DGCI Approves Covovax In Markets

17 Jan 2023

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the official market business of Serum Institute of India's (SII) COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a tertiary booster dose.This vaccine can be taken as a booster dose by people who have already taken two doses of Covishield or Covaxin. Last December, the...

Former IPL chief Lalit Modi hospitalised

14 Jan 2023

After a corona infection and pneumonia attack, former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi has been admitted to the hospital and has been placed on external oxygen support. Modi posted on Instagram, "After 3 weeks in confinement with a double COVID in 2 weeks, accompanied by influenza and deep pneumonia,...

India Records 171 Covid Cases

11 Jan 2023

India in lat 24 hours logs 171 covid cases as informed by Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With this the active caseload rises to 2342. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.09 per cent while the weekly positivity was at 0.11 per cent, the ministry said.The...

What is Omicron’s XBB.1.5 Sub-variant?

03 Jan 2023

Covid-19 has again made it to the headlines as the spread of a new variant of Omicron XBB.1.5 has been alarming in many countries including India. The cases are continuously increasing every day. The infection is spreading even among the people who have been vaccinated. XBB.1.5 is an upgraded version...

Himachal CM Sukhu chairs meeting; reviews COVID preparedness

28 Dec 2022

Amid increasing COVID-19 cases Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday directed the health department officials to keep a strict vigil on COVID-19 cases. CM Sukhu has directed officials to keep an eye on the surge in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, genome sequencing will be strengthened of positive case...

RT-PCR tests 72 hrs before departure likely to be mandatory

28 Dec 2022

The Union Health Ministry is likely to mandate RT-PCR test reports 72 hours before departure for all international passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Singapore. Meanwhile, India may see a surge in Covid cases in mid-January, and the next 40 days are very crucial. Reviewing the...

Covid Concern: US considers new Covid prevention measures for arrivals from China

28 Dec 2022

Amidst the growing Covid concerns, the United States government may impose the new Covid-19 measures on people coming from China, a US official said. "There are mounting concerns in the international community on the ongoing COVID-19 surges in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic sequence data,...

2 international passengers test positive for Covid

28 Dec 2022

Two passengers coming from Dubai tested COVID-19 positive at Chennai airport on Wednesday. The Tamil Nadu Health Department said, "Two passengers who arrived from Dubai tested positive at the Chennai airport today. Both of them hailed from the Alangudi district of Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai. Their test samples have been sent...

iNCOVACC nasal Covid vaccine will cost Rs 800 for private, Rs 325 for govt hospitals

27 Dec 2022

Bharat Biotech's nasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, has been approved by the center on Tuesday and at Rs 800 the vaccine will be available in private hospitals and government hospitals, it will be available for Rs 325. In the fourth week of January, the vaccine iNCOVACC will be rolled out. As...

2 persons tested Covid positive at Kolkata airport

26 Dec 2022

Two persons tested positive for COVID-19 and were returning from abroad at the Kolkata Airport on Monday. Meanwhile, for genome sequencing, both samples have been sent. One of the passengers came from Dubai and another came from Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur. In Beliaghata ID Hospital patients are kept in quarantine. Earlier,...