Global scientific community unites to track progress on COVID-19 R&D
Identifies new research priorities and critical WEB DESK / WHO The World Health Organization held a two half-day virtual summit on 1 and 2 July, to take stock of the…
COVID-19: India Overtakes Russia to Reach 3rd Spot on Coronavirus Worst-hit List
Many States Report Highest Daily Spike WEB DESK / NEW DELHI India today overtake Russia to become the third worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic with the country’s tally of…
Break Patent monopoly-Issue Compulsory License for Remdesivir, CPI(M) to Govt
By Our Correspondent / New Delhi Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) has called upon the central government to immediately invoke Clause 92 of the Patent Act and issue a…
Defence Minister & HM visit Sardar Patel COVID hospital in New Delhi
WEB DESK Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah today visited one thousand bed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid hospital built by DRDO in record time. This hospital was…
COVID-19: Recovery rate improves to 61%
AMN The Government today said, a total of four lakh nine thousand 83 people affected with coronavirus have recovered in the country and the COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to…
Results from COVID-19 drug trials expected soon: WHO
WEB DESK World Health Organization, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that results from clinical trials of drugs that might be effective in treating COVID-19 patients can be expected…
Bihar legislative council Chairman Awadesh Narayan Singh detected COVID positive
AMN Bihar legislative council Chairman Awadesh Narayan Singh was detected positive for Coronavirus infection today. His wife and son were also found corona positive. Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Chief…
COVID 19: Karnataka CM assigns responsibilities among ministers
AMN Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has assigned responsibilities relating to COVID containment measures to ministers in his cabinet today. According to the new arrangement, the Medical Education Minister…
Govt revised Remdesivir dosage, now to be taken for five days
AMN /New Delhi India’s health ministry has revised dosage of antiviral drug remdesivir for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) treatment, reducing the drug regimen from 6 to 5 days. The loading dose…
Top official holds high-level meeting on preparedness for COVID-19
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Cabinet Secretary today held a high-level review meeting on preparedness for COVID-19 with the States and Union Territories. Union Health Ministry said, early detection and…