Day: December 5, 2020

Gujarat sees 1,514 new COVID-19 cases, 1,535 recover; 15 die

9:12 pm December 5, 2020

Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Saturday reported 1,514 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the total count of infections to 2,17,333, the state health department said. With 15 more persons succumbing to the viral infection, including nine deaths in Ahmedabad, three in Rajkot, two in Surat, and one in Aravalli, the cumulative toll in the state mounted to 4,064, […]

Cold chains, system for vaccination ready in Gujarat: Dy CM

9:08 pm December 5, 2020

Ahmedabad : The Gujarat government has put together the cold chain infrastructure to store and transport COVID-19 vaccine alongwith a system for vaccination and lists of priority beneficiaries, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said on Saturday. The first priority will be given to healthcare workers, said Patel, who handles the health portfolio, while speaking to reporters in Gandhinagar. […]

Good governance requires good journalism: Deb

Tripura CM launches website for 16th century shrine

9:05 pm December 5, 2020

Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb Saturday launched a website for Tripurasundari shrine — one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Hindu religion in the country — providing devotees a chance to catch a glimpse of the temple deity online every day. Deb said people across the globe would come to know about the temple, its history […]

1,352 new coronavirus cases in MP, 12 deaths

9:01 pm December 5, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh on Saturday reported 1,352 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the count of infections to 2,13,050, health officials said. With 12 more people succumbing to the infection, the overall death toll rose to 3,326, they said. A total of 1,449 patients were discharged from hospitals since Friday evening, taking the state’s recovery count to […]

“India has extraordinary history of bringing out successful vaccines”

7:44 pm December 5, 2020

Chennai: Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan on Saturday said India has an extraordinary history of bringing out successful vaccines which have transformed the health care system, similar to that for smallpox, “which were administered without much discussion.” The investments made for vaccines does not mean shortcuts and huge investments in vaccination trials have enabled processes […]