COVID-19

New Delhi: The supply price of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the Central government at Rs 150 per dose is not sustainable in the long run, Bharat Biotech said on Tuesday. The Centre’s supplying price is pushing the pricing structure for the…

New Delhi: For the first time, a government panel studying adverse side-effects of COVID-19 vaccine has confirmed the death of a person in the country after getting the jab. A 68-year-old man died on March 31 due to anaphylaxis (a severe,…

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload continued to fall as the country recorded 60,461 new cases with 2,726 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The count is the lowest since March 29, according to data released by the Union Health and Family…

New Delhi: India reported 70,421 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. Incidentally, this is the lowest rise in daily cases since March 31. Among the states, Tamil Nadu…

New Delhi: Reassuring parents who are worried that children will be affected more by a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Lancet report says that there is no substantial evidence to suggest such a possibility. According to the Lancet…

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday announced a series of rate cuts and exemptions for COVID-19 essential items, including important drugs against the disease. The decision to rationalise the rates were taken at…

New Delhi: For the first time in 70 days, India reported less than 90,000 daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The country logged 84,332 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 29,359,155 on Saturday, the Union…

New Delhi: India reported 91,702 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 2,92,74,823 on Friday, the Union Health Ministry reported. Incidentally, this is the lowest single-day rise in infections in around…

New Delhi: Contrary to his earlier derision for COVID-19 vaccines, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has now said he will soon get himself vaccinated and urged others to take the jab too. Ramdev also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement…

New Delhi: India reported 86,498 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours on Tuesday. The count of less than one lakh cases was recorded for the first time in 66 days, according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. This is also the…