Coronavirus

Hyderabad: A day after ‘Bharat Biotech’ slammed Serum Institute of Indias (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla for his ‘water’ comment about some COVID-19 vaccines, both companies jointly pledged for a smooth roll out of the antidote in India and the world. Both Bharat Biotech and SII...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday registered 198 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,30,690. Out of the 198 new cases, 115   were reported from quarantine centres while 83 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1346325787587215360 The total number of active cases in the...

Hambantota (Sri Lanka): England all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for COVID-19 upon the squad’s arrival in Sri Lanka. Moeen Ali will now isolate for 10 days, the ECB announced Monday. Fellow all-rounder Chris Woakes has been identified as a possible close contact. He will...

Melbourne: The Indian cricketers arrived Monday in Sydney for the third Test beginning January 7. However, the entire team and support staff have been asked not to leave the hotel premises except for training during their stay in Sydney. BCCI confirmed Monday that the players...

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech has been accorded emergency use authorisation from the drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin. The company said Monday that it is setting up four vaccine manufacturing facilities. The facilities will have a combined capacity of 700 million doses per annum. The...

New Delhi: A total of 38 people have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India so far. This information was given Monday by the Union Health Ministry.          These include the 29 cases which were announced till Friday. The Health Ministry said...

New Delhi: Some healthcare experts Monday questioned the government’s assertion that Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin can target mutated coronavirus strains. The healthcare experts asked for the scientific basis for the claim and for the vaccine’s safety and efficacy. India’s drugs regulator Sunday granted emergency...

London: The United Kingdom (UK) began Monday rolling out the Oxford University vaccine developed by AstraZeneca. The first person to get the Oxford University-AstraZeneca jab was an 82-year-old Oxford-born dialysis patient. Brian Pinker was among the first to be vaccinated by the Oxford University Hospital’s...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that the world's biggest inoculation drive against coronavirus is set to begin in the country, a day after the drugs regulator approved two vaccines for restricted emergency use. Lauding the scientists and technicians for the 'Made in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sunday registered 183 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,30,492. Out of the 183 new cases, 106  were reported from quarantine centres while 77 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1345961767382355971 The total number of active cases in the...