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CDSCO panel to reconvene on Jan 1 to consider vaccine's emergency use

An expert panel in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation that met on Wednesday to consider emergency use authorisation applications will reconvene on Jan 1 to deliberate on the matter.

Drug regulator to meet again on Jan 1 to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine

India is also considering emergency-use authorisation applications for vaccines made by Pfizer Inc with Germany's BioNTech, and by India's Bharat Biotech

Kerala logs over 6,000 Covid-19 cases, 29 returnees from UK test positive

As many as 29 people who recently returned to Kerala from the UK have tested positive, Health Minister K K Shailaja said on Wednesday

Coronavirus LIVE: Govt asks states to step up vigil on New Year's eve

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,928,603, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 917,571, Andhra Pradesh 881,599, Tamil Nadu 816,132, and Kerala 743,563

Maha sees 3,537 new Covid-19 cases, 4,913 recoveries; 70 fatalities

The Covid-19 tally in Maharashtra rose to 19,28,603 on Wednesday with the addition of 3,537 fresh cases, the state health department said

Punjab withdraws night curfew from January 1 amid decline in cases

With decline in coronavirus cases, the Punjab government decided to lift the night curfew from January 1 but advised the public to follow Covid-19 protocols

3 US firms working with Indian cos for mass production of vaccines: Com Min

Three US-based companies are currently engaged with their Indian counterparts for mass production of Covid-19 vaccines in India, the commerce ministry said

Bengal govt starts training vaccinators ahead of Covid vaccine rollout

The West Bengal government has started a training programme for around 20,000 vaccinators to impart knowledge of handling Covid-19 vaccines ahead of its rollout

Seven fresh coronavirus infections found in Mumbai's Dharavi region

The slum-dominated Dharavi area here reported seven new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday

UK nod to Astra vaccine positive news, waiting for India's approval: SII

SII termed the approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in the UK as encouraging news

Fight against Covid-19 kept health ministry on its toes in 2020

The union health ministry was in the thick of action throughout 2020 in India's fight against coronavirus

Covid-19: Maharashtra extends lockdown restrictions till January 31

This is in light of the new strain of the Covid-19 found in the UK

Covid-19: Daily recoveries continue to outnumber daily new cases

Daily Covid-19 recoveries in the country have been outnumbered daily new cases from the last 33 days

Serum Institute's vaccine to be considered for emergency approval today

The development came after the UK became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca

CEPI to contribute $5M for manufacturing Bio E's Covid vaccine

CEPI will contribute up to $5 million toward the cost of scaling up the process for manufacturing of Biological E. Limited's Covid-19 subunit vaccine

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Masks are here to stay in 2021 and beyond

A month-by-month look at how Covid played out, govt may skip annual staff increments to save money, dealing with post-covid symptoms-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid smashed human illusion of immortality

New variant does not cause more severe illness, China's vaccine diplomacy convinces Egypt, forecasting events that will shape 2021 and other pandemic-related news across the globe

26 more Covid-19 cases detected in Pondy, tally touches 38,096

Puducherry logged 26 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday pushing the aggregate to 38,096, a government official said

Curb crowding on New Year, check superspreader events: Centre

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to all the states and union territories asking them to curb crowding in the wake New Year celebration

UK becomes world's first nation to approve AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid vaccine

The government has today accepted the recommendation to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine for use, the health ministry said