by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
New Delhi: Amid a steep spike in COVID-19 cases leading to increased demand for medicines for treating coronavirus, top health experts in the government on Monday said anti-viral drug remdesivir is "not a magic bullet" and does not reduce mortality....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 1, the central government said on Monday as it liberalised the vaccination drive to allow states, private hospitals and industrial establishments to procure the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: More than 70 per cent of Covid-19 patients over 40 years of age in both the waves and older population continues to be more vulnerable to the infection, the Centre said on Monday. Addressing media, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said there is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Apr 19: The Union Health Ministry on Monday announced that all claims of "COVID warriors" under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package will be settled till April 24 after which a fresh insurance policy for them will become effective....
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's capital region of Delhi ordered a six-day lockdown on Monday as daily COVID-19 cases nationwide hit a new record and the health system crumbled under the weight of new infections. India's hospitals are struggling with a shortage of...
