Tag: covid
BCCI Says It Will Donate 2000 Oxygen Concentrators
The Indian cricket board on Monday said it would donate oxygen concentrators to help fight the raging second wave of Covid-19 -- months after the pandemic crippled the country. ....
Identify Fungus By Name, Not Colour, Says AIIMS Chief On Mucormycosis
With the 'black fungus' identified in Covid patients, followed by a 'white' variant and now 'yellow', AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Monday advised that mucormycosis should be identified by its name, rather than by its colour. ....
NSUI President Writes To Education Minister Over Class 12 Exams Amid Covid
National Students Union of India (NSUI) national President Neeraj Kundan has written a letter to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank over the issue of holding Class 12 board exams and said that the government is not following its own guidelines.....
Chidambaram Attacks BJP Over Covid Vaccine Procurement Policy
With global vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna refusing to deal with states like Punjab and Delhi, saying that they will deal only with the Central government, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday attacked the Narendra Modi government over its vaccine procurement policy. ....
BLACK FUNGUS: India Reports 11,717 Mucormycosis Cases, 29K More Amphotericin Vials Allocated
The Centre has allocated to states and Union Territories (UTs) 29,250 additional vials of Amphotericin-B, a key drug to treat raging mucormycosis cases in India for the 11,717 patients currently being treated at different hospitals across the country. ....
Maharashtra Covid Deaths, Cases Again Rise, Toll Crosses 91K-mark
Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 deaths continued to increase while the state's fatalities zoomed above the 91,000 mark, health officials said on Wednesday. ....
Zydus Seeks DCGI Approval For Clinical Trial Of Monoclonal Antibodies Cocktail
Zydus Cadila on Thursday announced that its biological therapy ZRC-3308, a cocktail of two SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can emerge as one of the main treatments for mild COVID-19. ....
India Records 1.86L New Covid Cases, Lowest Since April 14
India on Friday reported 1,86,364 fresh Covid-19 cases while 3,660 patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. ....
At 78, Delhi's Daily Covid Deaths Lowest Since April 12
Delhi on Sunday reported 78 Covid fatalities, the lowest since April 12, as the national capital continues to fight the second pandemic wave. ....
Tejashwi Yadav Slams Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Over FIRs Against Two Reporters
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over FIRs registered against two reporters, asking why he was scared of those "highlighting the ground reality and truth". ....
