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Mumbai: Amid the unprecedented increase in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government on Thursday extended the current restrictions throughout the state beyond 7 a.m. on May 1 till 7 a.m. on May 15 in a bid to break the chain of transmission effectively. “It is imperative to …

By Express News Service Taking stock of the current COVID-19 situation, a few health-tech and wellness organisations have joined the fight against it, each in its own unique way. We list three here: HealthCube Founded by Ramanan Laxminarayan, HealthCube is a point-of-care diagnostics solution provider, which launched COVIDSAFE, a holistic Covid-19 risk …

Microblogging platform Twitter has now come out to contribute in making people aware of the COVID-19 vaccine and push people towards the vaccination. The Twitter prompt appears on top of the timeline in a box.  “As COVID-19 vaccinations become more widely available, we want you to have access to the …

Ehtereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a proof of transfer of 100 ETH and 100 MKR, worth approximately $606,110 (roughly Rs. 4.5 crores), for use in COVID-19 relief in India. Ethereum, the open-source blockchain software founded in 2014, is used to build contracts on the blockchain, and has recently been in …

Following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the recommended pause regarding the use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine in the …

Pharma company Zydus Cadila today received restricted Emergency use approval from India’s drug regulator for the use of Virafin, Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b (PegIFN) in treating moderate Covid-19 infection in adults. When administered early on during Covid, Virafin will help patients recover faster and avoid much of the complications, the company …

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ : ਭਾਰਤ ‘ਚ ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਵਾਇਰਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ ਤੇ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਵੱਧ ਰਹੇ ਮਰੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਹਸਪਤਾਲਾਂ ‘ਚ ਬੈੱਡ ਦੀ ਭਾਰੀ ਕਮੀ ਹੈ, ਡਾਕਟਰ ਆਰਟੀ-ਪੀਸੀਆਰ ਟੈਸਟ ‘ਚ ਪਾਜ਼ੇਟਿਵ ਪਾਏ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਮਰੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ‘ਤੇ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ‘ਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ …

New Delhi: Everyone above the age of 18 years has been made eligible to take Covid-19 Vaccine. The new phase of inoculation drive will begin from May 1, the centre announced on Monday. The important decision of allowing vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 from May 1 was …

As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen ) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine. …

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ : ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਵਾਇਰਸ ਭਾਰਤ ਤੇ ਦੁਨੀਆਭਰ ‘ਚ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਵਧ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਦੁਨੀਆਭਰ ‘ਚ ਮਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਅੰਕੜਾ 3 ਮਿਲੀਅਨ ਪਾਰ ਕਰ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਬੇਸ਼ੱਕ ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ ਟੀਕਾਕਰਨ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਟੀਕਾ ਲਗਵਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ ਸੰਕ੍ਰਮਿਤ ਹੋ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਦੇ ਨਵਾਂ ਰੂਪ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ …