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31 Dec

Covishield Covid vaccine has been applied for complete approval by Serum Institute of India

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According to the company's chief executive, Serum Institute Of India has applied to the country's drug regulator and the health ministry for full approval of its Covid-19 vaccine Covishield. More than 1.25 billion doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, branded as Covishield, have been given in India by Serum Institute. According to Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla, the Indian government now has enough data to consider a full approval. At the start of the year, Serum Institute, the biggest vaccine maker, received approval for the emergency use of Covishield in India. Covishield and Bharat Biotech's inactivated vaccine Covaxin has dominated the…

30 Dec

India reports massive daily spike rate of new cases

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In India new cases have begun to surge with even the deaths have remained low. Where Mumbai recorded one fatality , Delhi recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19. The new variant has also resulted in high hospitalisation, even in countries with high vaccination numbers. The national capital on Wednesday had recorded 923 fresh Covid cases, the highest daily rise since May 30, as the positivity rate again breached the 1 per cent-mark (1.29 per cent).

29 Dec

DCGI gives nod to Sun Pharma to market molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment

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On Tuesday Sun Pharma said, its subsidiary has received authorization for emergency use from the Drugs Controller General of India to manufacture and market a generic version of MSD and Ridgeback's antiviral drug molnupiravir under the brand name Molxvir in India. The recommended dose of the drug is 800 mg twice a day for five days.The duration of treatment of molnupiravir is much shorter compared to other therapies which is a significant advantage. Molnupiravir has been developed by MSD and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.It has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…

29 Dec

Suspension of Hero I-League after new covid-19 cases

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Hero I-League has suspended for two weeks after covid-19 cases were reported inside the bio-secure bubble in Kolkata. At least 15 players have tested positive for the virus according to reports. The I-League committee is all set to meet in the afternoon and will announce the final decision. A total of 13 teams are playing this season’s I-League which started only three days back. In addition to that eight more players from seven other teams who have been putting up in the Kolkata hotel have tested positive for the virus.

28 Dec

COVID-19 Booster Dose guidelines for senior citizens

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On Tuesday (December 28) Health Ministry of India informed that persons aged above 60 and those who have co-morbidities will not be required to produce or submit any certificate from the doctor for the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be available from January 10, 2022 for healthcare and front line workers and also for citizens above 60 years of age and people with co morbidities.

21 Dec

31 out of 54 Omicron patients discharged in Maharashtra

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31 patients out of 54 who were infected with the new coronavirus variant Omicron in Maharashtra till now have been discharged from hospitals on Monday. No new cases of Omicron by the WHO, was reported in the state on Monday, keeping the newly discovered strain's tally constant at 54, he said. Of these, the highest 22 cases were from Mumbai. According to the health department, 31 of the 54 patients infected with Omicron so far have been discharged from hospitals after they returned negative RT-PCR test reports. Since 1st December, as many as 1,36,400 travellers have arrived from overseas, including…

19 Dec

Omicron spreading significantly faster than Delta, cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days: WHO

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The Omicron variant of coronavirus has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity, but it is unclear if this is due to the variant’s ability to evade immunity, its inherent increased transmissibility or a combination of both, the WHO said in an update. “There is consistent evidence that Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over Delta. It is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant…

16 Dec

Omicron scare: Section 144 extended in Mumbai till December 31 to restrict Christmas, New Year’s celebrations

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An order imposing section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) within the Mumbai commissionerate limits from Thursday was issued by the deputy commissioner of police (operations) on Monday. The section prohibits the gathering of five or more persons at one spot and holding of public meetings, among other things. Only people up to 50 per cent of the capacity at a venue will be allowed to attend any event and organisers of programmes should be fully vaccinated against coronavirus. According to the order, people have to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour to stem the coronavirus spread. All persons connected with…

15 Dec

Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate; wrong to think it is causing mild disease: WHO

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The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act as drug maker Pfizer said its coronavirus pill was effective against the variant.Dutch primary schools will close early as Europe battles a fresh wave of infections and hospital admissions, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a major parliamentary test seeking to impose fresh Covid curbs. Omicron, first detected by South Africa and reported to the WHO on November 24, has a large number of mutations, setting alarm bells ringing since its discovery. The WHO chief also voiced concern that many…

13 Dec

3 more people from London test positive for Covid in Bengaluru

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Three persons, who arrived from London to the KempeGowda International Airport (in Bengaluru, tested positive for Covid-19 in RT-PCR tests. As per the protocol 30-year-old woman and 6-year-old two boys have been taken to hospital and kept under isolation. Since they have arrived from a high risk zone, the samples have been sent for genomic sequencing. So far, three patients have tested positive for Omicron variant in the state. Two have travel history and one did not have any travel history. The health department initiated a series of measures to contain the infection from the new variant. However, the state…