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COVID-19: US lawmakers heap pressure on Biden to provide assistance to Ind
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 24 (ANI): As India announced a grim record -- the highest daily coronavirus infection tallies in a single country, several US lawmakers have voiced their concerns and have heaped pressure on the Biden administration to extend assistance, release vaccines and other r
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Manish Malhotra tests negative for 'COVID-19 twice', says 'vaccine helped
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 24 (ANI): Almost a week after announcing him testing positive for COVID-19, Celebrity fashion designer Manish Malhotra on Saturday informed that he has tested 'negative twice.'
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Private hospitals to get limited portion of Covishield vaccine at Rs 600 p
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Amid the ongoing public scepticism about the pricing of Covishield vaccine, the Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday said only a limited portion of its vaccines will be sold to private hospitals at Rs 600 per dose.
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Centre guides states, UTs on implementing COVID vaccine strategy from May
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Dr R S Sharma, Chairman, Empowered Group on Technology and Data Management chaired a high-level meeting on Saturday to guide the States and Union Territories on effective implementation of the new vaccination strate
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Centre waives off basic customs duty on oxygen, oxygen-related equipment,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting to review steps taken to boost oxygen availability in the country in view of surge in COVID-19 cases and emphasized that there was an immediate need to augment the supply of medical grade oxygen
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Nitin Gadkari receives second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS Nagpur
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday took the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS), Nagpur.
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COVID-19: India is going through very terrible situation, says Dr Anthony
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): Dr Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration's top medical adviser on the pandemic on Friday said that India is going through a very terrible situation right now in a press briefing regarding surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Govt's claim of no shortage of COVID-19 vaccines hollow and untrue, says C
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the central government whether it has adequate stock of COVID-19 vaccines when more people will visit hospitals to take the shot from May 1.
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Centre will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccine free to states: Health Mi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The Government of India's procurement price of both the COVID-19 vaccines remains Rs 150 per dose and the Centre will continue to provide totally free to states, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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US to work closely with India to facilitate movement of essential supplies
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): US State Department spokeswoman, Jalina Porter on Friday (local time) during a press briefing reaffirmed that US will work closely with India to facilitate movement of essential supplies during COVID-19 surge.
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Spend on COVID-19 vaccines, oxygen and not on PR projects: Rahul Gandhi te
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Hitting out at the government's spending on "PR and unnecessary projects", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday appealed to the Centre to focus on COVID-19 vaccines, oxygen and other health services.
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US lifts pause on use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that the recommended pause regarding the use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine in the US should be lifted and use of the vaccine should
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