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Second Covid-19 wave Modi-made disaster, says CM Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Daily cases touch nearly 300,000

Bureaucrats earn Modi flak over handling of the second wave, top Delhi hospitals get oxygen supply, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Covishield comprises over 90% of 127.6 mn Covid vaccines given so far

India started the rollout on January 16

Coronavirus: Covaxin neutralises double mutant strain, says ICMR

Covaxin neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively works against the double mutant strain as well, says ICMR

Centre's Covid-19 vaccine strategy 'abject failure': Priyanka Gandhi

Gandhi slammed the government's alleged lack of preparedness to deal with the Covid-19 second wave

Hopes of entire nation in hands of voters of West Bengal: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday held the BJP responsible for the "medical catastrophe" in the country

States to get Covishield vaccine at Rs 400, pvt hospitals at Rs 600 a dose

Serum said its vaccine, which it manufactures as a partner of Britain's AstraZeneca, is "affordable to any other" in the world

Serum institute to sell Covishield to private hospitals at Rs 600 per dose

The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees per dose and to private hospitals at Rs 600 rupees

Malaysia, China and Pakistan use Covid-19 as excuse to block press freedoms

Malaysia has witnessed a remarkable fall in press freedom while China is still firmly anchored among the worst countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Paris-based RSF

Assam to vaccinate everyone in 18-45 age group for free: Himanta Sarma

The Assam government will vaccinate everyone in the 18-45 age group for free from May 1 onwards, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said

Private vaccination centres to procure directly from makers from May 1

From May 1, the present system of private Covid-19 vaccination centres receiving doses from the government and charging up to Rs 250 per dose will cease to exist

New Covid vaccine may provide protection against future strains: Scientists

A new experimental Covid-19 vaccine has shown promising results in early animal testing, according to researchers who say the preventive may provide protection against existing and future strains

Not less than demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi over Centre's vaccine strategy

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday compared the central government's vaccine strategy with demonetisation, which according to him, helped industrialists flourish and made common people suffer

Modi praises Tata Group's 'compassionate gesture' in India's oxygen crisis

Business group says it is 'committed to strengthen' India's fight against Covid-19.

Indian variant still under investigation in UK, not yet of concern: Boris

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Tuesday forced to defend what has been widely dubbed a delayed cancellation of his visit to India next week

Covid-19: India records highest-ever single-day spike with 2,95,041 cases

2,95,041 new Covid-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths were reported in India on Wednesday, a record-high since the pandemic broke out last year

Covid-19: Maharashtra likely to announce complete lockdown starting tonight

Owing to the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Maharashtra government may announce a complete lockdown today.

Tata Group to import 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen

The Tata Group will be importing 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen and help ease oxygen shortage amid a staggering surge in Covid-19 cases across the country

Last minute oxygen supply averted crisis in Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

With the supply of 5,000 cubic metres of oxygen to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital by the Delhi government, a crisis has been averted

There will be no herd immunity against Covid without vaccinating children

The alternative to vaccinating children is to let Covid-19 linger, as measles has