New Delhi, May 15 (KMS): Both Covishield and Covaxin, while effective at generating an immune response against the coronavirus, appear to generate only half as many antibodies against the B.1.617 strain, or the Indian strain, according to a series of early reports authored by scientists at the Indian Council of …
Read More »India’s COVID situation hugely concerning, says WHO chief
New York, May 15 (KMS): India’s COVID-19 situation remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalisations and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, warning that the pandemic’s second year will be “far more deadly” than the first for the world. Mr. Ghebreyesus …
Read More »England will ‘flex’ Covid vaccinations to tackle India variant
London, May 15 (KMS): Ministers will “flex” England’s vaccination programme in response to concerns over the spread of the India variant, a British government minister has confirmed. Areas where the B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India, is spreading quickly could receive accelerated vaccinations for multi-generational households, with anyone over …
Read More »Modi missing along with vaccines, oxygen, medicines: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, May 15 (KMS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he is missing along with vaccines, oxygen and medicines during the Covid-19 pandemic and what remains is the Central Vista Project and the PM’s photos. He also said that the …
Read More »Article: Coronavirus strain fueling India crisis is the newest ‘variant of concern’ and is spreading globally
Joel Achenbach The coronavirus variant that has spread catastrophically in India has seeded itself in dozens of countries, and the World Health Organization has declared it a “variant of concern,” citing preliminary evidence that it is more transmissible than some earlier strains of the virus. It is not clear to …
Read More »Boris Johnson anxious as COVID variant found in India spreads in UK
London, May 14 (KMS)): British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has admitted that his government is anxious about the coronavirus variant first identified in India, as the number of UK cases of the strain more than doubled in a week. The UK government’s scientific advisers held a meeting on Thursday to …
Read More »India’s COVID tally crosses 24 million mark with 362,727 fresh cases
New Delhi, May 14 (KMS): India registered 3,62,727 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total coronavirus infection tally past the 24-million mark, with a death toll of 262,353. India’s total COVID-19 case count has now reached 24,046,809, says the Indian health ministry’s dashboard.
Read More »Despite WHO’s warning, two Indian states turn to anti-parasitic drug to treat Covid
New Delhi May 14, (KMS): At least two Indian states have said they plan to give their populations the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to protect against severe Covid-19 infections as their hospitals are overrun with patients in critical condition. The move by the coastal state of Goa and northern state of …
Read More »Experts blast early pandemic failures as India deaths top 250,000
An expert panel on Wednesday blamed bad coordination as well as dithering by national governments and international organisations for the failure to tackle Covid-19 before it became a full-blown pandemic, as India’s death toll topped 250,000. India added a record 4,205 deaths to its Covid-19 toll in the past 24 …
Read More »India records highest single day COVID-19 deaths since beginning of pandemic
New Delhi, May 13 (KMS): India has posted another grim record Wednesday in its worsening COVID-19 crisis. Data from the health ministry showed it has recorded 4,205 deaths over 24-hours, the highest single-day fatalities in South Asia since the pandemic began. This is despite reports saying the numbers are being …
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