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COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Pass One-Billion Mark As Global Cases Hit New Record
At least 1,002,938,540 doses have been administered in 207 countries and territories. (File) Paris: The number of Covid-19 jabs administered globally surpassed the one-billion mark on Saturday, offering hope after months of pandemic misery, even as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide hit a new daily record, mainly...
Covaxin To Cost Rs 1,200 For Private Hospitals, Rs 600 For States
Covaxin: India’s new round of vaccination drive will start on May 1 (File) New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will cost Rs 600 for state governments and Rs 1,200 for private hospitals, the company said in a statement today. For exports, the COVID-19 vaccine will cost in the range...
COVID-19, Covishield: Adar Poonawalla Has Assured “Maximum Support”: Uddhav Thackerays Office
Maharashtra has been consistently reporting over 60,000 daily coronavirus cases (File) Mumbai: Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has assured Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of “maximum support” in scaling up vaccinations in Covid-hit Maharashtra, the Chief Minister’s Office or CMO tweeted on Saturday. The industrialist’s Pune-based company manufactures Covishield,...
RR vs KKR, Indian Premier League: Chris Morris’ Four-Wicket Haul Helps Rajasthan Royals Seal 6-Wicket Win vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chris Morris’ four-wicket burst in the death overs and skipper Sanju Samson’s measured innings gave Rajasthan Royals a much-needed win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, on Saturday. Royals pacers, who were smart with their change of pace, restricted KKR to 133 for nine after...
Parliamentary Panel Asked Centre Last Year To Increase Oxygen Production: Report
Covid: Several states in India are facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen (File) New Delhi: Months before the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, a parliamentary panel in November last year had suggested the centre to augment hospital beds and oxygen production. The Parliamentary...
Women Have More Antibodies To Fight COVID-19, Shows Sero Survey In Mumbai
It showed sero positivity among women was 37.12 per cent as against 35.02 per cent in men. (File) Mumbai: A sero survey by Mumbai’s civic body in Maharashtra has found that women have more antibodies than men to the fight the coronavirus. It also showed that sero positivity...
