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DATA STORY: India's Covid fatalities have been above 4,000 on 11 of the past 15 days

India has so far administered 26,289,290 vaccine doses. That is 742.83 per cent of its total caseload, and 13.89 per cent of its population

Centre must take action against Ramdev for unscientific statements: IMA

The Union health ministry should take action against yoga guru Ramdev as he has misled people by making "unlearned" statements against allopathy: IMA

Over 16 mn Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Health ministry

More than 16 mn Covid vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and over 0.267 mn doses will be supplied to them in the next three day, the Union health ministry said

Centre asks state governments to tackle black fungus on a war footing

States have been asked to prepare and implement the infection prevention control programme in hospitals in accordance with the National Guidelines for Infection and Control in Healthcare Facilities

Covid-19 vax availability to see exponential rise in coming months: Vardhan

India will be in a position to vaccinate at least all of its adult population by the end of 2021, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. At a meeting to review the pandemic situation in nine states and union territories, the minister said, "Between August and December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses, while by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured." Vardhan touched upon the speculation that the virus might mutate in future and endanger children, and said that the health facilities are being upgraded to deal with any such exigency, according to a health ministry statement. Vardhan also cautioned against the emerging trend in the country. He highlighted that now the smaller states are showing an upward trend and there is a dire need to be extremely cautious, the statement said. He asked the states to follow the basic principles of COVID-19-appropriate behaviour along with testing, tracking, tracing, treating and now vaccinating to fight against

PM bats for doorstep treatment of coronavirus; fights back tears

In a meeting with doctors, an emotional Modi talks about lives that have been lost to the virus

Bharat Biotech may receive Covaxin drug substance from IIL in June

The Union health ministry said recently that it expects 750 million doses of Covishield to be available between August and December.

Counting the dead

What sort of toll has the "second wave" and the government's incompetent response inflicted?

DATA STORY: India's Covid vaccination past 190 mn; about 14% population jabbed

India has so far administered 191,879,503 vaccine doses. That is 737.09 per cent of its total caseload, and 13.78 per cent of its population

Covid LIVE: Tamil Nadu sees record 36,184 new cases; 29,644 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: The country vaccinated 1,482,754 people in Thursday to take the total to 191,879,503.

570,114 vials of anti-black fungus drug will be available in June: Govt

Licenses has been given to five more manufactures for production of Amphotericin-B

India's test positivity rate for Covid-19 down to 15%; Centre ups caution

Positivity rate had been consistently increasing for 10 weeks since February and started to decline in the past 10 days

Five pharmaceutical companies get approval to make black fungus drug

These developments come amid fast spread of the disease in various states and shortage of drugs to treat them.

Chemists threaten to join lockdown, seek Covid-19 vaccination on priority

The medical devices makers' industry body, too, has written to the NITI Aayog seeking vaccination on priority.

Covid LIVE: Both Karnataka, Maharashtra see daily cases below 30,000-mark

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 276,110 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 25,772,440. Stay tuned for corona-related news

DATA STORY: India's daily new Covid cases below 300,000 for 4th straight day

India has so far administered 187,009,792 vaccine doses. That is 749.09 per cent of its total caseload, and 13.44 per cent of its population

Himachal Pradesh reports 2,648 new Covid-19 cases, 65 fatalities

Himachal Pradesh reported 2,648 new COVID-19 cases and 65 fatalities on Thursday, pushing the state's infection tally to 1,72,722 and the death toll to 2,581.

Experts divided over unhygienic masks being factor for black fungus

Some medical experts feel that "unhygienic masks" and poorly ventilated rooms could be a contributing factor, while others said "no clinical evidence" has been established linking the two.

India invited to join G7 Health Ministers' Summit virtually: UK Government

India is among the guest countries invited to join virtually at the 2021 G7 Health Ministers' Meeting to be held at Oxford University on June 3 and 4

I didn't 'destroy' India's self-sufficiency in vaccine production: Ramadoss

The Union health minister in the first term of the UPA government, Anbumani Ramadoss clarifies he did not close down govt-run vaccine manufacturing units