Mansukh Mandaviya directs high alertness, aggressive genome sequencing as Covid cases spike in Asia, EuropeAt a high-level meeting, chaired by the minister, the government's decision of resuming scheduled international flights from March 27, the ...
16 Mar, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
64 pc Covid deaths in Delhi seen among unvaccinated, comorbid people: Government"As per today's data of Delhi only, 64 per cent of deaths that we have seen are among the unvaccinated and those with comorbidities. Hence,...
27 Jan, 2022, 07.40 PM IST
Do Molnupiravir's benefits outweigh risks? Here's what experts sayThe ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava had said that molnupiravir has major safety concerns and has not been included in the national pr...
11 Jan, 2022, 05.15 PM IST
Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir has 'major safety concerns', says ICMRFlagging the various health concerns surrounding the Covid anti-viral drug Molnupiravir, ICMR’s Dr Balram Bhargava said that Merck’s corona...
06 Jan, 2022, 04.23 PM IST
Decision on which vaccine to be given as precautionary dose expected soon: GovtAddressing a press conference, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said the government will issue clear cut recommendations on this be...
30 Dec, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
Omicron cases top 100, avoid non-essential travel: Health MinistryIn its weekly briefing, the Health Ministry flagged the rising threat of Omicron across the world. Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Min...
17 Dec, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
Third Covid wave of magnitude comparable to first two unlikely to hit India: GuleriaA third Covid wave of a magnitude comparable to the first two is unlikely to hit India, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said Tuesday as h...
23 Nov, 2021, 09.32 PM IST
How Rhesus macaque monkeys were tracked for Covaxin trial!Dr Balram Bhargava says that it is important to remember that the heroes of Covaxin's success story are not just human ones as 20 monkeys a...
14 Nov, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Sputnik V will be subject to price controls: Government officialsWhile local companies will be able to determine price of Sputnik for export, domestic sales must be affordable, officials said.
17 Apr, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
Centre allays concerns on Covishield vaccineCovishield is safe and there is 'no signal of concern' regarding it as of now, the Centre asserted on Wednesday amid reports of possible si...
25 Mar, 2021, 08.20 AM IST
Centre says both COVID-19 vaccines in India effective against British and Brazilian variants"Please don't spread doubt. As of today, these vaccines work on the good old virus as well as the new variants," NITI Aayog member (Health)...
24 Mar, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against Covid-19 variants: ICMRDr Bhargava pointed out that India was the fifth country in the world to isolate the Covid-19 virus as part of the efforts to develop a vac...
19 Feb, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-19 variants, says ICMRAddressing an international webinar "Kerala Health: Making the SDG A Reality," organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Go...
19 Feb, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
24 countries provided Indian COVID-19 vaccines so far: NITI AayogSpeaking at a press conference, Dr VK Paul said India can draw huge satisfaction over the progress made so far in the vaccination programme...
16 Feb, 2021, 07.17 PM IST
21.5% of population showed evidence of past exposure to COVID in latest national serosurvey: GovtPresenting the findings of the survey, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said 21.4 per cent of the 28,589 people, aged 18 years and ...
04 Feb, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Senior ICMR scientist tests positive for coronavirusThe scientist, who is from Mumbai, had come to Delhi few days ago and tested positive for the virus on Sunday morning.
01 Jun, 2020, 03.32 PM IST
Venkaiah Naidu discharged from AIIMS after undergoing angioplastyNaidu, 68, had undergone an angiography yesterday which showed a significant blockage in one of the main arteries and to treat the conditio...
21 Oct, 2017, 12.56 PM IST