Tag: covid
COVID: Zydus Cadila Vaccine Found Safe In Clinical Trials
Zydus Cadila announced on Thursday that its plasmid DNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 - ZyCoV-D - was found to be safe, well tolerated and immunogenic in the phase I and II clinical trials. ....
On Christmas, Mumbai's Dharavi Records Zero Covid Cases
In what could be termed a "Christmas present" for the BMC, Asia's largest slum Dharavi notched zero cases on Friday - first time since the Covid-19 pandemic appeared in the congested settlement on April 1, health officials said. ....
Covid Positive Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat Admitted To AIIMS
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who tested positive for Covid-19 on December 18, was on Monday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi following a chest infection he developed during his home isolation in Dehradun, sources informed IANS. ....
Karnataka To Reopen Schools Partially From January 1
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday gave his assent for the state sticking to the earlier decision to partially reopen schools from January 1, 2021 onwards. ....
India Reports Less Than 21K New Covid-19 Cases
Wednesday, while the death toll touched 1,48,439, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. ....
No Approval For Covaxin, Expert Panel Seeks More Data From Bharat Biotech
The Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation on Friday has held that the data provided by Bharat Biotech for its coronavirus vaccine 'Covaxin' is not sufficient for grant of emergency use approval and has asked for more information, top sources said.....
Self-paid RT-PCR Test Mandatory For UK Flyers From Jan 8
Passengers travelling from the United Kingdom to India from January 8 to 31 will now be subjected to mandatory self-paid RT-PCR test at the airport, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.....
Covid-19 Vaccine: India Witnesses Dry Run To Test Systems
As India gears up to launch the world's largest immunisation drive, almost all states and Union Territory (UT) governments, including the national capital, conducted a dry run on Saturday to assess their ability and readiness to administer Covid-19 shots to hundreds of millions of people, including many in remote corners of the country. ....
5 India Cricketers Put In Isolation As CA, BCCI Probe Their Dine-out
India cricketers Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Navdeep Saini and Prithvi Shaw have been put in isolation as both the Australian and Indian cricket boards launched an investigation into a video in which they are seen sitting indoors in a restaurant and suspected to be in breach of Cricket Australia's bio-security protocols.....
Bharat Biotech Recruits 23,000 Volunteers For Phase III Trials Of Covaxin
Bharat Biotech on Saturday announced successful recruitment of 23,000 volunteers, and continued progress towards achieving the goal of 26,000 participants for phase-III clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine 'Covaxin' across multiple sites in India.....
