Tag Archives: COVID-19 in India

14.9 million excess deaths were associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 Geneva, 5 May 2022 – New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and …

Global health thought leader Dr Tim France rightly tweeted, “Here is the WHO stating explicitly what most people I know are saying to one another privately: Is not it really risky to lift all COVID-19 related measures now, with the virus still circulating in high levels? Clearly, in these global …

New Delhi, Jan 11: The Department of Post has come out with a special postage stamp and a special cover commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; …

Coronavirus genomic surveillance mechanism in India New Delhi, Dec 07: A consortium of national laboratories based in four cities – Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi, and Pune – is continuously conducting genomic surveillance of coronavirus, which has helped to sequence more and more samples of the virus. The focus of the …

What we know about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 so far Update on Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant New Delhi, 29th November 2021. On 26 November 2021, the world health organization (WHO) designated variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus …

New Delhi, Sep 06: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Bhopal have sequenced the genome of Giloy, a medicinal herb that is extensively used in allopathic pharmaceuticals and ayurvedic formulations to treat various health conditions. What is Giloy? Giloy is an important multipurpose medicinal plant in Ayurvedic science. It has …

CORBEVAX™ vaccine against COVID-19 has been approved for conducting Phase III comparator safety and immunogenicity trial in adults New Delhi, Sep 06: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Hyderabad-based Biological E. Limited for conducting Phase III comparator safety and immunogenicity trial in adults of its CORBEVAX™ vaccine …

New Delhi, Aug 24: The fight against the ongoing epidemic of COVID-19 is all set to get stronger. The office of the Drug Controller General of India has approved a proposal of the Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., to go in for phase II / III trial of the country’s first …

Children Orphaned Due to COVID-19 New Delhi, 05 AUG 2021: As per information provided by States/UTs data of orphan children who have lost their parents to Covid since April 2021 to 28.05.2021. The children in distress situations merit care and protection under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and …

If you are living with diabetes, what is the risk that COVID-19 poses to you and how can you stay safe and healthy during the pandemic? WHO’s Dr Gojka Roglic explains in WHO’s Science in 5. If you are living with diabetes, what is the risk that COVID-19 poses to …

The variant’s spread, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent use of proven public health measures, is driving an increase in both case numbers and deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The Delta variant is now in more than 111 countries: WHO DG …

Myths Vs. Facts on COVID-19 mortality figures Inferences drawn from the comparison of HMIS and CRS data on Covid-19 deaths are fallacious and speculative New Delhi 14 JUL 2021 (PIB): There have been some speculative media reports claiming higher fatality figures due to COVID-19 based on data from National Health …

New Delhi, 03rd July 2021. According to the Ministry of Health, India reports 44,111 new cases in last 24 hours. Latest update is as follows 34.46 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India reports 44,111 new cases in last 24 hours India’s Active Caseload declines to …

Mobile oxygen concentrator launched New Delhi, July 02nd 2021:  A team of researchers at Bengaluru-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, has designed a robust, mobile oxygen concentrator that can be used in rural settings …

COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility Most people do not face any side-effect after COVID vaccination but it does not mean that vaccines are not efficient Know the Covid vaccine side effects We are soon going to have the world’s first DNA-plasmid vaccine by Zydus Cadilla which has been Made in India. …

Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched an economical Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19 New Delhi, June 25th (India Science Wire): Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi. The Rapid Antigen Test kit has …

New Delhi, May 12 (Umashankar Mishra) : Faster testing and predicting rapidly the patients at risk is crucial to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is working with Intel India and International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad, to help achieve faster and less expensive …

WHO and Costa Rica preview technology pooling initiative to ensure access to COVID-19 health products for all Coronavirus – World Health Organization Costa Rica proposes the idea at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak Geneva, 16 May 2020 – Presidents Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica and Sebastián Piñera of …