Tag: covid
'Vaccine Won't Kill You': AIIMS Director Allays Fears
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Monday allayed apprehensions about the coronavirus vaccines and assured that the side-effects will not result in death of the beneficiary. ....
Ahead Of Release From Jail, Sasikala Tests Covid Positive
Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's key aide V.K. Sasikala, who is on the verge of finishing her jail term for corruption, tested Covid positive on Thursday night.....
Centre To SC: Can't Give Extra Attempt To UPSC Aspirants Who Couldn't Take Last Chance
The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court it is not keen on granting an extra attempt to civil services aspirants, who could not take the last attempt of the exam amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. ....
New Covid-19 Variant Detected In UK May Be More Deadly: PM Boris Johnson
The coronavirus variant first identified in Britain may be more deadly than the older virus strain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Friday. ....
WHO Chief Thanks Modi For 'continued Support' To Covid-19 Response
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "continued support" to the global Covid-19 response. ....
India Ranks 86 Out Of 98 Nations In Covid Handling: Report
With more than 11 million Covid-19 cases, India has ranked 86 in a performance index of 98 countries for their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report said on Thursday. ....
Budget To Revive Sluggish Economy: Karnataka CM
Hailing Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for coming out with a Budget that can revive the sluggish economy, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday said he strongly believes that the Budget will boost the economy which was badly hit due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Pfizer Withdraws Application For Covid Vaccine In India
Pfizer has decided to withdraw its application for Emergency Use Authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine in India. ....
Covid Antibodies To Last For 8 Months After Vaccine: AIIMS Director
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Friday said that antibodies against the novel Coronavirus disease may last for up to eight months or longer pursuant to the vaccination, adding that scientists are aggressively studying the long-term protection provided by the vaccines. ....
For 2nd Time In A Week, No Covid Deaths Reported In Delhi
For the second time in a week, the national capital did not report a single death due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours while recording 126 new cases in the same duration, a health bulletin issued by the Delhi government showed on Saturday. ....
