'Our hearts go out...': Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces ₹113 crore Covid grant for India
3 years, 6 months ago

'Our hearts go out...': Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces ₹113 crore Covid grant for India

Hindustan Times  

Google’s philanthropic arm will provide an additional ₹113 crore in grants to build oxygen generation plants and train healthcare workers in rural India, the company’s chief executive Sundar Pichai announced on Thursday. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that the company will provide grant to build oxygen generation plants and train healthcare workers in rural India. In a blog post, Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president for Google India, said that the tech giant is turning its focus to help strengthen India’s healthcare infrastructure and workforce, especially in rural areas. “Today, as India slowly emerges from the crisis of the past few months, we are turning our focus to helping strengthen India’s healthcare infrastructure and workforce — especially in rural areas,” Gupta added.

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COVID-19 update: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urges heightened preparedness amidst surge in cases
1 year ago

COVID-19 update: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urges heightened preparedness amidst surge in cases

India TV News  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya conducted a virtual review meeting on Wednesday, addressing the increasing COVID-19 cases in the country and emphasizing the preparedness of health facilities. As the country faces a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Minister's call for increased preparedness aligns with the ongoing efforts to manage and mitigate the impact of the virus. The emphasis …

Amid COVID-19 surge, Centre issues advisory for eight states | Check details
1 year, 8 months ago

Amid COVID-19 surge, Centre issues advisory for eight states | Check details

India TV News  

COVID-19 surge in India: With India seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Central government on Friday asked eight states and Union Territories- -Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Rajasthan- - to strengthen coronavirus surveillance in all districts. Union Health Secretary said that India has been witnessing a consistent rise in COVID-I 9 cases since March …

PM Modi chairs high-level meet as India sees COVID-19 spike: Should we worry?
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi chairs high-level meet as India sees COVID-19 spike: Should we worry?

Firstpost  

India in recent days has witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases. Let’s take a closer look: COVID cases spike According to Union Health Ministry data, India registered 1,134 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, while active cases surged to 7,026. COVID review meet: PM stresses on wearing masks, testing as cases spike According to data, the daily positivity rate was 1.09 …

India saved 3.4mn people through Covid-19 vaccination drive: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

India saved 3.4mn people through Covid-19 vaccination drive: Report

Hindustan Times  

India saved at least 3.4 million lives by undertaking a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign at an unprecedented scale, said a new report released by the Union health minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Friday, adding that the vaccination campaign also yielded a positive economic impact by preventing a loss of $18.3 billion. India started its Covid vaccination drive on January 16, 2021, …

Chandrakant Lahariya | In 2023, let’s try to make India a healthier nation
2 years ago

Chandrakant Lahariya | In 2023, let’s try to make India a healthier nation

Deccan Chronicle  

The year 2022 is behind us and so is hopefully Covid-19, which arguably has become endemic in India. Clearly, the start of the year 2023 is the time we in India must move on from Covid-19 and use the learnings for further strengthening our health services. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic, much of health system attention was diverted to the …

Covid News Updates: No Pandemic Curbs in Goa till Jan 2; Centre Warns Against Overcrowding Ahead of Festive Season
2 years ago

Covid News Updates: No Pandemic Curbs in Goa till Jan 2; Centre Warns Against Overcrowding Ahead of Festive Season

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked States to strengthen surveillance systems, ramp up testing and ensure readiness of hospital infrastructure during a meeting with state health ministers on Friday regarding the Covid-19 situation in India. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit a government hospital in Delhi on Tuesday for a mock drill to review the emergency response in place …

'Rising Covid cases in China concerning,' says Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla
2 years ago

'Rising Covid cases in China concerning,' says Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla

Hindustan Times  

Raising concern on the rising COVID-19 cases in neighbouring China, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawala on Wednesday asked the people not to panic because of India's "excellent vaccination coverage and track record". Expressing concern over the spurt in Covid-19 cases in China, former Indian diplomat KP Fabian on Tuesday said, "over 60 per cent of China and 10 …

