In another major decision, the council decided to exempt IGST on Amphotericin B, a medicine required to treat black fungus (Mucormycosis) infection. The discussions […]
UK approves Johnson & Johnson single-dose Covid vax
London | The Johnson & Johnson single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has been approved in the UK, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Friday. This is the fourth Covid-19 vaccine to be authorised by the UK’s independent regulator and is the first to be approved for protection against the Covid-19 with a single dose. […]
Production batches of Covaxin initiated in March to be ready only in June
New Delhi | Bharat Biotech said on Friday that the timeline for manufacturing, testing, and release for a batch of Covaxin is approximately 120 days. In a statement, the company said that manufacturing, testing, release and distribution of vaccines is a complex and multifactorial process with hundreds of steps, requiring a diverse pool of human resources. […]
Covid vaccine trials on children in India to begin soon: Govt
New Delhi | The Central government on Thursday announced that Covid-19 vaccine trials on children in the country would begin soon. Member (Health) in NITI Aayog and the chair of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), Dr Vinod K. Paul, made the announcement on behalf of the government while clearing several myths on […]