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157 new cases of COVID-19 reported in country during last 24 hours

ION correspondentDecember 27, 2022December 27, 2022

total of 157 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the country during the last 24 hours. The recovery rate is currently at 98.8 per cent. India’s active...

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World’s first intra-nasal vaccine for COVID gets CDSCO approval for restricted use in emergency situations

ION correspondentDecember 2, 2022December 2, 2022

The world’s first intra-nasal vaccine for COVID developed by India has got approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for restricted use in emergency situations in the age...

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Over 212 crore 17 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered in country so far

ION correspondentAugust 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Over 212 crore 17 lakh vaccine doses have been administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Over 26 lakh 36 thousand doses were administered in last 24 hours....

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Dolo-650 makers gave freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors for prescribing tablet: SC told

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2022August 19, 2022

Pharma companies giving incentives to doctors for prescribing their medicines should be held accountable, contended a petition being heard by the Supreme Court. As example, the petition cited Dolo-...

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UK becomes first country to approve Omicron vaccine

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

The UK has become the first country to authorise a Covid-19 vaccine tailored to the Omicron variant. The move will pave the way for an autumn booster campaign using...

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India logs 16,299 new Covid cases, 53 deaths in 24 hours, Delhi makes wearing mask mandatory

ION correspondentAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022

India recorded a total of 16,299 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 4,42,06,996, according to the Union Health Ministry. With...

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Centre holds meet to review monkeypox situation; Delhi reports India’s fourth case of monkeypox

ION correspondentJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Centre held a high-level review meeting to take stock of the monkeypox situation in the country. Union Health Secretary, Directorate General of Health Services and Director of National Centre...

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Covid-19 fourth wave in India? Country logs 20,044 new cases, 56 deaths in last 24 hours

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2022July 16, 2022

India recorded 20,038 new Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 5,25,660, according to the data released by the Ministry of...

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 199.44 crore mark

ION correspondentJuly 15, 2022July 15, 2022

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 199 crore 44 lakh mark. More than sixteen lakh vaccine doses were administered yesterday. Union Health Ministry said that more than six crore...

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Free Covid booster dose for all adults from today for next 75 days

ION correspondentJuly 15, 2022July 15, 2022

All adults will be able to get free booster doses of the coronavirus vaccine at government centres under a special drive over the next 75 days from Friday, officials...