Google for India 2022 round up: Sundar Pichai on data protection, AI, projects, and more
2 years ago

Google for India 2022 round up: Sundar Pichai on data protection, AI, projects, and more

The Hindu  

The Google for India 2022 event that concluded on December 19 stressed heavily on the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in real life scenarios. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and Alphabet, in his conversation with Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Communications and Electronics & IT, mentioned that Google’s India Digitisation Fund will focus more on women-driven businesses and start-ups. Google is …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets PM Modi
2 years ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets PM Modi

Firstpost  

Pichai earlier today said that the company is focussing on startups from India and out of its USD 300 million for the startups, around one-fourth will be invested in entities that are led by women New Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Look forward to continuing our strong partnership and supporting India’s G20 presidency to …

Covid-19: India's first intranasal vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI approval
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: India's first intranasal vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI approval

India TV News  

The Bharat Biotech on Tuesday got emergency use authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India for the Intranasal Covid-19 vaccine. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya termed it a 'Big boost' to India's fight against Covid-19. Bharat Biotech's ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 recombinant nasal vaccine approved by CDSCO_INDIA_INF for primary immunization against COVID-19 in 18+ age group for …

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora
2 years, 7 months ago

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora

News 18  

Not so long back, a reputed international media-house had predicted gloomily that it could take over a decade for India to vaccinate its 1.4 billion population against Covid-19. The resounding success of this drive, which has been a proactive, pre-emptive, and graded response in the management of Covid-19 has been a myth-breaker on several fronts in the public health space …

Focus on localised curbs to contain Covid, minimise damage to livelihood: PM Modi to chief ministers
2 years, 11 months ago

Focus on localised curbs to contain Covid, minimise damage to livelihood: PM Modi to chief ministers

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked chief ministers to ensure minimum damage to the livelihood of common people and economic activities as they work to contain the coronavirus, while noting that its Omicron variant is infecting people many times faster than earlier variants. PM Modi interacting with chief ministers via video conferencing on Thursday | PTI It has also …

Assam govt announces incentives for frontline workers engaged in vaccination drive
3 years ago

Assam govt announces incentives for frontline workers engaged in vaccination drive

India Today  

The Assam government has announced monetary incentives for the frontline workers of the state who are engaged in the vaccination drive. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has decided to give a monetary incentive of Rs 1,500 per month to each Auxiliary Nurse Midwife along with their monthly salary till completion of vaccination. Also, the …

Jaishankar bats for domestic production over unchecked globalisation
3 years ago

Jaishankar bats for domestic production over unchecked globalisation

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought India’s capabilities and need for more domestic production rather than unchecked globalisation, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday, speaking at a technology summit, where he said that to foster technology growth, the nation must seek more education, skills, start-ups, supply chains and jobs to be created internally. Domestic supply chain “The idea that …

Google Assistant To Offer Vaccination Booking For Indians. Details Here
3 years, 1 month ago

Google Assistant To Offer Vaccination Booking For Indians. Details Here

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a bid to make vaccination easier for all, especially those unfamiliar with using a smartphone, Google India on Thursday announced a pilot of the first-ever Google Assistant-enabled, end-to-end vaccine booking in India which will be available in seven local Indian languages as well as English and Hindi. The search engine giant made the announcement at the Google …

Whole world believes India has successfully defeated COVID-19, looking at us with pride, says Narendra Modi in address to nation
3 years, 2 months ago

Whole world believes India has successfully defeated COVID-19, looking at us with pride, says Narendra Modi in address to nation

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation today also asked people to exercise caution during Diwali, saying masks have to become a part of life till the pandemic is over A day after India achieved the ‘ big 100 ’ – administering one billion COVID-19 vaccines to its citizens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and …

Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine to Get Nod in India Soon, CEO Says Deal 'In Final Stage'
3 years, 6 months ago

Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine to Get Nod in India Soon, CEO Says Deal 'In Final Stage'

News 18  

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said his US-based company is in the final stages of getting approval for its Covid-19 vaccine from the Indian government, adding that when approved, the pharma giant will supply one billion doses to India within this year. We have pledged to provide one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine this year to nations under the …

Google Announces Rs 113 Cr Grant Towards India's Covid-19 Relief Efforts
3 years, 6 months ago

Google Announces Rs 113 Cr Grant Towards India's Covid-19 Relief Efforts

ABP News  

New Delhi: The American multinational technology giant Google announced a grant of Rs 113 crore towards Covid-19 relief efforts in India, which will include setting up oxygen generation plants and improving healthcare infrastructure in rural areas. The grant comes from Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, which will support procurement and installation of about 80 oxygen generation plants in healthcare facilities in …

COVID 19 Relief: Google Announces Another $15.5 Million Grants to Help Rural India Fight Pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID 19 Relief: Google Announces Another $15.5 Million Grants to Help Rural India Fight Pandemic

News 18  

Google has announced that the company will support procurement and installation of approximately 80 oxygen generation plants in healthcare facilities in “high-need and rural” locations with new grants totalling roughly $15.5 million. In response to COVID-19 in the country, Google is working with NGOs like GiveIndia, PATH, Apollo Medskills, and ARMMAN to set up oxygen generation plants and expanding the …

PM hails Indian scientists for developing vaccine against COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

PM hails Indian scientists for developing vaccine against COVID-19

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Indian scientists for developing made-in-India vaccine against Covid and boosting other measures to fight the pandemic within a year of its outbreak. Addressing a meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Society via video conferencing, he cited India's experience in the previous century to say that it used to wait for …

Opinion | Why India needs to improve its rickety health infrastructure
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Why India needs to improve its rickety health infrastructure

India TV News  

With the second wave of pandemic showing a marked decline, the number of daily fresh Covid cases across India fell to 2,08,921 on Tuesday, while 4,157 deaths were reported. Image Source : PTI Why India needs to improve its rickety health infrastructure Image Source : PTI Representative image of a COVID hospital in Bhagalpur, Bihar I think Soren made this …

COVID-19 donations in India: Where the relief money from big tech actually goes
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 donations in India: Where the relief money from big tech actually goes

Firstpost  

Here’s a look at the timeline of when and how tech companies announced their pledges for COVID-19 relief in India. Xiaomi donates 1,000 oxygen concentrators On 22 April, Xiaomi donated Rs 3 crore to procure over 1,000 oxygen concentrators for hospitals across India. Here’s what we found out: Rs 2 crore was given to the Uttar Pradesh government “Some” oxygen …

US govt, businesses and people of America working together to provide COVID relief to India: Sulliva
3 years, 8 months ago

US govt, businesses and people of America working together to provide COVID relief to India: Sulliva

India TV News  

The US government, corporates, and the people of America are working together to provide COVID-19 relief to India, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. "Our people, our businesses, and our entire government are working together to provide COVID-19 relief for the people of India — and we will continue our efforts to help around the world," he said on …

The fiasco that is India’s COVID-19 vaccine policy
3 years, 8 months ago

The fiasco that is India’s COVID-19 vaccine policy

The Hindu  

INCREDIBLY, just when the country was about to be engulfed by the second wave of coronavirus infection, the Narendra Modi government made a major change in its vaccine policy. As the Indian vaccination drive stalls, the Modi regime’s vaccine policy is clearly the weak link in the fight against the pandemic. Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech International Ltd, …

Covid-19 pandemic: India's vaccinations plummet as coronavirus infections soar
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic: India's vaccinations plummet as coronavirus infections soar

