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Time for everyone to work as a team. Time for assigning blame would come later, says Mohan Bhagwat.

Many dying in rural areas without being tested or treated

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out that the emergency-like situation was not restricted to India.

As many as 3,21,693 new recoveries were also recorded on the day taking the total recoveries to 2,00,73,473.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been meeting the second wave of the COVID-19 challenge on a war footing. Sonam Saigal reports on how the civic body learnt lessons from the first wave and adopted a decentralised approach which is showing results slowly but surely

Reduced antibodies not a cause of worry on efficacy against COVID-19, say experts Both Covishield and Covaxin, while effective at generating an immune response against the coronavirus, appear to generate only half as many antibodies against the B.1.617 strain, or the Indian strain, according to a series of early reports authored by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Several scientists told The Hindu that this drop didnt diminish the fact that the vaccines continued to...

Railways to pay doctors on a par with States Updated: Updated: It was finding it difficult to engage doctors in the existing pay structure Share Article AAA A file photo of a doctor checking a migrant workers family with themal scanner as they enter Thivim railway station in Goa.   It was finding it difficult to engage doctors in the existing pay structure The Indian Railways will pay medical practitioners (hired on contract) salary on a par with State governments. The decision was taken ...

The present gap between two doses of Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, is 6-8 weeks.

Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu parties agree to further intensify lockdown Updated: Updated: May 13, 2021 21:07 IST The meeting was called to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the State and to seek suggestions from the legislature parties. Share Article AAA Health department distributes Kabasura Kudineer and screening people as a preventive measure against coronavirus in Chennai. File   | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan The meeting was called to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the State and to seek sugge...

Nehru Stadium is Remdesivir sales point Updated: Updated: May 14, 2021 00:07 IST Court says it is a war-like situation in which treatment has to be afforded to all in need of it Share Article AAA A relative of a patient collecting Remdesivir injection in Chennai on May 13, 2021.   | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Court says it is a war-like situation in which treatment has to be afforded to all in need of it The State government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court of its decision to shif...