HEALTH

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

10:24 pm April 13, 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, a development that could jeopardize the rollout of vaccines around the world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they […]

COVID-19 vaccines in India: in a nutshell

10:14 pm April 13, 2021

New Delhi: The Drugs Control General of India has permitted emergency use of Covid vaccine Sputnik V with certain conditions, clearing the way for a third vaccine in addition to Covishield and Covaxin. Besides, the government on Tuesday also fast-tracked emergency approval for other jabs. Here is what the vaccines are all about: COVAXIN Manufactured […]

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COVID: Hong Kong to ease some travel, social limits

9:35 pm April 12, 2021

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s leader says fully-vaccinated residents could soon be allowed to form “vaccination bubbles” that would allow socializing in larger groups during the pandemic, as part of incentives to encourage more people to get inoculated. So far, only about 8% of the population has been inoculated since Hong Kong began its vaccination program […]

Offices, metro, bus services operate with 50-per cent capacity in Delhi

9:24 pm April 12, 2021

New Delhi: Offices, metro and bus services in Delhi operated with 50-per cent capacity on Monday following the restrictions imposed by the AAP dispensation in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had on Saturday night ordered the prohibition of all types of gatherings, a […]

Amid surge, CM asks officials to increase no. of beds in Delhi hospitals

6:46 pm April 12, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday instructed the city health officials to increase COVID bed in all the private and government hospitals in the national capital. He added that the bed count must be at par with the available bed count in November last year when corona was at its peak. In […]