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19 Indian companies sign licensing pact for Pfizer's oral Covid drug

Torrent Pharma and Cadila Pharma sign licensing agreement with MPP to make and market the drug

Covid cases in children rose in Omicron wave in Europe, shows data

The data shows children aged 15 and below were more vulnerable to the Omicron wave, as they witnessed higher rates of infections in European countries

Cadila, Torrent get licence to make generic version of Pfizer's Covid pill

Pharma firms enter into licensing agreement with Medicine Patent Pool to use nirmatrelvir compound for making PAXLOVID

China cuts mandatory quarantine period for recovered Covid patients

Recovered patients are now only required to monitor their health in a seven-day home quarantine besides taking a Covid-19 test after leaving hospital, Zhang said

Madhya Pradesh logs 21 new Covid-19 cases, zero death; active tally at 341

The coronavirus death toll in the state remained unchanged at 10,733 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours

Biolexis to collaborate with Akston Biosciences for Covid-19 vaccine

Biolexis, a division of Stelis Biopharma, and Akston Biosciences have inked a licensing, manufacturing and commercialisation agreement regarding a COVID-19 vaccine.

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai reports 73 fresh cases and no deaths

With 64 patients recovering on Thursday, the tally of recoveries rose to 10,37,557

Kerala records 922 new Covid-19 cases, 130 deaths in 24 hours

Kerala on Thursday recorded 922 new Covid-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 65,25,032.

After 2-year hiatus, Nizamuddin Markaz reopens for Shab-e-Barat

Two years after it was shut due to alleged violation of Covid norms, the Nizamuddin Markaz here reopened on Thursday for two days to allow devotees to offer prayers on Shab-e-Barat.

No Covid patient admitted at LNJP Hospital, first time since Mar 2020: Jain

The Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital, the mainstay of the city's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, now has "zero patient" admitted at the facility, the first time since March 2020

India managed Omicron surge much better than other countries: Centre

During a webinar, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare spoke about India's achievement in vaccination in comparison to other countries

Maha govt issues Holi guidelines; says people should avoid large gatherings

The Maharashtra government on Thursday issued guidelines for Holi, saying people should celebrate the festival of colours without congregating on a large scale

UP withdraws Covid restrictions; swimming pool, anganwadi centres to reopen

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday removed COVID-19-related restrictions on various activities following a significant improvement in the pandemic situation, an official said.

Pakistan decides to end all Covid-related curbs as cases decline

The Pakistani government has decided to scrap all Covid-19 restrictions amid a continuous decline in the number of new cases

India fared better than others in managing Omicron surge: Health Ministry

Global Covid case surge due to the Omicron variant led to a peak six times the previous waves but India managed to control its spread, the government said

India reports 2,539 new cases of Covid-19, 60 deaths in 24 hrs

With 2,539 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,01,477, while the active cases have declined to 30,799

Data story: India logs 2,539 new cases; tally crosses 43-million mark

India has so far administered 1,808,024,147 vaccine doses. That is 4204.56 per cent of its total caseload, and 128.9 per cent of its population

Global Covid-19 cases on rise again despite reduced testing: WHO

The WHO has sounded the alarm over a global spike in Covid-19 cases, despite reduced testing and several weeks of declining infections.

Over 2.6 lakh in 12-14 yr segment get Covid vaccine on first day of drive

As India began inoculation for children aged between 12 to 14 years on Wednesday, over 2.6 lakh of this age group vaccinated with first dose of Covid vaccine on the first day.

Slow start to coronavirus vaccination drive for 12-14-year age group

The upcoming Holi weekend could also to be a dampener for the drive