COVID Vaccination

Andhra Pradesh saw a big surge in Covid fatalities and new cases during the 24-hour period ending 9 a.m. on Saturday.The virus claimed 96 lives during this period while 20,065 new cases were detected in this 24-hour cycle.The fresh…

The production of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) has been maximized to meet the present demand of Covid-19 patients and the domestic production currently exceeded 9,400 Metric Tonne per day, the government said on Saturday.Giridhar Aramane,…

Mild Covid-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting damage to the structure or function of the heart, a new study suggests.The researchers, including Thomas Treibel from the University College London (UCL), said that the findings…

On the directives of Punjab Health Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu, the Food & Drug Administration has established the ‘Remdesivir Injection Monitoring Centre’ at the Head Office to stop black marketing.The Health Minister said that…

The second lot of remaining 20 oxygen concentrators reached Jalandhar today, which was handed over to civil hospital for effective Covid-19 management. A few days back, first lot of 10 concentrators was received by the district…

Aimed at containing the ferocious second wave of the pathogen more efficaciously through makeshift Covid hospitals, the district administration has set up 60 level-II beds at Community Health Centre (CHC) Jawaddi.Inspecting the facility…

After a complete lockdown was imposed in Bihar to control the coronavirus infections, community kitchens have been started by the government at various places to feed the poor and deprived sections of society. Food is being prepared in…

 "There is no point writing my name. I am just doing what I can," says the 68-year-old, who makes it a point to bring food packets and soup for the 50 patients and volunteers at the Mini Covid Care Centre in Bal Bhavan in Chandigarh.…

Any help one needs in Virudhunagar district --one name that crops up each time is that of thirty-five-year-old Durai Prithviraj.A Village Administrative Officer (VAO) with the Tamil Nadu state government and also a full-time social worker,…

A Covid-19 vaccine developed by the US-based biotechnology company Novavax has been found effective against Coronavirus' B1351 variant, first identified in South Africa, results of a trial have shown.The Phase 2b randomised,…