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COVID-19: US lawmakers heap pressure on Biden to provide assistance to Ind
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Private hospitals to get limited portion of Covishield vaccine at Rs 600 p
Updated : 4 years, 11 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 waives off basic customs duty on oxygen, oxygen-related equipment,
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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COVID-19: India is going through very terrible situation, says Dr Anthony
Updated : 4 years, 11 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 : 4 years, 11 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 : 4 years, 11 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 : 4 years, 11 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 : 4 years, 11 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 Chamber calls on administration to distribute vaccines to international
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, on Friday (local time) issued the statement calling on the administration to distribute US vaccine supplies to international partners.
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COVID-19 vaccines should have same price for Centre, states: Chhattisgarh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 23 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who on Friday took part in the high-level meeting on COVID-19 situation chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that he had sought information about the quantity of vaccines the state will get fr
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Private vaccination centers to procure COVID vaccine directly from manufac
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 23 (ANI): Vaccination Centers at private hospitals across the state can procure their Covid vaccines directly from the manufacturers, said Bijay Panigrahi, Director Family Welfare, COVID Vaccination Incharge, Odisha.
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Chhattisgarh CM urges uniform cost of COVID-19 vaccine for Centre, states
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 23 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday urged that the cost of COVID-19 vaccines should be uniform for the Centre as well as states.
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