Hindustan Times  

India's daily COVID-19 shots have fallen sharply from an all-time high reached early last month as domestic companies struggle to boost supplies and imports are limited, even as the country fights the world's worst surge in infections. Public forecasts by its only two current vaccine producers show their total monthly output of 70-80 million doses would increase only in two …

Covid-19: Worst is Yet to Come for India, Says Google CEO Sundar Pichai
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Worst is Yet to Come for India, Says Google CEO Sundar Pichai

News 18  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently spoke about his company’s efforts to support India during the second wave of coronavirus that has ravaged the nation with a huge number of cases and deaths being reported on a daily basis over the past few weeks amid a massive shortage of basic medical supplies. Stating that the worst is yet to come for …

Sundar Pichai says he’s heartbroken about India
3 years, 8 months ago

Sundar Pichai says he’s heartbroken about India

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it has been “heartbreaking” to witness the pandemic’s devastating impact on India, which is experiencing the world’s worst outbreak of the coronavirus. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow Wednesday, Pichai discussed the unfolding situation, how his company is responding and what others can similarly do to lend support. …

COVID 19: WHO sending help to India as virus surges
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID 19: WHO sending help to India as virus surges

India TV News  

The head of the World Health Organisation is calling the recent surge in coronavirus in India “beyond heartbreaking” and says the UN agency has dispatched critical supplies to the subcontinent, including thousands of portable oxygen machines that help patients breathe. At a press briefing on Monday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic “continues to intensify” globally and that …

Top US CEOs come together to help India's fight against Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Top US CEOs come together to help India's fight against Covid-19

India Today  

At least 40 US company CEOs have come together to help India as the country faces a crisis situation due to rising Covid-19 cases and deaths. The CEOS of these companies have created a global task force to mobilise resources to help India tackle the deadly Covid-19 wave that has overwhelmed the country’s healthcare system. The new US public-private partnership …

Coronavirus in India Highlights: Assam logs 3,132 new Covid-19 cases, 18 more deaths in last 24 hours
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus in India Highlights: Assam logs 3,132 new Covid-19 cases, 18 more deaths in last 24 hours

India Today  

Live blog Coronavirus in India Highlights: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre if it has a national plan to handle the Covid crisis and if the Army and paramilitary forces will be used. India has recorded over 3.23 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases and 2,771 deaths in the past 24 hours. India was there for the American people in …

Coronavirus | Narendra Modi speaks to Joe Biden over phone amid surge in cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Narendra Modi speaks to Joe Biden over phone amid surge in cases

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation on Monday with assurances exchanged on smoothening out issues related to supply chains for vaccines for COVID-19 and the latter affirming that the U.S. would be supporting India’s efforts to come to grips with the massive second wave of the pandemic. — Narendra Modi April 26, 2021 …

Google Doodle Thanks All The Healthcare Workers and Scientific Researchers Amid Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Google Doodle Thanks All The Healthcare Workers and Scientific Researchers Amid Covid-19

News 18  

The world is undergoing a global pandemic and the people who are tackling with the COVID-19 pandemic on the frontline include doctors, nurses and healthcare workers. On hovering on the doodle, a text that reads, “To all the public health workers and to researchers in the scientific community, thank you.” appears. India on Monday recorded 3,52,991 new Covid-19 cases and …

Google CEO Pichai Announces Rs 135 Cr Relief Fund For India’s COVID Crisis; Microsoft Will Aid Relief
3 years, 8 months ago

Google CEO Pichai Announces Rs 135 Cr Relief Fund For India’s COVID Crisis; Microsoft Will Aid Relief

News 18  

With the COVID-19 crisis getting out of hands in India, support is coming in from many ends. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today said that the company will continue to use its voice, resources, and technology to aid relief efforts and support the purchase of critical oxygen concentration devices. Google & Googlers are providing Rs 135 Crore in funding to @GiveIndia, …

Maha Govt Likely to Vaccinate All Free of Cost, Kejriwal Extends Strict Covid-19 Curbs Till May 3 - News18
3 years, 8 months ago

