Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 16 (ANI): Around 72000 healthcare workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh, informed Himachal Pradesh Health Secretary Amitabh Awasthi on Monday.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): At least 900 people currently working under Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) hailed the central government's scheme for proving employment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): US Vice President Kamala Harris has discussed the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, the White House said.
Bogota [Colombia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Colombia, now the country can start a vaccination campaign, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking its immediate direction to the Election Committee, 2021 of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for conducting elections through secret ballot in physical form.
Geneva [Switzerland], February 16 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (local time) gave emergency use approval (EUA) to two versions of AstraZeneca-Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccines, allowing these shots to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are being produc
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): A study led by researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a system to identify drugs that might be repurposed to fight the coronavirus in elderly patients.
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Thirty five cases required hospitalisation after receiving the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine under the vaccination drive, said Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Mandeep Bhandari on Monday.
Chandigarh (Punjab), February 15 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Monday said that the programme for giving the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine has begun in all government hospitals in the state.