Harsh Vardhan

Already produced 40-50 million dosages of Covishield vaccine: Serum Institute

8:54 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India has already produced around 50 million dosages of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ and plans to scale it up to 100 million by March next year even as it awaits approval for emergency use authorisation, a top company official said on Monday. The company, which has launched the country’s […]

India, Nepal decide to resume flight services under air bubble arrangement

4:00 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: India and Nepal have decided to resume flight services under a bilateral air bubble arrangement, authoritative sources said on Thursday, in reflection of efforts to restore normalcy in ties that came under severe strain following a bitter border row. Initially, the service will start with one flight daily from each side between Delhi […]

COVID-19: One crore frontline healthcare workers identified to received vaccine in first phase

12:42 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: An estimated one crore frontline health workers will received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine whenever it becomes available, with around 92 per cent of government hospitals and 55 per cent of private hospitals across all states and UTs providing data identifying the workers, official sources said. Five vaccine candidates are in advanced stages of […]

COVID-19 has diverted scientific attention from killer diseases like TB: Vardhan

11:49 pm November 18, 2020

New Delhi: COVID-19 has derailed the painstaking efforts of decades and diverted scientific attention from killer diseases like tuberculosis with the last 10 months witnessing treatment interruptions, delays in diagnosis and imposition of physical barriers for patients who must travel to distant clinics to pick up medications, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. Vardhan, who digitally […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Delhi’s COVID spike: Stepping in, Amit Shah announces slew of measures; more ICU beds, house-to-house survey

11:07 pm November 15, 2020

New Delhi: With Delhi reeling from a fresh spike in COVID-19 cases, the Centre on Sunday announced a slew of steps including making available 300 additional ICU beds, double the number of daily RT PCR tests and a house-to-house survey in the entire national capital. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also said some of the […]