ICMR, in its newsletter, lists achievements — from starting a multi-centre trial on plasma therapy to conducting national sero surveys — but says we must remain 'Covid conscious'.
Dr Samiran Panda, head of ICMR's epidemiology department, also told ThePrint that ICMR publishes all its research findings, including data related to Covaxin.
While the recoveries have surged to 1,00,75,950, the fatalities reached 1,50,999 with 201 more people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours on Saturday.
A total of 1,00,37,398 people have recuperated from the virus while the death toll has increased to 1,50,570 as 234 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.
The study in NEJM, conducted by Argentina-based non-profit, used convalescent plasma for the treatment of elderly Covid patients before severe symptoms develop.
While the death toll increased to 1,49,649 with 214 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the daily new cases in the country remained below 20,000 for the third consecutive day.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
All those western journalists of ‘reputed’ newspapers, who predicated doomsday in India due to Covid, should now be name shamed.k