Centre asks states, UTs to allow relaxation of Covid curbs Issuing COVID-19 guidelines for March, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also suggested the implementation of a risk assessment based approach… February 25, 2022 13:55 IST
Data sharing, equitable vaccine distribution: How the WHO plans to tackle future pandemics Among the initiatives that could determine the 74-year-old body’s future is a Washington-led effort to build a global pandemic prevention… February 25, 2022 13:13 IST
Coronavirus Omicron Feb 26 Highlights: Third wave recedes in India! Delhi govt lifts all Covid restrictions as situation improves Coronavirus Omicron Cases and Deaths in India, Covid-19 Omicron Latest Updates, Covid-19 curbs Feb 26 Highlights: Centre urges states and… Updated: February 26, 2022 22:09 IST
DDMA meeting on Friday, most Covid curbs in Delhi likely to be relaxed According to an official notice, DDMA meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal at 12.30… February 24, 2022 22:28 IST
WHO sets up hub in South Korea to train low and middle income countries to produce COVID-19 vaccines The new hub will provide workforce training to all countries wishing to produce products such as vaccines, insulin, monoclonal antibodies. Updated: February 24, 2022 14:05 IST
Covid-19 Vaccination: Do you need a booster dose? Here’s what experts say The government has given green light to Health Care Workers (HWC) or Front-Line Workers (FLW) and citizens aged above 60… Updated: February 24, 2022 13:16 IST
US FDA suggests restricted use of GlaxoSmithKline-Vir COVID-19 drug based on variants in circulation The GSK-Vir drug is one of the few COVID-19 treatments shown to have worked against the original Omicron variant leading… February 24, 2022 11:41 IST
High cases indicate Covid-19 Omicron wave in Singapore likely to peak soon, says expert The daily cases of Omicron in the city-state have gone beyond 20,000 expected earlier to 20,312 new infections on Wednesday… February 24, 2022 10:44 IST
Coronavirus Omicron February 24 Highlights: Kerala registers 4,064 new Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths today Coronavirus Omicron Cases and Deaths Highlights: The world has seen a reduction of almost 20 per cent in new Covid… Updated: February 24, 2022 23:46 IST
Businesses returning to normalcy: It’s yesterday once more for consumers as Covid fades Restaurant chains with a pan-India footprint are seeking easing of restrictions so that the industry can recover fully at a… Updated: February 24, 2022 19:49 IST
Don’t lower guard despite flattening Covid curve: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Addressing the National WASH Conclave-2022 after inaugurating it virtually from Chennai, the vice president said children should grow up in… February 23, 2022 20:30 IST
Sensex ends in red for 6th straight day as fag-end selling drags indices; Nifty support at 16850 Markets are gradually drifting lower amid excessive intraday volatility, mirroring the global markets February 23, 2022 16:20 IST
Study finds limited efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron The research, recently published in the journal Allergy, found that only individuals vaccinated with a third or booster dose of… February 23, 2022 13:50 IST
Shycocan’s virus attenuation device claims to disable coronavirus and its variants: What it is? How it works? The Shycocan device first produces high-intensity photons that strike solids & surfaces like tables, chairs, walls, etc., in the room;… February 23, 2022 13:11 IST
South Korea approves Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for ages 5-11 The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported a record 171,452 new virus cases on Wednesday, nearly a 40-fold increase… February 23, 2022 12:09 IST
South Africa halves Covid vaccination dose intervals “All individuals who are fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, meaning they have received both doses, will now be eligible… February 23, 2022 09:40 IST
COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids The condition, formally known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, involves fever plus symptoms affecting at least two organs and… Updated: February 23, 2022 08:46 IST
India-US partnership critical to vaccinating world against COVID-19: Envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu Observing that vaccinating the world must be the priority strategy against the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandhu on Tuesday said the world’s… February 23, 2022 08:30 IST
Iran-US war LIVE updates: UAE vows retaliation after Indian sailor killed in Iranian attack; Trump’s Hormuz plan could cost $30mn per supertanker
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198% growth for investors of gold bonds: Premature redemption price for this series of SGBs announced