Conducted by BYL Nair Hospital and Kasturba Molecular Laboratory, the survey was based on 2,176 blood samples collected by BMC from labs across Mumbai.
A preprint of the study by researchers of Oxford University noted that a third dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine will also lead to a substantial increase in immune response.
The drug was developed by DRDO in collaboration with Dr Reddy's and granted emergency use approval on 1 May. It will be supplied to major govt and private hospitals across India.
According to data from the health ministry, the country registered 979 deaths due to Covid in a day taking the death toll to 3,96,730 while active cases declined to 5,72,994.
Virologist Danielle Anderson says half-truths have obscured an accurate accounting of Wuhan lab’s functions, but she does think an investigation is needed to nail down virus’s origin.
Delta variant is yet another example that the pandemic won't end suddenly. Developed nations need to assist poorer countries to improve everyone’s durable protection against Covid.
According to health ministry, over 2.13 lakh doses per million population have been administered nationally, while the figure for tribal districts stands at 2.19 lakh.
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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