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Pilots, cabin crew won't fly for 48 hours after getting Covid vaccine: DGCA

'If there are no symptoms after 48 hours, the air crew is fit to resume 'unrestricted' flying duties,' says the aviation regulator

India stands out on Covid-19 vaccine policy, says IMF's Gita Gopinath

The country has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Gopinath said

Can't rule out partial lockdown if cases rise in Mumbai: Guardian Minister

Mumbai Guardian Minister Aslam Shaikh on Tuesday said if Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the city, the possibility of a night curfew or partial lockdown cannot be ruled out

Over 2 million anti-Covid vaccines administered in a day: Health Ministry

More than 2 million people were inoculated against coronavirus on March 8, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to over 23 million

Delhi govt allocates Rs 50 cr in budget for free Covid vaccine at hospitals

The Delhi government announced the Covid vaccines will be given free-of-cost at its hospitals in future phases of the inoculation drive and a provision of Rs 50 crore has been made for it

India helping to address issue of vaccine equity: Top UN Women official

Lauding India for its vaccine leadership, a top UN Women official has said the country was directly helping to address the issue of vaccine equity while rich nations were cutting side deals with pharmaceutical giants to buy more vaccines than they actually need. India is called the pharmacy of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic with its vast experience and deep knowledge in medicine. The country is one of the world's biggest drug-makers and an increasing number of countries have already approached it for procuring coronavirus vaccines. Praising India for its vaccine leadership, Assistant-Secretary-General & Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Anita Bhatia said India is directly helping to address the issue of vaccine equity at a time when the world deals with the crippling coronavirus pandemic and rich countries are cutting side deals with pharmaceutical companies to buy more vaccines than they actually need. India is a leader. I'm so proud of my country for this because ...

DATA STORY: India vaccinates over 2 mn in a day; total now at 205% of Covid caseload

India on Monday conducted 748,525 coronavirus tests to take the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 222,716,796. The test positivity rate recorded was 2.1%

Vaccine Maitri initiative: Made in India coronavirus jabs reach Jamaica

As part of its Vaccine Maitri initiative aimed to assist countries in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Made-in-India vaccines reached Jamaica on Monday

Swiss company to produce Russian Sputnik coronavirus vaccine in Italy

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is set to cooperate with Swiss-based Adienne Pharma & Biotech for Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine production in Italy, chief executive of RDIF Kirill Dmitriev said."We are holding talks with the government of Italy. There are many regions enthusiastic in respect of the Sputnik V, which want to produce it domestically. We for the first time cooperate now with the Swiss company Adienne Pharma & Biotech in Sputnik V production in Italy," Dmitriev said in an interview with the Italian TV Channel Rai 3, as reported by Tass.The manufacturing mechanism will help to create new jobs and provide Italy with the opportunity to control the product.Tass reported that the production of the Sputnik V in Italy may start as early as in June. RDIF will announce 20 cooperation projects in ten countries, including Italy, by the end of this march, the chief executive said.In particular, the Fund is discussing cooperation with Germany and France ...

Coronavirus: Lockdown imposed at 16 hotspots in Thane till March 31

Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, Thane Municipal Corporation on Tuesday imposed a lockdown at 16 hotspot areas from today till March 31

Germany starts easing coronavirus lockdown after more than two months

After more than two months of lockdown, the German federal government has allowed certain stores and retailers in Germany to reopen on Monday

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 117 million: Johns Hopkins University

The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 117 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.59 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Nepal receives 348,000 doses of made-in-India Covid-19 vaccines

The first COVAX shipment of 348,000 doses of AstraZeneca 'Covishield' vaccines arrived in Kathmandu, the embassy said in a tweet

SII seeks govt intervention over US ban on export of vaccine raw materials

US government has invoked the Defence Production Act because of which the firm is facing difficulties in importing necessary products, says director, government and regulatory affairs at Pune-based SI

Over 2 mn people vaccinated against coronavirus so far: Health Ministry

CEPA is a kind of free trade agreement, under which two trading partners either eliminate or significantly reduce customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them

Speed up vaccination

Govt must consider tweaking the norms and pricing

International Women's Day: Over 8k Mumbai women given Covid-19 vaccine

On the occasion of International Women's Day on Monday, over 8,000 women were given COVID-19 vaccine at five centres in Mumbai, civic officials said

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 8,744 new cases in last 24 hours

The total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 20 million, the Union Health Ministry said

Expenditure incurred for Covid vaccine for HCWs, FLWs is Rs 480 cr: Choubey

The expenditure to be incurred as operational cost for Covid-19 vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers is about Rs 480 cr, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said

Goa reports 54 Covid-19 cases, 110 recoveries, no fatalities

Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 54 and reached 55,463 on Monday