by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Policy
LUCKNOW: India will extend until the end of the year a reduction on taxes on drugs used for the treatment of COVID-19 infection, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. In June, India had cut taxes on medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
MUMBAI: Nearly 90% of people in India's financial capital, Mumbai, are estimated to have COVID-19 antibodies, according to the civic body survey released on Friday. The fifth blood serum survey which tests for antibodies, known as a sero survey conducted between...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said COVID-19 booster shot is not the central theme in scientific discussion as well as in the public health domain at the moment and getting the two doses remain the main priority. Responding to a question at a press...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2021 | Facts, Health, Policy
WASHINGTON: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the USA, and its strategic partners at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) continue to make a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Sept 17: India reported 35,662 fresh COVID-19 cases and 281 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The country's active caseload stands at 3,40,639 which accounts for 1.02 per cent of total COVID-19 cases....
