Russia’s Sputnik V to be available at two private hospitals in Delhi from next week-India News , Justnewsday Apollo Hospitals and Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital in Delhi will start administering the Russian COVID-19 vaccine which will cost Rs 1,145 per dose File image of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. AP New Delhii: Apollo Hospitals and… Read More »
What’s open and what’s not Phased reopening of Delhi started with allowing construction and manufacturing activities from 31 May, in view of declining numbers of coronavirus cases and positivity rate Representational image. ANI With the COVID-19 positivity rate in Delhi falling to 0.3 percent on Saturday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced new ‘unlock’ guidelines on… Read More »
With 80,834 new COVID-19 cases, India reports lowest daily tally in 71 days-India News , Justnewsday Coronavirus news LIVE Updates: The daily positivity rate is at 4.25 percent, which is less than 10 percent for 20 consecutive days, the Union Health Ministry said Coronavirus news LATEST Updates: With 80,834 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, India reported… Read More »
What is MIS-C, a post COVID-19 complication in children?-Health News , Justnewsday Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children is rare and most children can recover with timely treatment Reports of a post COVID complication, which can affect multiple organs, in children have raised concerns in recent days. Justnewsday spoke to two senior doctors in Maharashtra to… Read More »
Goa extends COVID-19 curfew till 21 June, but allows shops, local markets to stay open till 3 pm-India News , Justnewsday Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that up to 50 persons will be permitted to take part in marriage functions Representational image. PTI Panaji: The Goa government on Saturday announced extension of the coronavirus… Read More »
GST rates on black fungus drug, other essentials slashed; India reports lowest daily cases in 70 days Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday that the possibility of a third COVID-19 wave hitting Delhi was ‘real’ and that preparations need to be made to ensure readiness India Saturday registered the lowest single-day COVID-19 tally in 70 days after… Read More »
Delayed second-dose may have led to Delta variant’s dominance, says UK health agency-Health News , Justnewsday People who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine may have around 88% protection against the delta variant, where it is as low as 33.5% with one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, according to Public Health England… Read More »
Complete list of tax cuts on COVID essentials The Council stated that tax cuts will remain in effect till 30 September, and can be extended further upon nearing the deadline In its 44th meeting on Saturday, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, approved all recommendations of GoM on… Read More »
ICMR will conduct fourth national serosurvey across 21 states in June, says Centre VK Paul, head of the national COVID-19 task force, also called on states and UTs to conduct serosurveys, saying that the country can’t depend on one national serosurvey alone File image of VK Paul during a press conference on the COVID-19 situation… Read More »
Antibody cocktail used to treat Donald Trump is helping patients in India; here’s how Monoclonal antibodies are targeted towards countering a specific antigen, which is nothing but a foreign element that the immune system recognises to be a threat Representational image. AP A Delhi hospital reported that two patients who were administered monoclonal antibodies showed… Read More »