After cases of fatal viral fever were reported in many districts of Uttar Pradesh, the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Thursday raised a high alert and directed health workers to particularly take note of people running temperature. The alert from the district administration comes amid
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday said that the state is fully geared to tackle a third wave of Covid and he urged people to participate in the vaccination drive against the disease. Speaking at the Kangra Rest House, he said the
Kerala reported 10,402 Covid-19 positive cases and 66 related deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of those affected in the state by the viral infection to 38,14,305. State Health Minister Veena George said 63,406 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test
Pharma firm Cipla and Kemwell Biopharma on Wednesday announced the execution of a joint ventureagreement to develop, manufacture and commercialise biosimilars for global markets. For this purpose, a joint venture company shall be incorporated with an aim to enter the respiratory biosimilars space, Cipla said
Domestic traders body CAIT on Wednesday alleged malpractices and violation of rules by e-pharmacy firms, and urged the government to take action against them. In a memorandum to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said it "has strongly
Covid-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a
India’s first mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate HGCO19 by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd has been granted approval for phase 2/3 clinical trails, the department of biotechnology (DBT) said on Tuesday. The Pune-based biotechnology company had submitted the interim clinical data of the vaccine’s phase 1 study to
Medikabazaar, India’s pioneering and largest online platform for medical supplies, has launched special COVID ICU packages that will help hospitals, nursing homes and medical establishments across the country augment their critical care facilities in a convenient manner. The special ICU packages, curated by Medikabazaar’s medical
The national capital on Monday recorded 17 Covid-19 cases, the lowest since March 28 last year. Zero fatalities were reported for the fourth day in a row, according to the data shared by the Delhi government’s health department. Monday was the 14th time since the beginning
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 4,266 active cases, while 41,385 people have recovered from the disease thus far, including 360 in the last 24 hours. Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for arthritis drug Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has received final approval from the US
