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Rise of a budding Indo-Pacific community after Covid breathes fresh life into BIMSTEC
The Covid 19 pandemic, which continues to be a cause for concern for South Asian as well as Southeastern countries, is set to provide a common thread for a Bay of Bengal ( BIMSTEC) bloc to move ahead even as several contentious issues…
Natural antioxidants helps manage cholesterol, sugar during Covid
Taking natural antioxidants may help keep sugar level in control and manage cholesterol -- risk factors for getting severely ill from Covid-19--, say health experts.Diabetic patients' risk of contracting the virus is not higher but they can…
Covid-19 Resource Toolkit 101
The second wave and unprecedented rise in Covid-19 in India has wreaked havoc and left many people helpless looking for oxygen cylinders, vacant beds, ICU support, vaccine, mental health counselling, especially in cities like Delhi, Mumbai,…
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Swaraj Division donates 15 while TPI North donates 10 oxygen…
Appreciating the help and support rendered by Swaraj Tractors and the TPI North, Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said that the there has been an immense support by Corporate Sector in the fight against corona. In the face of pandemic,…
Hyderabad NGO to set up four oxygen generation plants
Sahayata Trust, a Hyderabad-based NGO, plans to set up four medical oxygen generation plants to cater to the requirements of hospitals treating Covid patients.Each plant will have a capacity of 4,500 litres per day and will come up at a…
Covid-19 : Supreme Court seeks reply on uniform policy, guidelines for death certificates
The Supreme Court on Monday suggested there must be a uniform policy and also some guidelines for issuance of death certificates for those affected by Covid-19.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah said many a time the reason…
Sniffer dogs show 88% accuracy in detecting Covid: UK study
Sniffer dogs can help prevent the spread of Coronavirus by detecting SARS-CoV2, the virus behind Covid-19, according to a study, which found that the canines can be 88 per cent accurate in sniffing the virus, the media reported.The study,…
Roche’s antibody Covid drug now available in India
Roche India on Monday announced the rollout of its first batch of the antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) against Coronavirus in India. The cocktail drug will be marketed by Cipla pan-India.The second batch of the cocktail jabs…
New cases drop to month’s lowest as Covid deaths cross 3L
With 4,454 new deaths due to Covid-19, India on Monday crossed three-lakh mark of fatalities due to the coronavirus infections, thus becoming world's third country after the US and Brazil to cross three-lakh deaths.On Monday, with 2,22,315…
Egypt receives raw materials to produce Sinovac Covid vaccine
Egypt has received the first batch of the raw materials to manufacture China's Sinovac vaccine, said the Chinese embassy in Egypt on Sunday.Along with the Sinovac raw materials, a new shipment of China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines also…