New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that within three hours of opening the registration for COVID-19 vaccines for people between ages 18-45 years, approximately 88 lakh people get themselves registered for vaccination.
Taipei [Taiwan], April 29 (ANI): Taiwan has promised to send a batch of oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies to India in the next few days to help it battle a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, according to a senior government official.
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The central government on Thursday permitted the import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations required under the Legal Metrology Rules, 2011 after custom clearance and before sale amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute, a state-run medical research facility, on Wednesday began to manufacture ButanVac, the first Brazilian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), state governor Joao Doria announced.
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): The United States is delivering medical supplies worth more than USD 100 million in the coming days to India to provide urgent relief as the country battles a new wave of COVID-19 cases, said the White House.
Moscow [Russia], April 29 (ANI): Russia has announced that it is sending over 22 tonnes of medical supplies including 20 oxygen production units, 75 ventilators, and 200,000 packs of medicines to India to deal with the COVID-19 second wave.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 29 (ANI): Aakanksha Sadekar, a British national, has been distributing food doctors, medical students, policemen and destitutes in Pune in the conditions created by COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the incident relating to the assault of doctors and staff in Apollo Hospital and said that "such incidents are bound to demoralise the medical community which is serving tirelessly to save the lives
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to shift arrested Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan from Mathura Jail to a government hospital in Delhi for better medical treatment.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Awanish K Awasthi on Wednesday said that the state received a record supply of 321 MT of medical oxygen on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid the record rise in COVID-19 cases in India, the South Korean government has decided to provide medical supplies to India to help save lives in the face of the pandemic.