The Covid-19 emergency in India remains grim as the country continues to register over 3 lakh Covid-19 cases every day. Another challenge that is staring at India, amid rising Covid-19 cases, is a shortage of vaccines to inoculate Indian citizens against the Covid-19 infection. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka continue to remain the states that have been contributing the most to the coronavirus cases in India.
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The Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines for prevention and treatment of Mucormycosis as it took stock of an alarming increase in recovered Covid-19 patients being forced to return to hospitals with cases of the deadly fungal infection also known as the “black fungus”.
Health experts have advised that the infection is more likely in Covid-19 patients with acute diabetes being treated with an excessive amount of steroids, which weakens the immune system. The disease is likely to kill about half the patients it infects, according to available medical data, but medical experts have said that chances of survival can be increased by early detection and proper care.
Covid-19 vaccine: India to have 51.6 crore doses by end of July Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
India will have 51.6 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine procured by the end of July this year, including the 18 crore doses already administered among people, the country s Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.
Russian vaccine Sputnik-V has been approved and along with the expected approval of the new vaccine of Zydus Cadila, the Serum Institute of India-Novavax vaccine, Bharat Biotech s nasal vaccine and Genova s mRNA vaccine, the availability of Covid-19 vaccines in India will be pushed to 216 crore doses between August and December this year, the minister said.
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Thursday asked Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan whether the Moderna vaccine has been cleared for inoculation in India.He said that presently Covishield .