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ADB establishes high-level advisory group for Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 5 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined with leading public health experts, vaccine regulators and policymakers to form an advisory group to provide its developing member countries (DMCs) with expert technical and scientific advice on the quality,
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Zydus Cadila seeks nod for its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, aims to produce 1
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila on Thursday informed that it has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for its DNA vaccine ZyCoV-D against coronavirus disease and stated that they expect to produce
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South Africa imposes COVID-19 restrictions amid spread of Delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], June 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa is imposing new restrictions to curb the third wave of the coronavirus disease, as well as the spread of the Delta variant, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
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Virus has not been eradicated yet, it keeps changing colours: Dr Naveet Wi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Cautioning people about the looming danger, Dr Naveet Wig, Head of the Medicine Department, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) on Friday said the coronavirus disease has not been eradicated yet and it will keep on "changing its colours".
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In rare cases, Covid-recovered teen suffers heart failure, Ganga Ram Hospi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Test results of an 18-year-old boy who recently suffered cardiac failure revealed a high antibody count in his body and confirmed, what doctors have all along suspected, that coronavirus disease can directly affect the heart and cause a potential life thre
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Biological E ties up with Canada's Providence to produce mRNA COVID-19 vac
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 1 (ANI): Biological E. Limited has tied up with Canada's Providence Therapeutics to locally manufacture its mRNA coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Hyderabad-based company announced on Tuesday, adding it will run a pivotal trial in India, and seek
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Lilly India gets nod for use of monoclonal antibody drugs for treating Cov
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Eli Lilly and Company India said on Tuesday it has received permission for restricted emergency use of its antibody drugs bamlanivimab 700 mg and etesevimab 1,400 mg in India for treatment of patients with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
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Promoting learning society key to equitable education amid Covid-19: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 31 (ANI): Educational institutions must work with governments, the private sector, communities and civic authorities to ensure equitable access to high-quality learning resources during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and beyond, according to a new b
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Before third Covid-19 wave, UP to vaccinate parents of children below 10 y
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): Before a possible third wave of Covid-19 pandemic preparations are underway to vaccinate parents of all children below 10 years of age against the coronavirus disease.
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UP government issues instructions to medical officers to curb spread of Co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): For controlling the spread of coronavirus disease in rural areas of the state, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday issued instructions to medical officers of all districts at district hospitals, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community h
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Covid-19 support spurs ADB's record lending commitment to India
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed 3.92 billion dollars in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in 2020, including 1.8 billion dollars in projects to support the government's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response.
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Philippines logs 6,846 new COVID-19 cases, total surges to 1,108,826
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday 6,846 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,108,826.
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