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Everyone above 18 years eligible for COVID-19 vaccine from May 1: Govt
Under the third phase of the vaccination drive commencing next month, the vaccine manufacturers would supply 50 per cent of their monthly Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) released doses to the central government and would be free to supply the remaining 50 per cent doses to state governments and in the open market.
Large no of Indian adults experienced cybercrime in past 12 months, says report
The report found 70 per cent respondents in India believed that remote work has made it much easier for hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of people. About two-thirds (66 per cent) said they are more worried than ever before of being a victim of a cybercrime.
UN warns of climate ‘abyss’ as 2020 confirmed as one of 3 hottest years on record
The ‘State of the Global Climate’ report confirms its preliminary findings, including on land and ocean temperatures, and comes ahead of a U.S.-led summit on April 22-23 where Washington will seek to restore its credibility on climate change through fresh pledges.
Centre working to save lives, livelihoods, FM Sitharaman tells India Inc
She is learnt to have also sought feedback on the impact on businesses and the Indian economy.
Same time around last year, the outbreak had badly hit the economy, which contracted 23.9 per cent in the first quarter (April-June) compared to the previous fiscal year (2019).
India reports daily rise in COVID-19 cases of 259,170
Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead
Reliable data is at the heart of any government response to the pandemic, without which planning for hospital vacancies, oxygen and medicine becomes difficult, experts say. Government officials say the mismatch in death tallies may be caused by several factors, including over-caution.
Need of 3rd booster dose based more upon conjecture than data: Experts
Pfizer and Moderna recently announced that people who have received both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines will probably need a booster shot this year and might need an annual shot thereafter.
Earlier this month, an expert panel of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)had permitted Bharat Biotech to give a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to a few volunteers in its clinical trials.
FPIs pull out Rs 4,615 cr from Indian markets in Apr so far
”The overall sentiments have got impacted due to the spread of coronavirus across multiple states as reflected in the fact that except for the Pharma Index, all sectoral indices ended in the red last week,” said S Ranganathan, head (research) at LKP Securities.
India reports 2,61,500 new COVID-19 cases, 1,501 deaths
Five states — Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala — account for65.02 per cent of India’s the active cases.
The active number of cases in the country stands at 18,01,316. In the last 24 hours, 1,38,423 people recovered from the disease. With this, the total recoveries reached 1,28,09,643.
IBM flags more cyber attacks on COVID vaccine infrastructure
The campaign is targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine “cold chain” – the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to recipients.