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India’s daily COVID-19 cases cross 50,000 on lockdown anniversary
India's known coronavirus cases are approaching 12 million, with more than 160,000 deaths
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Centre allays concerns on Covishield; says both COVID-19 vaccines effective against UK and Brazilian variants
ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said that both Covishield and Covaxin are effective against the UK and the Brazilian variants
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Serum Institute of India seeks Centre’s nod to supply 50 lakh Covishield doses to UK
Serum Institute of India assured the Centre that its own anti-coronavirus vaccination programme will not be disturbed because of this supply
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89 deaths reported following COVID-19 vaccination till March 16: Centre
However, none of the fatalities have been attributed to the inoculation so far, Rajya Sabha was informed
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Centre asks states to increase RT-PCR tests, speed up vaccination to check COVID spread
The state governments and UT administrations should strictly enforce the test-track-treat protocol in all parts of the country, the guidelines said
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Vaccine for all above age of 45 years from April 1: Centre
Union minister Prakash Javadekar said even people without comorbidity and above the age of 45 years, can get vaccinated
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Centre revises interval between two doses of Covishield vaccine
The Centre revised the time window within which the 2nd dose of Covishield vaccine can be taken, asking states to administer it between 4-8 weeks ins
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6 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations: Harsh Vardhan
More than 6 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been sent to 76 nations, while 4.5 crore doses have been administered to beneficiaries in the country
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Vaccination drive: Over 40 lakh vaccinated in Maharashtra since January 16
Altogether, 8,91,881 healthcare workers and 6,12,627 frontline staff have received their first dose and 4,11,500 healthcare and 1,42,588 frontline wor
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Need to change Covaxin composition not felt yet due to good efficacy against mutant variants: Centre
There are four mutations of the COVID-19 virus in India at present—two UK variants and one South African and Brazilian variant each
