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Increase gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks, pregnant women can take vaccine:Panel
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Increase gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks, pregnant women can...

New Delhi, May 13: A government panel has recommended increasing the gap between two doses of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine to 12-16 weeks and said that pregnant women may be offered the choice to take any vaccine, official sources said on Thursday.No change has been suggested for the dosage interval...
Black fungus scare: Govt engaging with drug makers to ramp up production of anti-fungal drug
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Black fungus scare: Govt engaging with drug makers to ramp up production of...

New Delhi, May 12: The government is engaging with the drug manufacturers to ramp up the production of an antifungal drug used for the treatment of mucormycosis, the Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry said, as a rash of cases of rare black fungus infection have been reported among people either...
Dos and Donts in home isolation - the AIIMS guidelines
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Dos and Dont's in home isolation - the AIIMS guidelines

New Delhi, May 9: The AIIMS has given guidelines on Covid management in home isolation at a recent training session for 14 experts from tertiary care centres across the country.In his presentation, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Saurabh Mittal, highlighted how...
Exercise linked to improvement in Covid symptoms recovery
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Exercise linked to improvement in Covid symptoms recovery

New York, May 9: Patients with lasting symptoms of Covid-19 who completed a six-week, supervised rehabilitation programme demonstrated significant improvements in exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, fatigue and cognition, say researchers, including one of Indian origin.The study found a...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 157.2 mn
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 157.2 mn

Washington, May 9: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 157.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.27 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed...
Covid-19 should be perceived as a new entity with a previously unknown infectious profile: Lancet
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Covid-19 should be perceived as a new entity with a previously unknown...

London, May 8: As the Covid-19 cases surge globally, especially in India, leaving many of us wonder why it is so hard to treat, a review published in the prestigious journal The Lancet has revealed that the increase in caseloads is owing to a unique infectious profile.According to the review, there...
Total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given in India crosses 15.89 crore
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Total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given in India crosses 15.89 crore

New Delhi, May 4: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 15.89 crore with 17,08,390 doses being given on May 3, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. It said 4,06,339 beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years received their first dose of...
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2-crore mark
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COVID-19 tally in India crosses 2-crore mark

New Delhi, May 4: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2-crore mark with over 50 lakh infections being added in just 15 days. The total tally of coronavirus cases in the country mounted to 2,02,82,833 with 3,57,229 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll...
WHO adds Moderna vaccine to emergency use list
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WHO adds Moderna vaccine to emergency use list

Geneva, May 1: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation from the WHO.In December 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorisation for the...
India adds 3.23 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases in single day
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India adds 3.23 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases in single day

New Delhi, April 27: With 3,23,144 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 1,76,36,307, while the national recovery rate has further dropped to 82.54 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. ...
Over 14.19 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India
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Over 14.19 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India

New Delhi, April 26: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 14.19 crore as part of the world's largest vaccination drive, which completed 100 days on April 25, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. Cumulatively, 14,19,11,223 vaccine doses...
COVID-19: Over 3.32 lakh fresh cases in India in single day, record 2,263 fatalities
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COVID-19: Over 3.32 lakh fresh cases in India in single day, record 2,263...

New Delhi, April 23: India added a record over 3.32 lakh new coronavirus cases in a single day taking the country's tally to 1,62,63,695, while active cases crossed the 24-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll increased to 1,86,920 with a record...
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