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A health worker collects swab sample of a passenger at a COVID-19 testing counter at New Delhi railway station, on May 25, 2021.

COVID cases, positivity rate take a dip in Delhi, but black fungus a...

The Centre said that India was the second country after the United States to cross 20 crore cumulative Covid-19...

27 May 2021 2:37 AM IST

A health worker prepares to inoculate a person with the second dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a primary health centre in Hyderabad on May 10, 2021. (AFP)

Reporting of vaccination adverse effects made hugely difficult, going...

It is important for the government to take AEFI tracking more seriously and aggressively as it is doing for vaccination

23 May 2021 1:16 PM IST

This is the second time the gap between the two doses of COVISHIELD is increased after it was earlier permitted for 4-8 weeks of spacing. (Photo: AFP)

Reporting of vaccination adverse effects made hugely difficult, going...

Of the 23,000 adverse events of vaccination side effects, 700 cases were reported to be serious and severe

23 May 2021 1:13 PM IST

A medical worker shows a vial of Covishield vaccine as she prepares to inoculate a medical staff at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, in New Delhi on January 19, 2021. (AFP)

Bleeding and blood clotting identified due to Covishield

Since the Covid-19 vaccination drive was initiated, more than 23,000 adverse events have been reported through the CoWin...

18 May 2021 1:49 AM IST

This is the second time the gap between the two doses of COVISHIELD is increased after it was earlier permitted for 4-8 weeks of spacing. (Photo: AFP)

Gap for Covishield extended to 16 weeks

The decision for higher spacing between two shots comes amid speculation that it has been done in view of shortage of...

14 May 2021 1:17 AM IST

The controversy, however, is more about the drug regulators emergency approval to the second coronavirus vaccine, the indigenously produced Covaxin, before critical efficacy data of the third phase of clinical trials are out.

Govt ready to allow other companies to make Covaxin

The government has now engaged five Public Sector Undertakings to help increase production of Covaxin

14 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) at a roadside market following restrictions imposed by the state government amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases, in Mumbai on April 6, 2021. (Indranil Muukherjee / AFP)

Covid+ test report not mandatory for admission to health facility:...

The directive comes following heavy criticism after serious patients were denied medical attention by hospitals owing to...

9 May 2021 12:34 AM IST

A man carries a basket of bangles over his head as he walks on a street during the second day of the two-day state-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the surge in COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Siliguri. PTI Photo

Single-day Covid cases scale another height, sprint past 4-lak mark

Two days ago Dr Raghavan had said the third wave was inevitable given the high levels at which this virus is...

8 May 2021 9:33 AM IST

A Covid-19 coronavirus patient lies in an ambulance while waiting to get an admission in a hospital in New Delhi. (AFP)

India reports 3,92,488 new COVID-19 cases, 3,689 deaths

Hospitals and patients continue to beg for beds and oxygen while state govts keep urging Centre to increase quotas and...

2 May 2021 11:39 AM IST

CoWin system collapsed several times on the day it opened for public registration.

Covid-19 vaccine website crashes

The CoWIN site is getting almost 27 lakh hits a minute. More Appointment slots will soon be offered, said government...

29 April 2021 1:02 AM IST

Vaccine manufacturers have been asked to supply 50 per cent of their stock to the Centre, and split the rest 50 per cent between state governments and the open market. (Photo: AP)

Over 18-yr-olds can get Covid shot from May 1

In another major shift in vaccine policy, the Centre also allowed states to directly procure vaccine doses from...

20 April 2021 12:46 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has, written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting five ways on how to tackle the present pandemic situation. (Photo: PTI)

Manmohan offers Modi tips on Covid fight as cases touch 2.61L

Dr Singh said the Centre must support vaccine producers to expand their manufacturing facilities by providing funds and...

19 April 2021 1:10 AM IST