Tag: COVID-19
Special ‘Oxygen Express’ trains to boost oxygen supply to hospitals
According to the Government of India, it has taken several immediate measures in recent days to address the issue of adequate availability of medical oxygen across the country........................
Genomics-guided approach for development of a therapeutic decoy-trap for COVID-19 treatment
A new study has analyzed genetic variation in ACE2, the receptor for the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, from over 300,000 individuals and identified key mutations that are predicted to make individuals more susceptible to the virus....................
COVID-19 2nd wave: Hospitals turn to remote patient monitoring to manage...
Dozee, a pioneer in Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solutions is helping more than 150+ hospitals across India to convert any bed into a step-down ICU in under 2 minutes and enables remote monitoring of patients outside of the ICU.....................
DBT funds phase-1 trials of Gennova’s novel mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccine Discovery Programme supported by the Department of Biotechnology under the Mission COVID Suraksha, implemented by BIRAC, moves into clinical trials...............
Govt fast tracks emergency approvals for foreign produced COVID-19 vaccines
A lot many vaccines are expected to be granted Emergency Use Authorization in other countries for expanding the basket of vaccines for domestic use and hasten the pace and coverage of vaccination....................
Sputnik V vaccine authorized in India
India has become the 60th country to approve the Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, one of only three vaccines registered so far in the country.........................
Govt to set up National Institute of One Health at Nagpur
The union health minister launched a special issue of IJMR and announced the commencement of the constitution of a high-level steering committee for Eco-Health initiatives in India...........................
2084 dedicated COVID hospitals set up in India: Dr Harsh Vardhan...
As per Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, India shall be able to overcome the recent surge with a renewed focus on effective adherence of the Health Ministry’s SOPs for containment and management and COVID appropriate behaviours....................
Nationwide awareness campaign to bust myths about COVID-19 vaccination
The initiative aims to bust myths about COVID 19 vaccination in 11 languages, including English and Hindi, to make the immunization programme successful.....................
Panacea Biotec to produce 100 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine
The move is expected to facilitate the global supply of Sputnik V vaccine to international partners of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).................................