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Biological E eyes 1 billion doses of non-Covid vaccines in 5 years

At present, the firm has a capacity to make 1.5-2 billion Covid vaccines and 600 million non-Covid vaccines per annum.

India has registered over 520,000 Covid-19 deaths in all: CRS report

Covid-19 deaths grew in 2021 compared to 2020

One confirmed XE case in India, no reports of clusters in country: INSACOG

In the bulletin for April 18 and 25, INSACOG mentions that one case of coronavirus XE varient has been confirmed in the country.

SII lowers each dose of Covovax jab from Rs 900 to Rs 225 excluding taxes

A day after its Covid shot Covovax was included on the CoWIN portal for inoculation of children aged 12-17 years at private vaccination centres, the Serum Institute of India (SII) on Tuesday reduced the price of each dose of the vaccine from Rs 900 to Rs 225, excluding taxes. Following recommendation of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) the provision of the vaccine option was included on the portal on Monday. On Tuesday, Director for Government and Regulatory Affairs, SII, Prakash Kumar Singh, is learnt to have communicated to the government that the firm is reducing the price of each dose from Rs 900 to Rs 225 plus goods and services tax (GST) for private hospitals. In addition, a private hospital can charge up to Rs 150 as service charge. The price of the vaccine, Covovax, is learnt to have been revised on the CoWIN portal. India's drug regulator had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28 last year and in t

Gujarat reports 12 new Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally at 108

The recovery count increased by 15 to touch 12,13,335, leaving the state with an active caseload of 108, he said

Brain impact of severe Covid akin to 20 years of ageing, finds UK study

The research, published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, indicates the effects are still detectable more than six months after acute illness and that any recovery is very gradual

New York City raises Covid-19 alert level from low to medium

The accumulated new cases per 100,000 people in the city in the last seven days moved up to 209.02, which surpasses the threshold of 200 to enter the medium level, according to the official data.

China reports 368 fresh local Covid-19 infections, 20 fatalities

As the Covid-19 outbreak continues to spread in more and more cities in China, questions are mounting over the country's much-publicized "zero-covid" strategy

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 514 million, deaths surge past 6.23 million

India accounts for the second highest caseload

Covid-19 pandemic: Gujarat reports 16 cases, tally rises to 12,24,374

So far, 12,13,320 persons have been discharged post recovery, including 27 during the day, leaving the state with 111 active cases, a state health department official said

Maharashtra sees 92 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 1,016

Of the 92 new cases, 65 were from the Mumbai administrative circle, which covers the entire metropolitan region, including 56 from the country's financial capital

Covid-19 pandemic: Mumbai sees 56 cases, no death; active tally now 562

Only 19 of the 26,039 hospital beds earmarked for COVID-19 treatment are currently occupied

NTAGI to review Covid-19 vaccine data for children aged 5-12: Report

The COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will review the data of COVID-19 vaccines for the children aged 5 to 12 years on May 4, said sources

Delhi govt increases number of Covid beds at two hospitals as cases surge

Amid a rise in Covid cases, the Delhi government increased the number of beds dedicated for Covid patients at two of its facilities, including 80 percent escalation in its count at the LNJP Hospital

India reports 3,157 new Covid cases on Monday, positivity rate crosses 1%

The active caseload rose to 19,500, accounting for 0.05 per cent of the country's total positive cases

Global Covid caseload tops 513.8 million, death toll crosses 6.23 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 81,365,218 and 993,733, respectively, according to the CSSE

Covid-19 cases in Africa surpass 11.44 million, death toll nears 253,000

South Africa has recorded the highest Covid-19 cases in Africa with 3,791,925 cases, followed by Morocco with 1,164,953 cases as of Sunday evening

Non-Covid drugs and vaccines likely to get fast-track approval too

A senior CDSCO official confirmed that there are plans to adopt the best practices used during the Covid-19 pandemic for non-Covid19 drugs too

Delhi records 1,485 fresh cases of Covid-19; positivity rate 4.89%

Delhi reported 1,485 fresh Covid-19 cases and zero fatality due to the viral disease on Sunday, while the positivity rate was recorded at 4.89 per cent

Gujarat reports 18 new cases of Covid-19, tally rises to 1,224,358

Gujarat on Sunday reported 18 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 12,24,358, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,943, a state health department official said.