Maha Govt Likely to Vaccinate All Free of Cost, Kejriwal Extends Strict Covid-19 Curbs Till May 3 - News18

News 18  

Maha Govt Likely to Vaccinate All Free of Cost; U’Khand Minister Demands Complete LockdownIndia reported another grim global record on Sunday with 349,691 new daily infections over the past 24 hours. As Cases Spiral in Delhi, Kejriwal Extends Strict Covid-19 Curbs Till 5am On May 3 The Delhi government extended on Sunday strict curbs it had imposed in the wake …

Coronavirus Highlights: Madhya Pradesh reports 13,601 new Covid-19 cases, 92 fatalities in last 24 hours
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Highlights: Madhya Pradesh reports 13,601 new Covid-19 cases, 92 fatalities in last 24 hours

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should concentrate on people's problem at this critical juncture rather than indulging in "blame game", said BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Sunday, who offered to give Rs 1 crore for an oxygen generation plant at a hospital in the city. If the Kejriwal government permits, I am ready to give Rs 1 crore for oxygen …

India sets Covid-19 infection record for fourth straight day with hospitals desperate for oxygen
3 years, 8 months ago

India sets Covid-19 infection record for fourth straight day with hospitals desperate for oxygen

CNN  

CNN — India reported 349,691 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the fourth day in a row the country has set a world record for daily infections during the coronavirus pandemic, according to government and scientific tallies. Just six weeks ago, India’s Health Minister declared the country was “in the endgame” of the Covid-19 pandemic. Adnan Abidi/Reuters Germany and South …

'Govt Working to Save Lives, Livelihood': Nirmala Sitharaman Tells India Inc Amid Covid Surge
3 years, 8 months ago

'Govt Working to Save Lives, Livelihood': Nirmala Sitharaman Tells India Inc Amid Covid Surge

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said she has taken inputs from various industry chambers on concerns of India Inc with regard to the management of COVID pandemic and the centre would continue to work with state governments to save lives and livelihood. The Finance Minister had interactions with heads of industry chambers including CII president Uday Kotak, Uday Shankar, …

Need for comprehensive, expert-led mechanism to expeditiously investigate COVID-19 origin: India
3 years, 9 months ago

Need for comprehensive, expert-led mechanism to expeditiously investigate COVID-19 origin: India

India TV News  

India on Thursday demanded a comprehensive and expert-led mechanism to expeditiously investigate the origin of coronavirus, days after the World Health Organization came out with a report on it that failed to meet expectations of the US, the UK, and several other countries, which voiced concerns over the findings. "We share the need for a comprehensive and expert-led mechanism that …

India Has Shown Great Progress in Reducing Number of Covid-19 Cases, Says WHO Chief
3 years, 11 months ago

India Has Shown Great Progress in Reducing Number of Covid-19 Cases, Says WHO Chief

News 18  

India has shown great progress in significantly driving down the number of Covid-19 cases, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in an online news briefing from Geneva on Friday, February 5. “This shows us that if we can do these simple public health solutions, we can beat the virus…With vaccines being added, we would even expect more and better outcomes,” …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces $150 million investment as Covid-related public health aid
3 years, 11 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces $150 million investment as Covid-related public health aid

The Hindu  

With vaccination efforts rolling out across the globe, Google’s CEO acknowledged that it is now time to ensure that more and more people can benefit from the same. Sundar Pichai, in a blog, announced the tech behemoth’s investment plans to help public health authorities in the process. The breakup of the newly-announced fund is: ‘$100 million in ad grants for …

Coronavirus News Updates: Less than 50% of beneficiaries turn up for COVID-19 vaccination in Andhra Pradesh today
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Less than 50% of beneficiaries turn up for COVID-19 vaccination in Andhra Pradesh today

