The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.83 per cent and the weekly positivity rate as 0.32 per cent
18 Apr 2022 10:34 AM
ZyCoV-D has received the Emergency Use Authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)
30 Sep 2021 7:34 PM
The prevalence of the Delta variant or B.1.617.2 was not different between the vaccinated and un-vaccinated groups
19 Aug 2021 1:00 PM
On July 21, 2021, India had tested 45 crore COVID-19 samples, which reached the 50-crore mark on August 18, 2021
19 Aug 2021 12:10 PM
An expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on July 29 had recommended granting permission for conducting the study
11 Aug 2021 11:36 AM
The Delta variant has been designated as a variant of concern due to increased transmission and higher immune evasion
16 Jul 2021 1:30 PM
The efficacy analysis demonstrates Covaxin to be 93.4 per cent effective against severe symptomatic COVID-19 cases
03 Jul 2021 10:50 AM
Prof Balram Bhargava said exponential increase in testing has led to early identification, prompt isolation and effective treatment
26 Jun 2021 1:03 PM
Earlier, as per the ICMR advisory on April 22, Convalescent plasma (Off label) was considered only when certain criteria were met
18 May 2021 12:54 PM
A total of 1,66,862 deaths due to the disease have been reported so far in the country
08 Apr 2021 11:12 AM
Corresponding to the rapid surge in cases, the number of active cases too have registered a steady increase for the 24th day in a row
03 Apr 2021 11:23 AM
The daily rise in infections was the highest recorded in 132 days, while the country's COVID-19 death toll increased to 1,60,441
24 Mar 2021 10:57 AM
The active caseload now comprises 2.96 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 95.67 per cent
23 Mar 2021 12:10 PM
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,10,63,025, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.39 per cent
18 Mar 2021 11:05 AM
India had from the outset resisted the temptation of going for herd immunity unlike many European countries, including the UK and Italy
19 Feb 2021 12:45 PM
Union Health Ministry officials said India's COVID-19 cumulative positivity rate is 5.42 per cent and declining
05 Feb 2021 12:44 PM
Covaxin has been evaluated in approximately 1,000 subjects in Phase I and Phase II clinical trials
03 Jan 2021 11:50 AM
This will help researchers and policy makers understand effectiveness of investigational therapies
02 Aug 2020 3:35 PM
Coronavirus was somewhat under control until the end of April. Then began the loosening of norms...
18 Jul 2020 11:54 PM
ICMR said that the letter by DG Dr Balram Bhargawa was intended to cut unnecessary red tape, without bypassing any necessary process.
04 Jul 2020 10:26 PM