Covid LIVE: PM Modi asks EU to back India, SA on patent waiver for vaccines

Coronavirus live updates: Coronavirus cases are surging rapidly in states like Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Odisha and Uttarakhand. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Coronavirus LIVE: PM speaks to Tamil Nadu CM over Covid situation

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Coronavirus LIVE: AAP appeals to Centre to bring vaccine for children

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Coronavirus LIVE: DCGI gives nod to 2-DG therapy to treat moderate patients

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Coronavirus LIVE: Harsh Vardhan reviews Covid situation at GoM meeting

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Avoid over-reliance on foreign drugs in Covid-19 treatment: Bombay HC

Stating that over-reliance on imported drugs must be avoided, the Bombay High Court has asked the Centre and the Maharashtra government to create awareness about suitable alternatives to foreign-manufactured medicines, such as Tocilizumab, that can be used for treating Covid-19 patients.

 

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said that in light of the shortage of Tocilizumab, the government must tell the citizens about other locally- manufactured, cheaper, and widely-available drugs that can be used instead. Read on...

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PM Modi speaks to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Covid situation in state, reports PTI

PM Modi speaks to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Covid situation in state, reports PTI quoting government sources

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Bihar: JD(U) leader and Legislative Council member Tanveer Akhtar dies of Covid-19

Bihar: JD(U) leader and Legislative Council member Tanveer Akhtar dies of Covid-19

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For last 7 days, 180 districts in the country have not seen a single new case of Covid-19: Health minister

18 districts have not recorded any cases in last 14 days. 54 districts have not witnessed any new case in last 21 days: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

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IMA lashes out at Health Ministry for 'extreme lethargy' in handling Covid

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday lashed out at the Centre for its handling of the Covid-19 situation in the country saying that the medical body is astonished to see "extreme lethargy and inappropriate actions" from the Union Health Ministry in combatting the pandemic.

 

"IMA is astonished to see the extreme lethargy and inappropriate actions from the Ministry of health in combatting the agonising crisis born out of the devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic," read an official statement by the IMA.

 

"The collective consciousness, proactive cognisance, and requests made by the IMA and other professional learned colleagues are put into the dust bin, and often without realizing the ground realities the decisions are taken," the statement added. Read on...

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Urge Centre to give us adequate vaccine doses. Need 30 million doses, got 4 million till now: Delhi CM

Urge Centre to give us adequate vaccine doses. Need 30 million doses, got 4 million till now: CM Arvind Kejriwal

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People worried about third wave of Covid-19: Kejriwal

People worried about third wave of Covid-19; vaccination needed to safeguard against third wave: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

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If Delhi is given 8.0-8.5 mn Covid vaccine doses/month, we can complete vaccination within 3 months: Kejriwal

If Delhi govt is given 8.0-8.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine per month, we can complete vaccination within three months: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

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70% of Covishield stock will be used to vaccinate 45+ who are due for 2nd dose: Karnataka health minister

70% of Covishield stock will be used to vaccinate 45+ who are due for 2nd dose and rest 30% will be used to vaccinate 45+ seeking 1st dose. While Covaxin will be administered only to 45+ who are due for 2nd dose after 6 weeks of 1st dose: Dr K Sudhakar, Karnataka Health Minister

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To overcome shortage of ambulances, we have provided eight service ambulances in Polyclinics across NCR: Army

To overcome shortage of ambulances, we have provided eight service ambulances in Polyclinics across the National Capital Region (NCR) for use by our veterans: Western Command, Indian Army

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Active Covid-19 cases in country recorded at 3,723,446: Union health ministry

Active Covid-19 cases in country recorded at 3,723,446: Union health ministry