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MEA’s vaccine diplomacy flunks, China cashes in on it
India's much-hyped 'vaccine diplomacy' has fallen apart after the country failed to send the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to many of the beneficiary countries which had received the first dose.The Ministry of External Affairs which…
Maharashtra: Covid toll crosses 87K-mark, but new infections drop
Maharashtra's Covid death toll shot past the 87,000-mark on Saturday though new infections dropped and remained below the 30,000 level, health officials said.Compared to with the peak of 1,263 deaths reported on Friday, the state's…
India dismisses reports that Covaxin may hamper your travel plans
The Indian government on Saturday dismissed reports claiming that people who are fully vaccinated with Covaxin may not qualify for travelling abroad as several countries are yet to approve the vaccine.Union Information and Broadcasting…
Will Covid eventually become like seasonal flu?
The novel coronavirus responsible for Covid-19 could become little more than a nuisance, causing no more than common cold-like coughs and sniffles within the next decade, say researchers.The team, including Fred Adler from the University of…
Black fungus of intestine: Novel complication diagnosed in Covid patients in Delhi
A novel complication of mucormycosis or black fungus has been detected in a city hospital here in which the fungal infection infected the lower intestine of two patients, including a 56-year-old who lost three family members, including his…
Covaxin jab may hamper your travel plans abroad
As several countries get ready to reopen their borders for vaccinated foreign travellers, Indians who have received Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin jabs may not qualify for travelling abroad as many countries are yet to approve…
India reports 8,848 mucormycosis cases, 23K more Amphotericin vials allocated
India has so far reported approximately cases of 8,848 mucormycosis or black fungus, one of the rapidly spreading infections observed in those recovering from Covid-19.Taking note of the increasing numbers, the Central government has…
‘ISRO set to transfer technology for oxygen concentrator soon’
The Indian space agency will soon transfer the technology for making the 'Shwaas', the oxygen concentrator developed by it at a cost of about Rs 60,000 to industries, said a top official of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).On Friday…
Whopping 4K Covid patients died in just 20 days of May in Bengaluru
Karnataka which took nearly six months to breach the 4,000 death-mark in the state during first wave of Covid last year, India's tech hub - Bengaluru - broke this dubious record within just 20 days since May 1, which proves that the second…
Dispovan owner to urge DRDO for new name of Covid anti-body kit
With the 35 years old Rs 400 crore medical syringes brand Dispovan and the Defence Research Development Organisation's (DRDO) Dipcovan - coronavirus antibody detection kit - sounding similar, Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd…