Page 6 - Latest Updates on Covid-19

New year celebrations, Manipur CM Biren Singh, WHO urges China for Covid19 data & more

Authorities across Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Pune, have ramped up security measures for New Year celebrations. Nationwide, a zero-tolerance policy for drunk driving and drug violations is in effect

Hurt in Covid-19, MSMEs recover slowly as initiatives for them continue

Share of credit outstanding to MSMEs by scheduled commercial banks as a percentage of outstanding non-food credit is tepid

ICMR study concluded Covid vaccine didn't increase death risk: Nadda to RS

An ICMR study has conclusively documented that Covid vaccination did not increase the risk of unexplained sudden death among young adults in India, instead lowering their odds, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Past COVID-19 hospitalization, family history of sudden death and certain lifestyle behaviours increased the likelihood of unexplained sudden death, he said responding to a question. He said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has informed that the ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology conducted a study titled 'Factors associated with unexplained sudden deaths among adults aged 18-45 years in India' -- a 'multicentric matched case-control study' -- at 47 tertiary care hospitals in 19 states and Union Territories during May-August last year. The cases were apparently healthy individuals without any known co-morbidity, who suddenly (less than 24 hours of hospitalisation or seen apparently healthy 24 hours before death) died of ...

Pralhad Joshi targets Justice Michael D'Cunha over Covid panel report

The John Michael D'Cunha Commission report has recommended prosecution of the then Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca that manufactured Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield', has announced its global withdrawal, days after admitting that the vaccine has rare side effects. It has cited 'commercial reasons' for th

Covishield can cause blood clots, low platelet count. Here's all you should know

If you've had Covishield, the widely used Covid vaccine, here's a heads-up: it's linked to blood clots and low platelet count, although rarely. Just how rare?

PM Modi interaction with Bill Gates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bill Gates engaged in an interesting conversation on March 29 covering a range of critical topics.

New Covid-19 variant JN.1 detected: All you need to know

Health experts are concerned about the coronavirus variant JN.1, first identified in Luxembourg. JN.1 is a sub-variant of Pirola (BA.2.86), which is derived from the Omicron sub-variant. >

Mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China: Here's why the world is worried

China has reported an outbreak of influenza-like illness. According to news reports, Chinese hospitals are "overwhelmed with sick children" who have symptoms of respiratory illness. >

China Deliberately Engineered Coronavirus As "Bioweapon": Wuhan Researcher

A researcher at Wuhan Institute of Virology in China has made astonishing claims about the coronavirus, saying the virus was engineered by China as a "bioweapon". Watch the video to know more. >

All you need to know about world's first nasal vaccine for covid

The government has approved Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid-19 vaccine, iNCOVACC (BBV154), as a booster dose for those above 18 years of age. How does this needle-free vaccine work and how different is it from the existing ones? To get the answers, Business Standard spoke to Dr Gagandeep Kang, virologist and professor at the Christian Medical College, Vellore. Watch the video for more

BS Views of the week: Moonlighting, Covid, PMGKAY, and more

Business Standard's opinion pages this week focused on moonlighting, Covid threat, free grain scheme, and much more

BS Views of the week: India's rising unemployment rate

What does India’s rising unemployment rate mean for the country’s economic recovery? What will be the trends and challenges for the banking sector in the new year? And, why does India need higher expenditure on infrastructure to sustain our economic recovery?

Covid may never go away, more variants in 2022: Johns Hopkins' Amita Gupta

In this interview to Nivedita Mookerji of Business Standard, Dr Amita Gupta, who's also a professor of infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, talks about 2022 being more of the same, how the year will have more waves and that Covid will never go away. She explains how the Johns Hopkins Covid dashboard became a household name, while highlighting the weakness in the health infrastructure and data systems in many countries including in India. According to Dr Gupta, Covid19 should be seen as a wakeup call to improve things.

How many shots will India need to blunt third Covid wave?

Getting more shots into more arms is also crucial for ensuring that India's economy continues to grow in a sustained manner. We have done a reality check. Watch the video

Covid impact on ambulance sales: Data & surprising takeaways

What happened to ambulance sales during the pandemic? Business Standard looked at some of the available data, and the takeaways were quite surprising. Watch the video

Covid impact on income: Over 22 million lost their jobs in just 2 months

Over 22 million Indians lost their jobs in the months of April across the country due to the second wave of Covid-19. Watch Mahesh Vyas, Head, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, talk about the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the livelihood of citizens in this video

Post-Covid complications: Symptoms and treatment explained by AIIMS Chief

AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said that as the number of recovered patients rises, clinics have to be developed to deal with the treatment of symptoms which persist beyond the disease. He said there was now a better understanding of post-Covid acute syndrome which can continue 8 to 12 weeks and long Covid which can occur if symptoms continue beyond 12 weeks. Watch this video to understand the post-Covid complications and treatment options as explained by the AIIMS chief.

How to get Covid vaccine from March 1: Eligibility, charges, procedure

Coronavirus updates: A decision on the next phase of Covid-19 vaccination was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24. Who is eligible in the second round of vaccination and what are the charges, if any? Will there be a choice in the vaccine? The video answers all your queries in a quick time.

Taking all steps to ensure availability of critical medical equipment: Govt

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has identified a list of critical medical equipment and has requested the NPPA to ensure availability of the same in the country