Firstpost  

Load More Coronavirus News LATEST Updates: Less than 50 per cent of the targeted beneficiaries turned up for coronavirus vaccination in Andhra Pradesh on the second day on Sunday, but that was the highest in the country. In a press briefing on Sunday, the Union health ministry informed that a total of 447 Adverse Events After Immunisation were reported on …

Coronavirus | ‘World’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programme’: Narendra Modi
4 years ago

Coronavirus | ‘World’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programme’: Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

The world’s biggest inoculation drive against the coronavirus is set to begin in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, a day after India’s drugs regulator approved two vaccines for restricted emergency use. Addressing scientists at the National Metrology Conclave, Mr. Modi also said that it must be ensured “Made in India” products not only have a global …

Coronavirus | WHO welcomes India’s COVID-19 vaccine approval
4 years ago

Coronavirus | WHO welcomes India’s COVID-19 vaccine approval

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation on Sunday welcomed India’s decision giving emergency use authorisation to COVID-19 vaccines, saying it will help “intensify” and “strengthen” its fight against the ongoing pandemic. India’s drugs regulator has approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country. This decision taken …

WHO welcomes India's coronavirus vaccine approval, says will help intensify fight against Covid
4 years ago

WHO welcomes India's coronavirus vaccine approval, says will help intensify fight against Covid

India Today  

The World Health Organisation on Sunday welcomed India's decision to give approval to Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use authorisation and said the move will "intensify and strengthen" the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. This decision taken today by India will help intensify and strengthen the fight against Covid-19 pandemic in the Region," Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the regional director, WHO …

COVID-19 disrupted technology, how we work, global supply chains: Here’s what to look forward to in 2021
4 years ago

COVID-19 disrupted technology, how we work, global supply chains: Here’s what to look forward to in 2021

Firstpost  

If there was one company that saw a significant uptake post-lockdowns, it was video conferencing service, Zoom. Boycott China didn’t make a dent With COVID cases on a significant rise in China even before March, the global supply chain was completely off-track since the start of the year. Govt is also pushing for PLI schemes for laptops, wearables is another …

Coronavirus updates | December 23, 2020
4 years ago

Coronavirus updates | December 23, 2020

The Hindu  

At least 20 passengers coming to India from the U.K. tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government issued a stringent new SOPs mandating RT-PCR tests at all airports for each traveller from the country and isolation in a separate institutional facility for positive cases in view of the new coronavirus strain. Bengaluru Night curfew in Karnataka from today …

Foreign envoys laud India’s covid-19 vaccine development programme
4 years, 1 month ago

Foreign envoys laud India’s covid-19 vaccine development programme

Live Mint  

Many of the 60 foreign heads of missions who visited the biotech companies in Hyderabad-- Bharat Biotech and Biological E-- lauded the work being done at the Indian facilities for the development of Covid-19 vaccines. "There are many vaccines being produced in countries around the world but there's only one country that has the manufacturing capacity to produce sufficient quantities …

India’s Covid-19 tally goes past 90 lakh-mark with 45,882 new cases in 24 hours
4 years, 1 month ago

India’s Covid-19 tally goes past 90 lakh-mark with 45,882 new cases in 24 hours

Live Mint  

India's coronavirus caseload surpassed the 90-lakh mark on Friday, data released by the Union health ministry showed. On Thursday, the country recorded 45,576 new coronavirus infections, taking India's overall Covid-19 case count since the outbreak at 89,58,484. Covid-19 vaccine update A 'safe and effective' Covid-19 vaccine will be available for general public in India by next year May or June, …

Very Large Portion of Covid-19 Vaccines Likely to Be Manufactured in India: Gates Foundation CEO
4 years, 2 months ago

Very Large Portion of Covid-19 Vaccines Likely to Be Manufactured in India: Gates Foundation CEO

News 18  

A very large portion of COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be manufactured in India through the country’s strong and robust private sector partners, said Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. “I think India is doing everything it can right now with the resources at hand, but we are all hopeful that next year as some of these vaccines …

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