by AIP Online Bureau | May 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: APIL in the Delhi High Court Monday urged it to direct the Delhi government to cap the price of High Resolution Computerised Tomography (HRCT) which is used for detecting the presence and severity of COVID-19 infection in the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy, saying it would prima facie result in a detriment to the right to public health. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said as of date, the manufacturers...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The government expects to make 10,000 oxygenated beds available in a short period of time by making temporary hospitals near industrial units which produce oxygen of requisite purity to boost the supply of the life-saving gas to fight COVID-19....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation
New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified certain changes in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to facilitate the owner of a vehicle for nominating a person in the registration certificate, which would help the motor vehicle to be...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 3, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India's COVID-19 case total nears 20 millionIndia on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of 20 million, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,417. With 368,147...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
New York: SARS-CoV-2's distinctive "spike" proteins have been known to infect its host by latching on to healthy cells, but scientists have, in a new study, showed that they also play a key role in the disease. The paper, published in the journal...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Washington: With nearly 100 million Americans fully vaccinated and new coronavirus cases at their lowest level since last October, the US might have attained or will reach the crucial inflection point, the media reported. While some researchers argue it's still...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic, Policy
NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry said 84,599 beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine in the country on Saturday. A total of 16,48,192 vaccine doses were given till 8 pm on Saturday, the 106th day of the inoculation drive,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Policy
Brazilian pharmaceutical associations on Friday called for lawmakers to reject a bill that seeks to suspend Covid-19 vaccine patents, saying it could spark international retaliation and reduce medical supplies in Latin America's biggest country....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 2, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: A leading Indian industry body urged authorities to take the "strongest national steps" and to curtail economic activity to save lives on Sunday as the country battles surging coronavirus cases that have overwhelmed the healthcare system....
