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COVID-19 situation in city seems to be under control, says Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 5 announced that the Delhi Metro would be allowed to function at 50% capacity, in addition to shops and malls being allowed to open on odd-even basis from June 7. Mr. Kejriwal said these provisions would come into effect as part of the ongoing unlock procedure in the city. “The COVID-19 situation in Delhi seems to be under control; around 400 cases have emerged in ...

“If we look at that two billion doses, over 75% of it has gone to just 10 countries. And in fact three countries — China, the U.S. and India — account for about 60% of those doses,” Bruce Aylward said

India had been demanding easier access to raw materials necessary for production of vaccines

Piyush Goyal also suggested them to help the children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called upon industry associations to prepare a comprehensive checklist that needs to be followed for a possible third COVID-19 wave to deal with the crisis. He also suggested them to help the children impacted by the pandemic. The Minister said this while meeting industry associations on June 1 to review their preparedness to meet the present and future challe...

COVID-19 vaccination policy for 18-44 age group ‘prima facie arbitrary and irrational’, the Court says.

Delhi High Court also issued notice to the Centre on two pleas to make the second dose of both vaccines against COVID-19 — Covaxin and Covishield — available in the national capital

“While last year we lost nearly 730 doctors across India, this year in a short period of time we have lost 244 doctors. The second wave is proving extremely fatal for all and especially those at the forefront of the battle. We have to actively increase vaccination cover among the medical staff to ensure that they have protection against the virus,’’ said IMA president J.A. Jayalal. The following are the figures of fatalities according to the IMA registry: Andhra Pradesh (21), Telangana (1...

Updated: Developed with DRL, it reduces oxygen-dependence in patients Share Article AAA Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over the first batch of 2-DG anti Covid drug to the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, in New Delhi on May 17, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@rajnathsingh   Developed with DRL, it reduces oxygen-dependence in patients The first batch of the adjunct COVID therapy drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) — developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along wit...

State health officials are urging residents to be vigilant in practicing social distancing and wearing masks to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

The second consignment reportedly comprises 60,000 doses, a confirmation on which is awaited from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.