On Tuesday, Union Health Ministry secretary Rajesh Bhushan, while briefing media over the country Covid-19 situation and development of its vaccine said no particular drug that  treats corona-virus has been made so far.  As per the government sources three vaccines are in trail phase but would take time to be ready for the corona victims. ...

India’s healthcare workers are risking their lives as they battle Coronavirus infections at the frontline. Overburdened with work, several doctors and medical staff are also putting themselves at risk of virus infections. While medical professionals have raised multiple concerns over the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hygienic quarantine facilities, and mental health support as ...

After India has made a mark in marketing the first experimental preventive Covid-19 drug, it is on its way to develop its own indigenous vaccine. After the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has allowed Bharat Boitech India (BBIL) to start human trials, Covaxin might become the first Indian vaccine candidate to prevent the spread of ...

The trials of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University have been effectively completed. Elena Smolyarchuk, the chief researcher at the university, told Tass news on Sunday that the research and the final results of the vaccine came out effective. In the month of March, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

In an unprecedented development, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the efforts of Mumbai authorities in containing the COVID-19 outbreak in Dharavi – Asia’s largest slum. Speaking at a virtual press conference in Geneva on Saturday, the WHO chief lauded the efforts of the authorities in ensuring the basics of testing, tracing, ...

India might have discovered a self reliance formula to recover from the lockdown but its oil refineries are dwindling thumbs; wondering how to traverse a rock bottom low consumption. Stockpiles continue to swell in a demand that has gone back to stone age. According to Bloomberg reports, operations across 23 refineries nationwide are reported to ...

In view of the rising Coronavirus infections across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 16 held the first round of two-day video conference with chief ministers of the states. Reportedly, PM Modi’s meeting with the chief minister will take place on June 16 and June 17, for which the states and Union Territories have ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump on an array of topics. In a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, the US President spoke about his desire to expand the ambit of G7 group to PM Modi, extending an invitation to India to attend the ...

Maharashtra is already battling with the surge in coronavirus cases and now it’s getting prepared to confront Cyclone Nisarga. The state of Maharashtra has recorded over 40,000 Covid-19 positive cases on Monday. Therefore, the State government has notified authorities to devise steps by which positive patients can be moved to more secure areas. Cyclone “Nisarga”, ...

On Saturday, Congress described the primary year of the Modi government’s second term as a “year of dissatisfaction, terribly bad administration”. Congress leaders also questioned the Central government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, saying that the administration didn’t strategize accurately to combat the pandemic, especially on how to address the issues related to migrant workers ...