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Corporate India gears up to hedge China supply risk amid Covid surge

The sectors in India that import from China include pharmaceutical (pharma), automotive (auto), textile, engineering, and electronic goods

Maharashtra: Covid mock drills conducted at about 1,300 health facilities

Mock drills to assess preparedness for treating COVID-19 cases were conducted at about 1,300 health facilities in Maharashtra on Tuesday in view of a spurt in cases in China and some other countries

Delhi hospitals 'fully equipped' to fight any surge in Covid cases: Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the city govt-run hospitals are 'fully equipped' to fight any surge in Covid cases as mock drills were conducted at various medical facilities

Doctors urge govt to allow fourth booster dose for medical fraternity

They say protective effect of vaccine lasts nine months to a year. For health workers that period is already over and this is the right time to boost their immunity

Bharat Bio's nasal Covid vaccine to cost Rs 800/dose in private market

Price at Rs 325 per dose for large-volume government procurement, will be on sale late January

Deja-vu moment as govt hospitals start mock drills to test Covid infra

India has 3,421 active Covid-19 cases currently, and reported 157 fresh cases in the last 24 hours

Covid mock drill held in Telangana hospitals as cases jump, says official

Telangana is fully geared up to tackle any situation with regard to Covid-19, Dr Ramesh Reddy, Director of Medical Education said on Tuesday

Covid-19 mock drill: 100k beds, 15,000 ICUs ready in Gujarat if needed

At least 100k beds and 15,000 ICUs with ventilators are ready to be converted for the use of Covid-19 patients if needed in Gujarat as the state reviewed operational readiness during a mock drill

Mandaviya visits Safdarjung Hospital to review Covid-19 preparedness

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday visited Safdarjung Hospital to review a mock drill carried out to assess Covid management preparedness.

India logs 157 new Covid-19 infections, active cases tally at 3,421

India recorded a single-day rise of 157 new Covid-19 cases, while the count of active cases of the disease has marginally decreased to 3,421, according to Union Health Ministry data updated

Delhi hospitals to conduct mock drills today to check Covid readiness

The mock drill will assess bed availability, manpower, referral resources, testing capacity, medical logistics, telemedicine services and medical oxygen availability, among other things

Covid concerns: Working on 26 aspects to tackle any situation, says BMC

Amid the fear of a surge in Covid-19 cases, Mumbai's civic body on Monday said it was gearing up by creating special wards and replenishing medicine stocks as well as oxygen facilities

Covid under control in Rajasthan as cases spike in world, says CM Gehlot

Although Covid cases have increased in many countries, the situation in Rajasthan is stable as immunity against Covid and vaccination rate is quite high here, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Monday

Let govt hospitals, labs do genomic sequencing of Covid samples: Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu govt directed private hospitals and labs across the State to send Covid-19-positive samples to government lab for whole genomic sequencing (WGS) to monitor existing variants

Mandaviya interacts with IMA doctors, asks them to join fight against Covid

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday virtually interacted with about 100 doctors from across the country and members of the Indian Medical Association

Karnataka makes masks mandatory in public places, increases Covid testing

State govt tells revellers to end New Year celebrations before 1 am; Centre readies for mock drills today

Crucial to prevent infodemic and share only verified information: Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday stressed on the importance of preventing an infodemic and sharing only authentic and verified information on Covid-19

Delhi schools teachers to be deployed at IGI Airport to enforce Covid norms

Several Delhi govt school teachers during the coming winter vacation will be deployed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to ensure people there follow Covid-appropriate protocols

Amid Covid surge in China, here's what you need to know about BF.7 variant

So far, scientists have found that symptoms shown by a person infected with BF.7 are not different than those shown by other Omicron subvariants

Sudden surge in demand for Covid-19 vaccine leads to shortage in Gujarat

Due to sudden surge in demand for vaccines, some health centres ran short of it. The supply of vaccines is said to increase soon