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Now, A Mobile App For Easy Access To Safe Blood Through Indian Red Cross
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday launched the eBloodServices mobile application that will help citizens to access “safe blood” easily.
The app, which has been developed by E-Raktkosh team of Centre for Development…
Patanjali’s Coronil Got Approval For Cough & Fever, Not COVID-19; Govt To Issue Notice
New Delhi: Patanjali had not disclosed that its new medicine kit was for COVID-19 while applying for licence, an official in Uttarakhand said on Wednesday.
Yoga guru Ramdev had earlier claimed that the new kit is both a cure and preventive…
IRDAI Allows Insurers To Sell Short-Term Health Policies Covering COVID-19
New Delhi: With the health and security of citizens in mind amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has introduced a slew of regulations in recent months.
The good news for uninsured…
3rd Pharma Company Announces Anti-Viral Drug To Treat COVID-19 Patients In India
Another anti-viral drug for the treatment of COVID-19 has been launched, this time by pharma major Cipla. To be sold in the market under the brand name of Cipremi, this one is a generic version of antiviral drug Remdesivir to be used in…
LG’s Controversial 5-Day Institutional Quarantine Order In Delhi Withdrawn
New Delhi: A day after Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal announced a mandatory five-day institutional quarantine for anyone testing positive for COVID-19, the order was withdrawn on Saturday.
Baijal’s controversial order -- applicable for…
COVID Fight: Drug Watchdog Okays Favipiravir For Clinical Trials In India
New Delhi: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the use of oral antiviral drug Favipiravir for clinical trials in the treatment of mild to moderate cases of COVID-19.
The Mumbai-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which…
COVID-19 Scare: Karnataka CM’s Home Office Shut As Relative Of Staff Tests Positive
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s office-cum-residence was shut on Friday after an employee’s relative tested positive for COVID-19.
“The entire premises at CM’s home office ‘Krishna’ (on Kumarakrupa Road,…
Indian Govt Lifts Export Ban On Malarial Drug Hydroxychloroquine
New Delhi: The Union government has lifted the ban on export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine with immediate effect.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DFFT) said in a notification that it has amended the export policy of…
COVID-19 Testing: Union Health Minister Launches India’s First Mobile Laboratory
New Delhi: India’s first mobile laboratory for COVID-19 testing in rural and inaccessible areas of the country was launched by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
“To ensure testing facilities in far-flung areas, such innovations have…
COVID-19: India Reports Highest Single-Day Spike, Tally Crosses 3.6 Lakh
New Delhi: India registered the highest single-day spike of 12,881 coronavirus cases on Thursday. It was the third-highest daily increase in the world.
With the day's new cases, the national tally has gone up to 3,66,946 while total 12,237…