Health
Younger people increasingly driving pandemic, says WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization’s regional director for the Western Pacific says younger people – those in their 20s, 30s...
China’s first covid-19 vaccine Ad5-nCoV got patent
Beijing: The Chinese state media quoted the State Intellectual Property Office on Sunday (16th) that the COVID-19 vaccine “Ad5-nCoV vaccine”...
No evidence of infection through food: WHO
Geneva: People should not fear coronavirus infection through contact with food, according to the World Health Organization, which is following...
‘The death toll would be enormous,’ says Fauci
Washington: If the U.S. allowed the coronavirus to spread unchecked in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity,...
Zydus Cadila launched the cheapest generic version of Remdesivir
New Delhi: Zydus Cadila has introduced Remdesivir, a drug useful for the treatment of corona virus infected patients, in the...
20 countries show interest in Russia’s corona vaccine Sputnik V
Moscow: The world’s first Covid 19 vaccine in Russia has received regulatory approval on August 12. Russia’s President Putin himself...
Jubilant donates 1000 vials of Remdesivir to UP Government.
Lucknow: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Saturday received Remdesivir (‘JUBI-R’) from Shyam S Bhartia, Chairman, Jubilant Life...
Late-stage coronavirus trials don’t mean a vaccine is ‘nearly there’, says WHO
Geneva: Potential coronavirus vaccines entering late-stage human trials don’t necessarily mean they are almost ready to be deployed widely to...
AstraZenica, bio firm agree to produce COVID-19 vaccine for China
Washington: British drugmaker AstraZeneca said Thursday it has an agreement with a Chinese company to produce 100 million doses of...
Maintain essential health services during COVID-19 response: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged member countries in South-East Asia Region to maintain essential health and...