Delhi HC order for Centre and Delhi govts also asks for details of Covid helplines, capacity created to deal with such calls, and nature of assistance rendered.
The study, conducted on over 1,000 patients, also found that remdesivir is unlikely to be sufficient as a standalone treatment as it didn't significantly reduce the death rate.
Hetero Labs filed an application with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) last week. The CDSCO may soon reach out to ICMR for suggestions.
The panel, which meets today to discuss the details of reforming the system, comprises entrepreneurs Adar Poonawalla and Pankaj Patel and senior health officials among others.
Ramona El Hamzaoui, USAID Acting Director, said a tranche of 50 ventilators will be sent to India in the first batch, while the remaining will be delivered in phases.
Phase 1 of the trials involved 45 healthy volunteers aged 18-55 yrs. Moderna says interim data shows the vaccine candidate 'has the potential to prevent Covid-19 disease'.
In science, establishing that something doesn’t work is as crucial as finding a solution. This is why most Covid-19 clinical trials are repurposing existing drugs.
In a tweet Saturday, US President Donald Trump said America will stand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this pandemic and that the countries together will 'beat the invisible enemy’.
The pervasive culture of body shaming, of judging others based on their appearance rather than their character or abilities, is a reflection of the deeper societal fault lines.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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