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921 healthcare workers paid Rs 50L each insurance claim under PMGKP scheme

Till July 15, a total of 921 doctors and healthcare workers have been paid insurance claim of Rs 50 lakh each under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) scheme for Covid warriors

No shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, no delay in placing orders: Govt

There has been no shortage of Covid vaccines and the government has been providing free supply of vaccines to states and union territories for inoculating prioritised beneficiaries

Strategy to prevent Covid cases deliberated upon in expert panels: Govt

The strategy to prevent resurgence of COVID-19 cases through various public health measures has been deliberated upon in different technical committees

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 antibodies last at least nine months after infection, study finds

Antibody levels remain high nine months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic

DATA STORY: Fewest death in 104 days; no new fatality in Delhi in 24 hrs

India has so far administered 406,481,493 vaccine doses. That is 1305.15 per cent of its total caseload, and 29.16 per cent of its population

Brazilian president remains hospitalized in Sao Paulo as health improves

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remained hospitalized on Friday in Sao Paulo as he undergoes treatment for intestinal obstruction, with no plan for hospital discharge

The path to herd mortality

The pandemic has changed the way people look at the government, says Devangshu Datta

5 or more symptoms in first week of infection linked to long Covid: Study

People who exhibit over five symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first week are more likely to develop long COVID, irrespective of their age or gender, according to a review of studies.

States reporting more cases should take proactive measures: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala to review the Covid situation.

DATA STORY: India's active cases rise again; 581 deaths added to the toll

India has so far administered 391,340,491 vaccine doses. That is 1262.88 per cent of its total caseload, and 28.07 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India reports 624 deaths, adds 38,792 new cases to tally

India has so far administered 387,697,935 vaccine doses. That is 1252.81 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.81 per cent of its population

Amid super spreader events, vaccine shortage, will India face a third wave?

With the peak of the second wave well and truly behind us, there is a possibility of people assuming that the pandemic is now over

Over 100,000 people in Rajasthan benefited from Chiranjeevi scheme: CM

More than one lakh people in Rajasthan have so far taken benefit of the state government's ambitious Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday.

Sputnik, Astrazeneca mix & match booster dose results expected by July end

RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and SII have also announced cooperation to produce the Russian Sputnik vaccine against coronavirus in India.

DATA STORY: India reports 2,020 deaths as Madhya Pradesh clears backlog

India has so far administered 381,467,646 vaccine doses. That is 1234.23 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.36 per cent of its population

DATA STORY: India adds 37,154 cases; recoveries cross 30 million-mark

India has so far administered 377,352,501 vaccine doses. That is 1222.21 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.07 per cent of its population

Too soon to say if Americans may need vaccine booster: Dr. Anthony Fauci

The government's top infectious diseases expert said Sunday it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely that Americans will need a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months, but it is too soon for the government to recommend another shot. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration did the right thing last week by pushing back against drugmaker Pfizer's assertion about a booster within 12 months. Hours after Pfizer's statement Thursday that it would seek authorization for a third dose, the two agencies said they did not view the booster shots as necessary at this time. Fauci said clinical studies and laboratory data have yet to fully bear out the need for a booster to the current two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson regimen. Right now, given the data and the information we have, we do not need to give people a third ...

'Had to borrow money': Migrant workers struggle for healthcare in lockdown

Structural exclusion from urban health systems and lack of support from employers are some of the problems they faced in second wave of Covid-19.

DATA STORY: India maintains steady vaccination; adds 41,506 cases in a day

India has so far administered 376,032,586 vaccine doses. That is 1216.41 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.97 per cent of its population