In the backdrop of reports of Black Fungus from States, Government of India writes to States/UTs
In the recent days, some States and UTs have reported an increasing number of patients suffering from Mucormycosis, popularly known as Black Fungus. Taking a note of the secondary and opportunistic fungal infections which are getting amplified due to the present surge in COVID cases and Mucormycosis becoming a cause of concern, Union Ministry of […]
Government of India proactively makes all round efforts to ramp up supply and availability of Amphotericin-B anti-fungal drug for treatment of Black Fungus disease
Government of India has been supporting States and UTs in procuring drugs and diagnostics for COVID19 management through a “Whole of Government” approach. The States and UTs are proactively supported by the Union Government for ensuring adequate availability of various medicines, medical equipments, PPE kits, masks etc., since April 2020. In the recent days, several […]
Fresh allocation of Amphotericin B in view of rising Mucormycosis cases - Shri Sadananda Gowda
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri D.V Sadananda Gowda announced that after a detailed review of rising number of cases of Mucormycosis in various states, a total of 23680 additional vials of Amphotericin- B have been allocated to all States/UTs today. He also informed that the allocation has been made based on total number […]
Nationwide Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 19 CroreNationwide Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 19 Crore
India has achieved a new milestone in its vaccination drive as the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 19 Cr (19,18,79,503) today under the Phase-3 of the nationwide Vaccination Drive. A total of 19,18,79,503 vaccine doses have been administered through 27,53,883 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 […]
India Again Sets a New Record with Highest ever 20.66 Lakh Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours
With more than 20.66 Lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has again set a new record of highest tests conducted in a day. This is also the fourth successive day of more than 20 lakh tests in India. The daily positivity rate has declined to 12.45%. Cumulatively, 20,66,285 tests conducted in the […]
More than 21.80 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India […]
With 21.23 Lakh Tests, India sets a New Record again with Highest ever Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours
With more than 21.23 Lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has again set a new record of highest tests conducted in a single day. This is also the fifth successive day of more than 20 lakh tests in India. India has significantly ramped up its testing capacity to about 25 lakh tests […]
Pivotal Phase III data at ASCO show Roche’s Tecentriq helps certain people with early lung cancer live significantly longer without their disease returning
Tecentriq improved disease-free survival by more than one-third in people with PD-L1-positive resectable early-stage lung cancer, compared with best supportive care First and only cancer immunotherapy to show positive Phase III results in the adjuvant lung cancer setting New adjuvant treatment options are urgently needed in early lung cancer to help the approximately 50% of […]
Director-General’s opening remarks at the virtual press conference on One Health High Level Expert Panel
Your Excellency Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Your Excellency Niels Annen, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Professor Wanda Markotter and Professor Thomas Mettenleiter, Mr Qu Dongyu, Ms Inger Andersen, Dr Monique Eloit, Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, First of all, I would […]
Update on COVID19 Vaccines
Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour. As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. Govt. […]
