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With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight: Tedros
“COVID-19 is here to stay, and the world will continue to need...
Govt launches chemotherapy services at 30 ESIC hospitals
With this service, insured workers and their dependents will be...
India, overwhelmed by COVID surge, fast-tracks approval for foreign vaccines
Pharma major Dr Reddy’s on Tuesday said it has received regulatory approval for emergency use of Sputnik V, which will be imported from Russia, paving the way for the third COVID vaccine in India.Vaccines authorised by the World Health Organization or authorities in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom and Japan “may be granted emergency use approval in India, mandating the requirement of post-approval parallel bridging clinical trial”, the health ministry said in a statement.
“The first 100 beneficiaries of such foreign vaccines shall be assessed for seven days for safety outcomes before they are rolled out,” it said.
Aon launches innovative industry collaboration to protect global COVID-19 vaccine shipments
The solution provides transparent cargo insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines by combining sensor data and analytics. The offering enhances All Risk Marine Cargo insurance with timely payment for doses that fall outside of the agreed-upon temperature range while being transported or stored, enabling more effective risk management and claims support. Real-time reporting of any temperature deviation will also provide for the mitigation of losses and help maximize the number of doses that are administered to the public.
Maharashtra imposes 15-day lockdown to slow COVID-19 spread
“All essential industries to function at full capacity. All establishments, public places will remain closed, except essentials. Public transport will continue to function only for essential workers and in emergency and for essential activities for general public,” said Thackeray .
US calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after clotting cases
All six recipients were women between the ages of 18 and 48. One woman died and a second woman in Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition, the officials said.
Lockdowns to shave USD 1.25 billion a week off eco; 140 bps from Q1 GDP: Report
If the current restrictions remain in place until May-end, the cumulative loss of economic and commercial activity could be around USD 10.5 billion or around 34 bps of nominal GDP, British brokerage Barclays said.
Govt not going for lockdowns in big way, says Sitharaman amid Covid-19 wave
“Even with the second wave, we are very clear that we are not going in for lockdowns in a big way. We don’t want to totally arrest the economy. The local level isolation of patients, or households which have people in quarantines are the methods through which the crisis will be handled, the second wave will be handled. There shall not be lockdown,” she said.
India’s new coronavirus infections hit record of 184,372
The nationwide tally of infections is 13.9 million, with the data showing deaths rose by 1,027, for a toll of 172,085.
Coronavirus pandemic ‘a long way from over’, WHO’s Tedros says
Geneva: Confusion and complacency in addressing Covid-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. So far some...
India approves Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccine
“Sputnik V” is being marketed in India by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, which has helped run a small trial for the drug in the country to test its safety and ability to generate an immune response.
Fourth COVID wave: Infection spreading faster, high-grade fever, affecting younger population more
‘The younger population goes out for work, uses public transportation and hence, there are more chances of coming into contact with others. Many people are still not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing, which has contributed to the rise in cases,” said Suranjit Chatterjee, a senior consultant at Apollo Hospitals here.