In Russia, 83% of COVID hospital beds are filled amid surgeDeputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova told a government meeting Wednesday that 82.8 per cent of 301,500 hospital beds reserved for coronav...
10 Nov, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
Russia's daily coronavirus deaths mount to another highAmid a spike in infections and deaths, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova suggested introducing a nonworking period starting Oct 30 and...
20 Oct, 2021, 04.26 PM IST
Russia's new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highsThe Kremlin described Russia's Covid fatality toll as "high" and the country's vaccination rate as "unacceptably" low, even as it rejected ...
11 Oct, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Russia's updated stats on virus-linked deaths show increaseThe count included cases where the virus was not the main cause of death and where the virus was suspected but not confirmed.
29 Dec, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
Russia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws wary, mixed responseRussia faced international criticism for approving a vaccine that hasn't completed advanced trials among tens of thousands of people, and e...
17 Dec, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Putin orders 'large-scale' vaccination of doctors, teachersSputnik V has been touted in Russia as the world's “first registered COVID-19 vaccine” after it received regulatory approval in early Augus...
02 Dec, 2020, 10.23 PM IST
Russia approves second coronavirus vaccine after early trialsThe peptide-based, two-shot vaccine, EpiVacCorona, was developed by the Vector Institute in Siberia and tested among 100 volunteers in earl...
15 Oct, 2020, 06.33 PM IST
Sputnik V: Scientists uneasy as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccineRussia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease b...
11 Aug, 2020, 10.15 PM IST
India is in talks with Russia over anti covid vaccine productionEarlier, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced that mass production of the vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National Research C...
04 Aug, 2020, 07.25 PM IST
Search for solution: Russia plans to register first coronavirus vaccine by August 12The drug developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute and the Russian Direct Investment Fund may be approved for civilian use within three to s...
30 Jul, 2020, 08.50 AM IST
Trump cuts WHO funding as US economy clouds speedy recoveryThe U.S. is the largest source of financial support for the WHO, and its exit is expected to significantly weaken the organization. Trump s...
30 May, 2020, 11.35 AM IST
India urges nations to join hands to leverage its strong workforceIndia, with a strong 48-member contingent, is among the 63 countries participating in the world's biggest international vocational skill co...
25 Aug, 2019, 02.52 PM IST
- Russian policies ignite unprecedented birth rate in 2007
Russia last year recorded its highest birth rate in 25 years -- the government has announced, buoyed that its new policies aimed at reversi...
02 Feb, 2008, 08.22 AM IST