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Special Vaccination Drive

India’s Average Daily COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Dipped From June 21

The Wire Staff 14/07/2021

An average of 61.14 lakh doses were administered daily...

FILE PHOTO: 3D-printed small toy figurines, a syringe and vial labelled "coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are seen in front of India flag in this illustration

Centre Orders 300M Unapproved COVID-19 Shots as SC Asks for Vaccine ‘Roadmap’

Neha Arora and Sethuraman N.R. 03/06/2021

Biological-E's RBD protein sub-unit vaccine, which is currently undergoing...

Black Fungus in Hyderabad

Centre Asks States To Make Black Fungus Infections a Notifiable Disease

The health ministry said the infection ‒ mucormycosis ‒...

COVID Vaccination: Covishield arrives in Ahmedabad

Centre Says Covishield Clot Risk Minuscule, but Is the Monitoring System Robust?

The Wire Staff 18/05/2021

India has reported 26 potential cases of bleeding and...

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Centre Issues Advisory on Management of Fungal Infection in COVID-19 Patients

The fungal infection being found in COVID-19 patients with...

Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad

Positive COVID-19 Test Report Not Mandatory For Admission in Hospitals: Centre

In its revised national policy for admission of COVID-19...

Relatives gather around the body of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before cremating him on the banks of the river Ganges at Garhmukteshwar

At 4,187 COVID-19 Deaths, India Posts Record Daily Rise

The Wire Staff 08/05/2021

The country has reported more than 4 lakh cases...