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India drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 management guidelines

11:46 pm May 17, 2021

New Delhi: The government on Monday revised the clinical guidance for COVID-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was found not beneficial in reducing the progression to severe disease or death. The development came following a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 last week wherein all members were in favour of […]

WHO gives 100 oxygen concentrators to Haryana

11:33 pm May 17, 2021

Chandigarh : The World Health Organization on Monday donated 100 oxygen concentrators to Haryana. The vital medical equipment was handed over to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in a simple function at Gurgaon. WHO representative, national professional officer and regional team leader (North India), Dr Vishesh handed over the concentrators to Khattar on behalf of WHO, a state government statement […]

Cong asks PM why he is not adopting “India First” approach in vaccination

11:51 pm May 14, 2021

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why he is not adopting ”India First” approach in vaccinating its citizens and questioned why six crore vaccine doses were exported out of the country when Indians were not getting them. Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil said at a virtual press conference that the government should bring […]

Second vaccine doses in UK to be sped up over variant concerns: PM Johnson

11:37 pm May 14, 2021

London: The second vaccine doses for the over-50s and clinically vulnerable in the UK will be accelerated amid concerns over the coronavirus variant first identified in India, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. There will be only eight weeks between doses, rather than 12 weeks, Johnson told reporters at a press conference. If the variant first […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Religious and political events among factors that accelerated COVID-19 transmission in India:WHO

11:55 pm May 12, 2021

United Nations: The World Health Organisation has said a recent risk assessment of the situation in India found that “resurgence and acceleration” of COVID-19 transmission in the country had several potential contributing factors, including ”several religious and political mass gathering events which increased social mixing”. The WHO, in its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, published Wednesday, said […]