In just over five weeks, from May 23 to July 1, the country reported 100,000 deaths from Covid even as the second wave waned
1st mRNA vax part of US-India pact; no commercial deal yet
In the eight days following the launch of the new vaccine policy on June 21, India has administered 46 million doses
Path cleared for importing foreign regulator-approved vaccines without bridging clinical studies; Moderna jab has 94.1% efficacy
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government would provide 75 per cent coverage for new projects and 50 per cent for those in expansion mode in the non-metros
According to Our World in Data, the US has given 323.33 million doses so far, covering 54 per cent of its population with at least one dose
Additional Rs 23,220 crore allocated with a primary focus on paediatric care
The government had said recently that the Delta variant was one of the major reasons for the surge in cases during the second wave
Govts, NGOs and corporations try to get fence-sitters to take the jab
ICMR chief says the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over
Over 20K cases pending and more than half linked to insolvency, bankruptcy
Daily number of Covid cases increase in Maharashtra and Kerala
This would enable a wider set of companies to avail of greater flexibility in the accounting standards, according to a notification issued on Wednesday
MP showed a decline on four of seven days leading up to the record, ranging from 50-98%; UP showed only marginal declines on two days; Karnataka had double-digit declines on five days
The ministry has issued an advisory to these states to take more focused and effective public health response measures
Day two report card A look at the top states that gave the highest number of doses on Day One of the new vaccine policy, but numbers slipped drastically for most of them
Monday number 2.5 times the daily average
According to the health ministry data, 53 per cent of all vaccines given in the last six weeks are in rural areas
There are 865 million adults who require vaccination to meet the December target
AIIMS survey finds over 50% children had asymptomatic Covid infection