by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Amid the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued new guidelines for effective control of the disease. The guidelines will be effective from April 1 to 30. "The main focus of the guidelines is to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: The total number of cases with the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has reached 795, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday as India is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases. From 400 cases reported on March 18, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
AstraZeneca's release Monday of encouraging data about its coronavirus vaccine from its US trial raised hopes that the drug company could bury doubts about the shot and put a troubled rollout behind it. But hours later, US officials issued an unusual...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
NEW DELHI: India said on Tuesday everybody above 45 years will be eligible for coronavirus vaccination from April 1, in an expansion of its programme. Information minister Prakash Javadekar said the country had enough vaccine doses available. At present, only...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Mumbai: A surge in coronavirus cases in India could hurt the economy’s recovery from a rare recession, as curbs to avoid a new wave creates delays in putting millions who lost their jobs to the pandemic back to work. A surge in coronavirus cases in India...