With 1 million COVID-19 shots in just 6 days, India’s vaccination drive becomes the world’s fastest The Indian government has vaccinated nearly 16 lakh people against COVID-19 since the launch of its mass inoculation drive on January 16. According to the Health Ministry, authorities have administered approximately 10 lakh vaccine shots in just six days, ...

New COVID-19 strain: More than 22 passengers flying from the United Kingdom to India have tested positive for Coronavirus Amid the alarming concerns over a new COVID-19 strain, at least 22 people who came to India from the United Kingdom over the past few days have tested positive for the disease.  As per media reports, ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condemned the Union Government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in India. Taking to Twitter, he shared a BBC video showing how India responded to the pandemic crisis. The video briefed about various aspects of India’s response to COVID-19 ranging from the plight of migrant workers after a nationwide lockdown ...

After recording the highest number of Coronavirus infections around September 17 with more than 98,000 cases in a single day, India’s daily tally of new COVID-19 cases has steadily declined in the past three weeks. With this developments, experts have suggested that the first COVID-19 wave in India appears to be receding for the first ...

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 ...

With a rapid surge in the number of infected cases, India has ramped up its testing capacity to combat the pandemic crisis in the country. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) officials, on Monday, stated that India recorded the highest number of single-day testing with more than 5.15 lakhs tests conducted in the past 24 ...

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 is under the second phase of its nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of Coronavirus transmission in the country. However, with over 1300 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of Coronavirus cases in the country is nearing 20,000, according to latest figures by the Health Ministry (April 22). ...

The union health ministry launched a website that will provide continually updated information on the status of vaccine development and trials in India. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan announced the launch of the ‘vaccine web portal’ and the ‘national clinical registry for COVID-19’, developed for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The portal will ...

As the daily number of Coronavirus infections continue to rise across India, the central government recently released a set of fresh ‘Post COVID-19 Management Protocol’ for patient who have recovered from the acute disease. According to the Union Health Ministry, even after recovering from the COVID-19 illness, patients can witness symptoms such as fatigue, cough, ...